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magillapd wrote:Well, it finally happened. I got called out today by the cashier at the checkout line. I had just put my groceries on the belt and was waiting for her to ring them up. She was halfway through and she said to me, "Are you a cop?" I was like great, is my gun exposed? I told her no (I am a 911 dispatcher, but not a cop, so answer stands. She then asks, "Is that a gun on your hip?" I said no again. She said "I'm only asking becasue I'm new to the area and I want to know if this is a safe area to live in". I told her that it was as safe as anywhere else.

Notes. I told her no, because quite frankly, it's none of her business. I know that my gun wasn't exposed, but was probably printing real bad (I'll explain that in a minute). She's not a police officer, so I don't have to be honest with her. I also didn't make a move towards the gun to make sure it was covered, and I didn't act all nervous or anything. I wasn't rude I just told her no.

Ok, now, why was it printing. Well I'm a bigger guy and when carrying I have to wear suspenders. I had just bought a new pair from a company called Perry Suspenders. I got them last week and have been testing them out. I got the kind that as 2 clips that go on either side instead of 4 clips with front and back clasps. They actually do a good job holding my pants up, but because of they way they clip to my belt, it was causing my gun to ride slightly farther back and outward then my normal suspenders. I had decided to give it a week or 2 of trying them out, trying to see where exactly I needed to position everything.

Well today ended that experiment. I put the old ones back on and presto, my gun once again disappears from beneath my shirt.

I think I handled this calling out ok, but it's something I don't want repeated!