So I'm gonna tactics sperg one last time (at least hopefully for a little while):
Basically, there's two types of criminals/attackers; opportunistic predators and violent predators. Most people have this idea that presenting yourself as a hard target is the best way to avoid criminals since most criminals are opportunistic and a hard target does not provide an easy opportunity, in many cases this is true, but it only works against crimes of opportunity. If someone is determined to get something you have or just really fucking hates you or you just happen to be somewhere that they are dedicated to attacking, being visibly armed is a really bad idea. That criminal may not act alone and lightly armed against you right at that moment, but once they know your capabilities they're just gonna roll in with heavier hardware and/or much more people than you have because they are determined to attack you but they want to do it when they will have the advantage.
Once again, coordinating and ingratiating yourself with the local community is the best defense against this.
Pretty much this.
The other downside to being visibly armed when you are not ready (and if you are shopping, you are not ready. No one at the tranch is ready) is first, A. you are letting it be known you have a valuable firearm to steal, and B. You are letting anyone who does want to attack you know exactly where your weapon is and what it is. AKA if I want a gun, all I need is
a knife a roll of quarters and now your gun is my gun. And going in pairs doesn't do anything if no one is watching.
And again, I'm going full LARP here for the troons.
Lets pretend you are a tranny, and your tranch isn't just Sniper's Paradise where you could be picked off at long range. You didn't do a lot of planning, because you are a tranny, so you set up shop in the Hiltersburg/Bashqueer Creek/Earlstown tri-city area. The locals have sent out their KKK chapter to let you know that you and your degency are not welcome and will not be tolerated, you will be in danger of imminent harm if they catch your faggotasses inside city limits, and also to invite you the Rotary Club's Fish Fry & Bingo night at the Legion Hall.
When you need supplies, the best thing to do would be hire neighbors to get them for you. Let your locals go into town, interact with the other locals, bring you your shit. You never need to leave the secure area that you control, and it will help you build rapport with those around you, who might also let you know if the natives are getting it in their mind to go string up some queers.
But you are a tranny running on grift bucks. You are surly, entitled, and generally unpleasant to be around. You aren't parting with griftbucks that could buy neccessary ranch equipment, like transforming toy robots, and your neighbors want nothing to do with you. So you're going to have to drive your really conspicious Leaf to shop in at the Hiltersburg General Store to get your frozen tendies.
So the Alpacaschwitz guards don't have the worst idea, travel in pairs. But where they are fucking up is if they shopping, they should be traveling in threes. One is open carrying, pulling overwatch at the vehicle ready with weapons for the other two near by, the other two go into the store with no visible weapons. One shops, one watches.
If you were really concerned you should be rolling four deep; two shoppers, two on overwatch (Shooter & driver).
But again, the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch doesn't suffer from any external threats. It is all a LARP for turbocharging their grift.
tl;dr anyone who open carries solo in town is a retard. Anyone who open carries unless its for a political statement is a retard. Anyone who pays a surgeon to invert their dick and injects horsepiss is a retard.
