Limnophile
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I don't know about you, but I can turn an ignition key pretty fast (assuming the car was off). I can also shift into reverse pretty fast. Before I reached for a firearm I would try those actions, that was my point. Being rude and intrusive doesn't pass my threshold for drawing a pistol. Do as you will.
A vehicle is a deadly weapon, too. I think it's far more prudent to place your hand on a concealed weapon at the approach of a potential threat in a parking lot than to hot rod out of there. Hit a pedestrian in the process of playing Luke Duke in a parking lot, even a perp before he has posed any credible threat, and the price of car insurance skyrockets at a minimum.
Unobtrusively gripping a well concealed pistol in a pocket or a handbag at the approach of potential trouble is not the same as drawing; it is not even brandishing.
I get the impression the P-238 was sitting unholstered in the handbag pocket. I suggest the procurement of a holster appropriate for such carry. A simple triggerguard holster would do. A good holster is an essential safety item. NDs have resulted from Mexican purse carry.