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I signed up today just to get involved in this thread. I live on the Peninsula, but close enough (I hope) to the South Bay to consider it a similar area. I am very interested in getting involved in well organized, safe, legal activity designed to demonstrate and increase the legality of open carry. An organized OC demonstration might fit that bill. If anyone is interested in putting something together, I hope you will reply to this thread.
As for disclosing my real identity: I have an internet alias that I like to use, and I'm as concerned as the next guy about people who might hold it against me that I respect freedom. On the other hand, if letting people know my real name is in anyway helpful towards increasing freedom, then I'm going to use my real name. I can see that using real names would be helpful in bringing this movement out of the shadows. Therefore: I am Peter T. Banos, MD, MBA. I support civil rights, as guaranteed by the US Bill of Rights, and I don't care who knows it.
I hope to meet some of you IRL.
Peter