It seems to me that whether you are legal or not, or even a LEO, the idea of a concealed weapon is concealment. True, carry should be in such a way that drawing the gun is relatively easy, but calling attention to it rather defeats the idea of a concealed weapon.
Some folks talk about carry in bulky holsters and carrying such guns as a 6" Model 629 or a Desert Eagle. I don't say such guns can't be concealed, but it is not easy.
Legality is not the point. If you are shopping at the local super market and some one sees your gun and runs away screaming, shouting for the police to come and kill the bad man, you are not in the best possible position, even if you are a LEO.
It may make some folks feel more macho to carry a big gun and possibly even to tell the police to go to hell, it is your right to carry (as one fellow said he would), but you could get in very bad, but brief, trouble with that attitude.
IMHO, concealed weapons should be concealed, and most CCW states require that they be concealed. If this means that carrying a .500 Eagle or a .475 revolver is out, so be it. Learn to live with something smaller or create a situation that will get the CCW law revoked for everyone.
Jim
Some folks talk about carry in bulky holsters and carrying such guns as a 6" Model 629 or a Desert Eagle. I don't say such guns can't be concealed, but it is not easy.
Legality is not the point. If you are shopping at the local super market and some one sees your gun and runs away screaming, shouting for the police to come and kill the bad man, you are not in the best possible position, even if you are a LEO.
It may make some folks feel more macho to carry a big gun and possibly even to tell the police to go to hell, it is your right to carry (as one fellow said he would), but you could get in very bad, but brief, trouble with that attitude.
IMHO, concealed weapons should be concealed, and most CCW states require that they be concealed. If this means that carrying a .500 Eagle or a .475 revolver is out, so be it. Learn to live with something smaller or create a situation that will get the CCW law revoked for everyone.
Jim