Well it depends greatly on the laws of your state and how jumpy your local D.A. is! In TN we do not have a CCW it is a HCP handgun carry permit. It doen not have to be concield for just that reason that way we aren't breaking the law if it is inadvertantly noticed. I would expect that if you act as though you are doing nothing wroung nothing will be said. I have even seen people (might have been LEO I have no idea) carry in walmart in a tac holster in plain view while grocery shopping! You will just have to make some phone calls to the local police and DA to find out.
CCP: What happens if...
Okay, so I'm not a LEO. Presuming that you 'think' you have concealed your pistol on your person, what happens if someone (another citizen) spots your carry 1911, especially if you're in a *very* public place.
I'd carry more often, however, I *am* afraid of having joe shmoe or jane shmoe cry out that "HEY - he has a gun!" phrase.
Now in some places this could induce panic or a riot - in which, correct me if I'm wrong, then this could bring a hefty $$$ fine on my part.
(Okay, so I've been to McDonald's where several feds hang out. They are in suits wearing their SIG's on a pancake holster - very proudly I might add. No one says a thing. So, is this possibly an over-reaction on my part?)
Just for the record, whenever I carry my 1911, I make sure it's damn secure and very well hidden.
Is this just a fear that we all have accept when we carry?
Thanks
-Nick
I'd carry more often, however, I *am* afraid of having joe shmoe or jane shmoe cry out that "HEY - he has a gun!" phrase.
Now in some places this could induce panic or a riot - in which, correct me if I'm wrong, then this could bring a hefty $$$ fine on my part.
(Okay, so I've been to McDonald's where several feds hang out. They are in suits wearing their SIG's on a pancake holster - very proudly I might add. No one says a thing. So, is this possibly an over-reaction on my part?)
Just for the record, whenever I carry my 1911, I make sure it's damn secure and very well hidden.
Is this just a fear that we all have accept when we carry?
Thanks
-Nick
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