We're told open carry is wrong because it's allegedly a form of passive intimidation

[Straw Man]

13. Oy, the misconceptions ...

1. you never know when someone will pull out that gun

and shoot.

And you never know who might be carrying a concealed weapon and may do the same thing.

2.It says they have more right to walk in a store than I do.

It says nothing of the kind. Everyone has the same right to walk in a store.

3.I have a responsibility to keep any children with me safe from dangerous people.

You may be surrounded by dangerous people who are NOT carrying openly or at all, and the person carrying a weapon openly may not be dangerous in the least.

4. How do I know they don't have plans to rob the store or bank they are in?

If they did, they would either have the weapon concealed or be brandishing it.

5. I am not allowed to carry around other dangerous substances, park my car in the center of the sidewalk and other things that present danger to the public.

What dangerous substances are you not allowed to carry around? Carrying a weapon does not present a danger to the public. Misusing it does. The same holds true of driving a car.

6.When you are ill with a dangerous, communicable disease, you are expected to stay home and not pass it around.

I have no idea how this is supposed to be relevant to the matter at hand. Gun ownership as disease? Paging the CDC ...

7. People have been know to drop their guns and accidentally shoot someone TO DEATH!!

Such cases are extremely rare, and happen when people are handling their guns, not merely carrying them in holsters.

Any other unnecessary fears I can allay for you today?