Bill D... spot on! As I said, I think open carry (again, we have NO carry, which I agrre with) is just not a logical idea.

But, (sorry, Biil) on the subject of bears or any other threat, the choice of weapon has far less than 50% to do with the fact that knowing HOW to use the weapon increases your safety... no need to get technical or graphic... simply put, a thorn in a lion's paw give pause.