Here in Tennessee we have handgun carry permits. It does not imply open or conceal carry, so we can legally carry open if we choose to. Still, it would not be a smart to carry open in public for several reasons. So unless I am here on the farm, I carry concealed.
The only people I know that carry open are shop owners that want would-be robbers to know the risk they are taking by trying to rob their places of business.
Those that beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who don’t. Ben Franklin.