Honus-
I'll always rise to the challenge when I have someone polite and well spoken to debate with

No, I don't carry in bars. I don't even go to bars, I just burn trees at home. Any "Open Carry" state is kind of a challenge for the armed citizen. While it is legal to open carry any LEO will understandably detain someone open carrying until they affirm said citizen is in full compliance with the law because it's very uncommon to see someone waltzing around with a gun on their hip.

With my comment on how "people really believe the gov't has their best interests at heart" I was indeed commenting on the inability of federal state and local bodies to protect their population. I believe mentioning Katrina and New Orleans in the same sentence should be sufficient with regards to hammering home my point. Too many folks believe dialing 911 will solve all their problems like some magic wand. In reality our LEOs are overworked and underpaid; with their response times best described as "lengthy" even on the best of days.

I must also admit I guffawed and spit out my tea whilst choking on laughter when I saw a BB gun called a "firearm" in your post. personally I would prefer to return to Blades and Bows, but like I said, I'm a bit of a Luddite.