Now this is just my personal opinion.
The public opinion of the gun as the villain did not transpire overnight. It took decades of emotional pandering handed down by those in the media for ratings and politicians for votes. People who have bought in to the brain washing will have to be re-acquaint with firearms. And I feel this has to be done in a somewhat conservative manner with each step making progress in reclaiming ground in acceptance and in people gaining an understanding in what freedoms are and why they are so important. Especial now when we stand on the threshold of big government handing down decisions that are not of the people.
That is why I feel Open Carry in places with a possibly large crowd of people in close confines may be just a bit to forward in where we are right now. You can take my words for what they are worth and I do tend to error on the side of caution from time to time.
One Mans Opinion
Doc
Nothing wrong with caution. OCing is not living with caution though, it is about exercising our rights, even though there is much resistance. I might agree, however, that a huge crowd of OC advocates at one time might be pushing too hard. I wear ALL THE TIME , everywhere that it is legal to make MYSELF more comfortable with it (I am in my cubicle unarmed and feeling naked) and all of the people I see every day don't even seem to notice. It is my NORMAL dress
But again, perhaps a mass descent of OCers at a public event might be too much for the local PD... I tend to push the limits a little more than some personally... I have OC'd my rifle in my front yard before but never off the property... yet
Anyway, we all need to take the steps we feel are appropriate. We are, after all, sovereign citizens!