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In Austin... People call in a man with a gun for uniformed armed security guards walking to and from their home/car before/after a workday... Someone out in a public place with a rifle will draw attention from someone in fear of their personal safety... Just my opinion tough

I have had Austin's finest called on me several times...usually as I'm coming home from work or heading to work...for the infamous "man with a gun" walking through the parking lot...once was with a cased 12g shotgun...once was a cased AR15 and several times with my pistol on my hip... Once out of those many times I was stopped down the road and taken out of my car at gunpoint...totally understandable based on an officer safety standpoint to blaming the guy he was doing his job.
Twice I had officers respond to my residence and "have a talk" because of a man with a gun call. Each time my plate number was referenced and I was tracked down shortly after.

On each occasion I was well within the laws regarding firearms. But someone became alarmed by the presence of said inanimate object. If you plan on doing the photo shoot be prepared to have a visit from law enforcement officers just in case people in the area become "alarmed". Because they will respond in force if a man or woman with a gun call comes through the switchboard. Some people in Austin tend to forget that this is Texas.

But the advice about informing them beforehand could help make the event less stressful.