Concealed Carry—creates a different communication model.
One of the benefits of allowing citizens to carry conceal weapons (usually a pistol carried in a pouch or a holster secreted somewhere under clothing) is that it automatically causes citizens to be more polite in the company of strangers (specifically, potential crazies). During Wild West times one couldn’t be certain which stranger was looking to be killed (goading arguments)—today the behavior is referred to as "suicide by cop." A condescending attitude you have that you might not be aware of could be experienced non-verbally as disrespectful. As such, cowboys treated each other with prison-like respect. Returning home alive often depended upon ones manners.
At first glance Concealed Carry might appear to be a benefit however, a person who is “carrying” causes others to be even less open and honest and spontaneous with them; others withhold even more thoughts, mostly judgmental ones—differing opinions, thoughts-feedback essential to another’s personal growth—partly because of fear. An entire community that “carries” dramatizes their withholds non-verbally instead of delivering their withholds verbally, responsibly, through to mutual satisfaction.
