Phoenix, AZ—Most of my blog visitors know my strong and unyielding opinion on our rights to keep and bear arms.  I have personally fought bad gun laws through civil actions in the courts.  I have lobbied for gun rights at the State Legislature for many years.     Open carry of firearms has its place.  On the range, while hunting, at various firearm related events.   That would also be a reality during serious civil unrest or worse.  Open carry is indeed a Constitutional right but that alone does not make it in anyway clever or socially acceptable.   The whole point of firearm concealment is to place robbers, rapists and killers at a serious tactical disadvantage.   Since self-defense is the goal why would anyone want to give a criminal the advantage and ability to overpower and disarm them by openly carrying?   Open carry does not belong at the local Starbucks, Chipotle , or in mixed company.   By mixed compa...