Open Carry Gun Owners Speak Out - CBS 42

Open Carry Gun Owners Speak Out - CBS 42: "He’s got a gun in his holster and he's not ashamed to show it. 'Your crime rate is a hell of a lot higher in England. For everything less than murder, every single crime you can think of is higher in the UK: muggings, stabbings, thefts in general. All because people can't defend themselves, in my opinion” said David Smythies.Smythies grew up in England where guns are against the law. Now a U.S. resident, he's exercising his rights. 'Americans don't know what they could potentially lose if they didn't come out and exercise their right to open carry,” said Smythies.'It’s a right. The opencarry.org saying is 'A right unexercised is a right lost.’ You might as well exercise your right before it’s gone,” said Timothy Brand, who also wears his gun on his right hip for all to see. You may not realize it, but in Alabama, it's legal to carry a firearm openly in public. But the second you conceal it, you need a license. That’s why a group of open carry supporters joined forces Saturday afternoon, hoping to inform the community. Together, they held a blood drive off Lorna Road in Hoover."