Today i stopped at a rummage sale where several people had tents set up sellin their stuff. I was semi oc'in. Had my gun holstered on my side but had my t-shirt pulled down over the grip, my holster was still visable though. I had walked by dozens of people without so much as a look.
Then i was approached by a guy i know. Wouldnt called him a friend, we just know each others name and thats about it. We BS for a minute, then he looks down at my side and asks, "What are you packin?"... So i simply replied... A colt commander .45. He then asked me..."Well would you take it out and let me see it?" I told him that i didn't think that would be a very good idea... He just looked at me dumbfounded, so I went on to explain to him that there were alot of people around and it wouldnt be very safe or responsible to take my gun out and show it off, and that I didnt want to scare anyone. Then another guy chimes in and says... "Well you have a permit don't you?"... I just replied no, but i have a license to carry. At this point both guys are offended. They both took it as i was calling them a couple of idiots and that i didnt trust them with a gun. Neither one ever realized that it wasn't the time nor the place to be showing off guns.
Then i was approached by a guy i know. Wouldnt called him a friend, we just know each others name and thats about it. We BS for a minute, then he looks down at my side and asks, "What are you packin?"... So i simply replied... A colt commander .45. He then asked me..."Well would you take it out and let me see it?" I told him that i didn't think that would be a very good idea... He just looked at me dumbfounded, so I went on to explain to him that there were alot of people around and it wouldnt be very safe or responsible to take my gun out and show it off, and that I didnt want to scare anyone. Then another guy chimes in and says... "Well you have a permit don't you?"... I just replied no, but i have a license to carry. At this point both guys are offended. They both took it as i was calling them a couple of idiots and that i didnt trust them with a gun. Neither one ever realized that it wasn't the time nor the place to be showing off guns.