SteveinNEPA

At walmart earlier in the week and bent over to get something in the pharmacy section,I carry in a shoulder rig with a button down shirt over it - Long sotry short, I forgot to button up the first few buttons to keep it from opening up and when I bent over a little girl,maybe 5 or 6 saw it and said Loud as hell, MOMMY!! IS HE A TERRORIST!?

Well,her mother turned to me and looked mortified that her daughter just said that, so I asked her what she meant by it. She said she didnt know,looking scared and embarrassed. I asked if it may have been because she had seen my Handgun when I bent over. She said yes, sounding VERY embarrassed. Well, after she stated all the bad things about guns to me and that only a bad guy or terrorist has to HIDE them, I educated her on WHY people carry concealed,including the reason that I have a wife and kids and its also for THEIR protection,and the best ones were that she probably deals with people everyday, from asking directions to ordering food that may carry etc etc. She wasnt happy,but also not exactly angry,more like deep in thought when we said have a a nice day to each other and I walked away.

She may not believe in guns, but at least she met someone who carried one and isnt a "bad guy or terrorist" and didnt have an attitude toward her.
-Steve

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ExactlyMyPoint

You know. You might have just planted a seed that could sprout into the next CHL applicant.

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archer51

Some people are sheep, some are stupid and some are both. You should have mentioned to her that a lot if not most LEO carry concealed when not on duty, then ask her if they were bad guys and terrorist when off duty.

goawayfarm

It just shows that kids learn from their parents......

There was a thread a week or two ago that something similar happened....the BIG difference was the kid asked his dad if the guy with the gun was a cowboy!

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Ape

I can't say as I've ever had that bad of a reaction to my carrying OC or CC. But I have had some discussions with people of the same thought process. I have a few go to queery's when I'm confronted with someone as unknowing as that. One of my first one's is just as archer51 mentioned. "How do you know I'm not an off duty Officer?"
But usually I hit them with things about their freedoms and how they enjoy them. Along with making them point out exactly what freedoms they hold most dearly. After they get deep enough into their most precious freedoms I usually start asking them if they understand how those freedoms were brought to them. ;-)
From there it's easy enough to get into discussions on the Constitution and Bill of Rights and all those rights which we don't pay close enough attention to and then have taken away by Politicians and lawyers.

RemMod597

I'd have replied: "Yes, according to our government..."

shooterX

My Dad and I were out somewhere, forget the place now, we both were carrying. Anyway my Dad went to get his wallet and accidentally flashed his revovler, a little girl behind us asked if he was a LEO, his reply to her was no, I'm a spy and then he winked, getting a big grin from both her and her Mom.

Anubis

At least you had a chance to educate someone. Most people who get their gun information only from TV and movie dramas "learn" that there are 2 kinds of people who carry firearms: police and criminals. We should jump at any chance to tell them about the third category.

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Jcabin

Which walmart were you at? The one in mount pocono? I open carry there all the time and nobody says a peep.

kellyII

Wow, is he a TERRORIST, I have never heard that one before. Makes you think where she heard this and why she might think it as well

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