Which gun owners have been saying this? Where? Who?Gun owners have repeated the idea that openly carrying a firearm makes the person doing so a more likely target for a criminal attack.
This sounds like something an astroturf "Pro gun" organization would say.
This actually sounds like something Bloomberg would say.
As for the accuracy of the above statement, I disagree.
If, for the sake of argument, Gary Gangbanger is even alert enough to notice an open carrier, I think he would decide to ply his trade elsewhere.
IMHO, those who use guns to rob or terrorize others are not that bright or aware. Witness the large number of stories of dumb criminals who attemt to hold up banks or restaurants full of cops.