A fellow employee at work heard it and thought he said that because of open carry, there will be more incidents like this.
My god...I have a friend from work who thinks this way, too. He wants to ban all guns even though he admits we'll never get all the guns from the criminals. He knows that isn't the solution, but he also firmly believes that "more guns" isn't the answer. I asked him once what he'd do if he was ever attacked by a criminal in some way. His answer - "Die, I guess." Dope.
I don't know why people can't understand that the people who carry legally aren't the people you need to worry about. Look at the stats about crime rates among open and concealed carriers, or the drops in violent crime once concealed carry is enacted in states. I just don't get how the anti-gun people don't get that.
And criminals aren't going to open carry just because it's legal, they're going to hide it because they're worried about being harassed by the police just like we are....albeit for vastly different reasons.
Even my liberal, (formerly hardcore) anti-gun wife understands that.