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I think it is best to push for CARRY CARRY. Forget about "open" OR "concealed." That just gives the busybodies fodder to harass you.
So you're concealed carrying legally. you walk into a grocery store, and reach for a box of Corn Flakes on a top shelf. OOPS! your weapon is exposed as your shirt rides up, instantly turning you into a criminal as you break the CC laws. Some brain-dead liberal sees your holstered weapon and calls in MWG.
So you're open carrying legally. There you are with your friends in a park, enjoying a baseball game, when it clouds up and a thunder bolt releases a deluge of rain onto the game. You reach for your coat and cover up so your weapon isn't soaked. OOPS! your weapon is concealed as your coat covers it temporarily, instantly turning you into a criminal as you break the OC laws. Some brain dead liberal sees you "hiding a gun" under your coat and calls in MWG.
If you're going to push for laws, push for CARRY CARRY. Argue the fact that you are a law abiding citizen and whether your weapon is open or concealed at any given time, it is not a threat to society regardless. Make sure that they understand that, despite one's BEST efforts, the CC'd gun will occasionally be exposed, and the OC'd gun will occasionally be concealed, as the LEGAL carrier goes about his business.