IMHO, that is a theory that holds no weight. If you are armed, and you open carry, then you are definitely exercising your 2A rights - "use it or lose it" is no joke, as we are seeing, right now. If more people would open carry, and more places allowed open carry, crime in this country would plummet. If you carry a firearm, you better know how to use it. Attending some class once, or shooting until you feel comfortable with your weapon - that's not enough. You need to constantly train. Constantly. When you stop training, you stop learning. Your skills start to weaken the moment you stop training, and in some things, that decline starts happening daily. I have ZERO fear of some shithead taking my own firearm from me, unless I'm out of ammo, and pretty physically incapacitated. I have ZERO fear of MULTIPLE SHITHEADS taking my firearms from me - unless I'm out of ammo, and pretty physically incapacitated. "If I'm out of ammo" still doesn't mean they can take it from me, also. That involves continual training in more than one aspect. The whole notion of "if I open carry, I'm a target" holds no weight. The proper mentality, which you should be able to back up, is "If I open carry, I will be an anti-target, and shitbags will definitely avoid me..." That's my humble opinion, take no personal offense, as that's not the way it's intended...