First time carrying concealed....shortly aftern my CHL arrived several years ago, I was nonchalantly cruising the aisles of Academy Sport. Hyper aware that I MUST be printing but everyone was too kind to point it out.
Was carrying several boxes of ammo, targets and shooting stuff. And ran into a business friend and his then 11 year led son. Everything in my mind just screamed concealed carry! Well, my friend wanted to chat. His son was very well mannered and exceptionally comfortable visiting with me.
And all I could think was, oh my gawd, they know I have a gun on my hip. A LOADED gun!!! A big loaded gun!! In 9 freakin MM.
Of course, I was totally cool about all this. We visited for a while, noted the targets and stuff, they surmised I must be heading to the range....was all very pleasant. And, for me, nerve wracking. I was sure I had been made!
Frankly, a few hours later when I got home from the range and took the time to reflect, it was no big deal. For them. And, in retrospect, for me either.