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Originally Posted by NSP

It was illuminated to me this weekend at my CCW class that not only if someone can see your gun itself, or can tell you're carrying that it's a misdemeanor and all legal actions can befall you.

I'm wondering if anyone here has had public episodes of the gun sticking out? I mean you trip, your pant leg goes up and your ankle holster is showing, reaching for the fresh milk in the back and your SOB peeks out a 1/2 inch, it's a windy day and your jacket flaps open. Small incidents where your concealed weapon is exposed or your concealed carry status is compromised.

If the gen pub does notice this how well are you received? To they scream and run away or do they wink and forget it the next moment?

This reminds me of a story my mom told me a long time ago. My dad (retired LEO) was carrying in a grocery store and had went to pick up some things while my mom went to the other side of the store. This was in LA County, but back in the late 60s. My dad had reached up to the top shelf and his shirt snagged on his weapon and it became exposed. As he was walking back to find my mom, a store employee came up to him and let him know his weapon was exposed. If this had happened today, the SWAT team would probably have been called out. I think it also had to do with how he looked. He was still working patrol and had a high and tight haircut and was dressed nicely. If it had been a few years later when he was working undercover they might have had a different reaction.

As mentioned in a post above mine, I also think it has a lot to do with how you present yourself. If you are a clean cut person and don't look like a "scumbag" most people will assume you are a LEO and will probably just ignore it or will nicely tell you (I would guess most people would ignore it, rather than approach you). But this is CA, the most anti-gun state in the country. So you may get a visit from the SWAT team. In any other state you would probably get someone walking up to you to ask you how you like shooting that Kimber and that they were thinking about getting one.