How about legally carrying a concealed weapon upon getting a permit. Is that not a viable option? It gives you the best of both worlds, carrying concealed to protect yourself and not getting arrested. If you'd like to discuss if a permit should be required, we can have that discussion. But as of now in Louisiana, it is required and it is another option.
I do not believe open carry is a good idea in most cases. Gun rights and religious rights can be seen as the same thing. This goes back to the option you left out. You won't be arrested for carrying. You may be arrested for carrying without a permit. Making going to church illegal would be equivalent to making guns illegal. But making going church illegal is not equivalent to requiring a permit to carry concealed. Again, we can discuss if a permit should be necessary in the first place. But not liking the law or thinking the law is unjust does not wipe the law off the books.
