Today was my very FIRST sighting in the wild...How 'bout you?

[CHLChris]

I've been carrying daily for 6 years or so. I am always on some level of lookout for someone printing or inadvertently showing their holstered firearm. I've seen only a couple of people open-carrying, several people whose outfit screamed gun but I couldn't see anything, and of course people I assumed were carrying when I've met them to do a NWFA deal. But today was the FIRST time I saw someone's gun. They were leaning over filling their gas can at the gas station and their short T-shirt kept riding up, even though he kept yanking at his shirt tail.

Leather, open-bottomed OWB holster. I couldn't tell from the little barrel showing out the bottom (just the tip) what exact gun he was sporting, but could tell it was a single-stack black gun of some sort. It took everything in me to not go up and say something, but there are so many ways that he could misinterpret that I just let it go.

I'm no longer an I-can-see-your-gu-un virgin. When did you lose your virginity and realize that there actually are people concealed carrying in your community?

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[Kid@Heart]

Hey,

See that dude over there with the photographers vest on and no camera????

 

[40calruler]

Flipping Safari Sam's with the kids. I was taking my 3 year old....now 9 in the "grown up" jungle gym....thing is actually pretty intense for a play area.
Some guy was lifting his kid into a play area and his Glock 23 or 19 was hanging out at 6:00. I was the same way as you. People can take you all wrong if you say you saw their gun. I said nothing but just kinda laughed and honestly felt better that I was not the only overprotective dad in there. Plenty of creeps around so I will take all the good men carrying I can get in places with all the kids running free.

 

[solv3nt]

I was at the RV show a few weeks ago at the Convention Center; saw a guy with his family, he was wearing a S&W shirt, he was printing just enough on his hip to know that he was definitely carrying.

 

[bolus]

did you call the police?

 

[rick benjamin]

I saw you looking at my but, but figured you were wishing you were as awesome as me!

 

[Blackcobra]

I was at restaurant a few months ago, and during the course of eating lunch my t-shirt had slipped up over my EDC [Springer EMP w/IWB]. As I was walking out, a friendly customer told me "hey, you're hanging out of your pants". I didn't know what he was talking about, then patted around and felt the handle sticking out of my shirt.

I chuckled and thanked him - he smiled back and said "no problem". He wasn't alarmed or upset in the least. I am fully aware that it could cause a panic if other unlike-minded individuals would have seen the same thing. I always try to make sure I have no wardrobe malfunctions, but failed in this instance

 

[Velzey]

I don't make it a habit of looking at men!

 

[solv3nt]

did you call the police?

Nah, I pulled my piece and blew him away, because only criminals have guns.

 

[bolus]

Nah, I pulled my piece and blew him away, because only criminals have guns.

nice! I didnt think of that. I just use my rape whistle when I see someone carrying.

 

[solv3nt]

nice! I didnt think of that. I just use my rape whistle when I see someone carrying.

Hahahaha! My Colt doubles as my rape whistle, it makes it easier, as that thing is a beast to carry around. I see no reason in having to carry the extra weight of a plastic whistle when the bark of my .45 will get people's attention.

 

[CHLChris]

I don't make it a habit of looking at men!

Being my first, I must admit I was staring. I also must admit that I am VERY often looking at other men's right hip.

The only thing in my mind was, "What in the world is that gun? I...just...can't...tell."

 

[solv3nt]

The only thing in my mind was, "What in the world is that gun? I...just...can't...tell."

lol, that's always what I'm wondering when I spot someone carrying. I was at the Oregon zoo a few months back, and I didn't realize that it was a public zoo, and my wife is looking at the sign, and asks "what's ORS 166.173? After I explained it to her, I hear the wife of the guy behind me ask the exact same question, and he tells her the exact same thing. I wanted to turn around and ask him what he was packing, I looked, but I couldn't spot it.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Dang, I thought this was about .22 ammo.

 

[Blackcobra]

Dang, I thought this was about .22 ammo.

Nah - that would be like saying you saw Bigfoot!

 

[Capn Jack]

"See that dude over there with the photographers vest on and no camera????"

DANG !!! BUSTED...

 

[Certaindeaf]

I can't really remember ever seeing an attempted concealed handgun.. I more look at hands (that ol' wedding ring action, don't ya know.. teehee! lol) and gross body movements.
I have (and I hate to say it) unfortunately heard quite a few people accidentally drop some sort of piece a crap and it going off. That was actually decades ago though.

 

[Capn Jack]

Saw a blue haired, obviously overweight young lady in stretch pants and a blouse come into Burger King with a Glock stuck in the small of her back. Didn't know what was going down, so just sat where I could watch her. I almost burst out laughing when she tried to sit down. I guess the Glock was a little hard to sit on, so she moved it around to the front.

Would have been tragic if that thing had gone off.

 

[albin25]

""Would have been tragic if that thing had gone off.""

Hmmmmm....Your definition of "tragic" must be different than mine

 

[Classic]

And all this time I was worried about seeing that "Plumbers crack"...... Personally I would rather see a gun than 2/3rds of a fat guys @$$............