Here in Indiana it's not aganst the law if your psitol is visable,but I dont let on I'm carrying.The thought, and I can see it is if some one is gonna commit a crime what ever security and those that are known to have a weapon will be the first targets.C.C. maintains the element of surprise.Also it was said that if someone knew you were armed you could be drawn into a situation unnessasarily[that one is a <dontknow>].Guy goes to the zoo not far from here with a pistol in open carry the people around him were upset.He has the permit and the L.E.O.'s asked him just to cover up the pistol so as not to rattle the people,he said no I'm excersing my 2nd ammendment and after being asked again just to cover it was arrested for disorderly.