For All You Texans and Ex Texans:

[BlackKnight]

Originally Posted by Lonestar grips.

while in certain situations it's sometimes smarter to conceal carry so the bad guy doesn't know you have a handgun having the option to open carry would really be great!!

I concur, but in my experience, most criminals are cowards and won't engage an armed citizen.
I gotta say, I'm more and more tempted to move to Texas when I retire.