Interesting theoretical question.
What if a coconut fell from a tree and killed you?
What if a shark killed you?
What if you were hit by lightning?
What if you died in a car accident?
Nobody get mad, this is a polite query with a point
150 people a year are killed by falling coconuts.
Ok, only 6 are killed by sharks.
24,000 people are killed by lightning each year.
1.2 MILLION people are killed by cars worldwide.
BUT
I have never heard of a SINGLE open carrier being disarmed. So speculating on the potential legal issues is worrying about something that will:
1. Likely never happen, but if it does
2. It is almost a statistical guarantee that it will not be you
SO breathe easy, statistically you are extremely safe!
Besides, if you carry a retention style holster, in the extremely unlikely event that someone TRIES to take your weapon, they will VERY likely fail, unless they kill or disable you first, something else I have never heard of with OC.
Yet here is an interesting statistic from
http://www.policeone.com/close-quar...Own-Guns-Likely-Will-Not-Change-R-I-Policies/
"...the FBI says that of the 616 law enforcement officers killed on duty by criminals from 1994 through 2003, 52 were killed with their own weapon, amounting to 8 percent."
Why does this happen? Because police are much more likely to stick their nose into other people's business. It is their "job". Not to mention the fact that 11% of the people killed by police are innocent bystanders, compared to 2% for civilian shootings, since civilians are much more likely to be prosecuted for mistakes, they use way more discretion in application of force.....
Yes, I did ramble on a bit