I don't have a need to carry. I could if I want to but I don't want to or need to. If I did I sure as hell wouldn't do it openly. I don't pay that much attention, but I don't recall seeing even a single sign addressing carrying of weapons on private properties. Since open carry was allowed here, I think I've seen 2 people doing it. I suppose if I lived in an area like "retired" that attracts a lot of outsiders and attendant scumbags, I'd probably it differently.
And no I don't have the belief that dying is better than defending, but for me the odds of having to make that choice aren't zero, but they're pretty small.