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An he got robbed by a guy in flip-flops! HAHAHA.....

You seem to be quite amused that he got his gun stolen. Will you think it's equally funny if the guy kills someone with it?

No...then he'll have something to say along these lines:

"some poor guy/girl was shot to death by a man wielding a weapon stolen from a pro gun nut who was carrying openly. So...it could be argued that this poor victim's death is the gun nut's fault since he
a. Was carrying openly or b. Had a gun in the first place. Another logical reason to ban all guns."

While I don't see that as a reason to ban guns, I would not have a problem if they also put part of the blame on the guy who lost it. If people thought they might be charged with something, they might take better care to hang on to them in the first place.

I have to disagree with you in part.
If they do something stupid to lose the gun like leave it on their porch.
If however they are doing something like this guy (and I think that open carry is stupid from a tactical viewpoint) completely legal and you put a legal penalty on top of having been robbed you are giving them a choice between drawing when someone has a gun on them at point blank range or going to jail. If you don't want this situation to develop don't legalize open carry.

Creative Dom's silliness aside...

I'm going to present another angle to this, based in part on what thisisherboi stated (this is only for 'the sake of the argument'). Could the individual have sold the firearm, because the black market would have given him a short term, but highly profitable return? Would police have probable cause to investigate this guy's bank account and records?

How much does a Walter-brand P22 cost? Just the gun itself. And the 'resell value to less than honest persons'?

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If you had paid attention you will find that virtually none of the pro carry people are pro open carry.

Thankfully, in Michigan we have concealed carry.

In Alabama you can carry open.
You need a permit to carry concealed.
However stores have the right to bar open carry inside the store, and if someone like Joether sees you carrying open off of your property and panics you can be charged with disturbing the peace.

You need a CCW permit here as well. I believe open carry is only allowed on your own property or within your own business.