I'm not really saying mandatory open carry because in my mind that is the polar opposite of gun bans and I am not in favor of the government dictating to us in any way. Just an open carry law that allows any felony free adult to openly carry a firearm in public. As an ex-police officer I think approaching a person with a weapons openly displayed is much easier than approaching someone you can't tell is armed. Also when the police stop someone on the street and they can see the weapon it will give them a legitimate reason to run a check on that person for wants and warrants.

That Sanford and Son thing does not really happen very often except by people who know nothing about guns. The majority of gun owners are wise enough to know how to make a gun safe and never go around pointing it at anything they do not intend to kill. Most times the accidental discharge is just an excuse people use to cover up their ineptitude or their true intentions.