snow day at home.

PA is a open carry state. I can walk around with my .45colt in my cowboy rig in plain sight without a license. however most cops do not realize that and 9 out of 10 people don't know that so going anywhere with and gun in plain sight usually causes problems. certain places in PA open carry is no big deal and a daily sight and there is no problems with it. but its too populated where I am and there are too many yuppies that like to stick there nose everywhere its not supposed to be.

open carry is o.k. here, too.
you can walk down the street with a loaded handgun or an AR (either with one in the pipe) if you want to, but like you say, some idiot will react the wrong way.