@InfraBlue,
InfraBlue wrote:So, the right to defend oneself necessarily includes the right to carry a concealed firearm?
Not necessarily concealed. But people do have the right to carry guns in public. Our Constitutional rights do not stop at the front door of our homes.
InfraBlue wrote:The dangers of carrying a concealed firearm are far greater than the self-defense benefits afforded from carrying a concealed firearm.
I doubt that you (or anyone else for that matter) can back this claim up.
InfraBlue wrote:This negates the necessity of the right to carry a concealed firearm.
Rights are never necessary. Free people possess rights regardless.
That said, I am not aware of a right to carry concealed. Merely a right to carry.
If you want everyone to carry openly, that's a valid position.