While there is no question that long gun trumps short gun the whole “open carry a rifle” thing bothers me. Because you “can” do something that does not mean you “should”. I can see anti gun folks being “shocked” or scared (and couldn’t care less), what bothers me is those who aren’t “anti” but still get rattled over the black guns because of the way they’re portrayed by the media AND the fact that they are widely shown as the “weapon of choice” for mass shooters (rightly or wrongly isn’t the point as perception is in fact reality). Lady friend of ours saw an AR in my vault and said “I don’t think those should be allowed”, same lady wanted to shoot my Mini. I let her and after she’d done so an enjoyed it we had a long talk about how they were the same (semi auto .5.56 rifles). The difference? One was wood and blue steel, the other is black aluminum and plastic BUT they do the exact same thing. Plus, these are not “powerful” and in fact have less power than grandpa’s 30/30 and a whole lot less than daddy’s 12 gauge? She saw the light, but how many similar folks think those “scary black rifles” are more powerful, “machine guns”, etc. and have no one to explain. In addition I am not an open carry fan as To Me that is the same as wearing a “shoot me first” sign if you stumble into trouble at the local stop n rob. Do what makes you feel comfy, but think first.