The panic was covered in a diff thread, but yah. The reason for "wanting" to open carry are several.  If there was an Open Carry walk I may want to go, just because Just because I can, as others said MOST IMPORTANTLY, if I'm walking somewhere concealed and a gust of wind exposes the firearm, or I pick something up, like a penny, and my shirt comes untucked.  I want to make sure I'm covered legally.   They had a note about that in the sheriff's office saying NOT to buy these... people having a badge is a bad idea.