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To be honest Dave, and please dont take this as an affront, i have had alot more people approach me with interest and curiosity than anything, and the only potentially bad encounter i had with an officer ended well, with shaking hands in a "rebooted" by name introduction and a conversation, the officer even saying he would be interested in learning more about it so that he could respond in a more appropriate manner on future encounters (not a quote, but that was the jist). To be certain, i carry this way because it fits my personality, i dont carry to impress anyone or to show it off. I carry for me, not for them. Anyone who feels they absolutely need to be conformed via the standard slim little auto in a serpa holster tucked inconspicuously and unassumingly against their waistline is missing the point of American freedom, and expression of self. A person should carry what the like, what they trust, and what fits their personality. Besides, nothing will be normalised if no one notices it, you might as well be concealed at that point. I too love my .45acp Colt 1911, and carry it when it fits my mood, i can use any of my pistols with exceptional skill, and would pend my life on any i choose to carry. The people that encounter me and choose to converse, are met with etiquette, manners and politeness, respect and chivalry. The few that may have fallen to the brady side of the fence via my old sixgun are greatly outnumbered by the positive encounters of interested and pleasant folks. This includes mom's with kids, old ladies commenting on the beauty of it's old fashion, an gentlemen that like to talk abut reloading and some teams with soda bottles that raised em up as said "thats F'in cool dude" (the last gave me a chuckle). I admit i receive a few odd looks, and a couple scowls, but we are not going to please them all, and those folks usually get a polite respectful nod, and i leave em alone. So fear not, for iwont beout there acting in an uncouth manner, nor am I shoving anything in anyones face with intentional mischief.
Kindly
Bat (with the sixgun)