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A little off topic, but in regards to police officers giving us problems when they suspect we are carrying, I had a funny encounter about a week ago. I was at a public event in downtown El Paso and I was carrying a .40 HK USP in a 511 tactical vest. It was 100% concealed, and I had checked the event specifically to ensure it was not a prohibited area. I am there for about 2 hours, walked past a dozen cops providing security, no problem. All of sudden as I pass one, I feel him staring at me. He was an older guy and the only thing I can assume is that he recognized the vest. Well he starts following me around staying about 15 feet back. Hey, its a free world and I am not doing anything wrong, so the way I see it, I have a bodyguard...cool! He keeps tailing me and getting closer and closer until now he is following me about 3 feet behind. This goes on for about 5 minutes, and it is REALLY obvious he is walking behind me trying to spot the gun. Finally, as I can't pretend this isn't happening anymore, I stop, turn around, look at him and smile, and say "how's it going?". He seems to get embarrassed, does not smile or respond, just looks away really fast and walks on by as if we were both going in the same direction for the last 10 minutes! It was not a prohibited area unless I totally missed something, but I know this guy was looking really hard for a bump, strap, or glimpse of anything that would give him a reason to stop and question me. It was kind of silly. Now I don't know if I should re-think the vest in those situations, or if it passed with flying colors.