You are comparing opposites. In one, we point out where the law is against us, but no one knows it. In the other, we point out where the law is for us, but no one knows it. Open carrying is a way to restore a right that we have lost because of complacency and laziness. Whether you agree or disagree with open carrying, the simple fact is that no one should ever have to fear arrest, detainment or harassment simply for printing. And yet it happens. That is the main reason in my mind to push back.
Being afraid to practice things that you have the right to practice is the naive way of thinking in my opinion.
If it was a recognized right you would not need a permit. The way to restore the right would be thru legislative action which got rid of the need for a permit to carry openly. IMO CT does not recognize RKBA since there is no legal way to carry or even transport a handgun without a permit.
I'm certainly not saying you shouldn't OC, just that the end result could be just as bad as the end result of pushing it it NB. Its a knife edge thing here and could go either way. Every legislator I'v spoken with has said they thought it a concealed permit and that they would support legislation requireing concealment if introduced.
I think the killer for requireing concealment would be the fact that there are legitimate legal uses for a handgun that cannot be reasonably excercised with a concealed handgun.
Its a carry permit, you shouldn't need one to put an unloaded gun in your car to go hunting or shooting, you shouldn't need one to buy a gun or anything except carry it loaded on your person.
Were we in a reasonable state these things wouldn't concern me. But a state that requires a carry permit to even transport a gun is anything but reasonable.
More important, IMO, than enlightening the populace to the legality of OC is getting our laws revamped to resemble something an adult created instead of something a second grader dreamed up.
