Someone was trying to bluff you - didn't work did it.
Whenever I have picked up a negative "following" at fairs and such, I will seek out a LEO and engage him/her in off topic discussion like "What is the estimated crowd here today?" or "Where are the porta-johns?" Then thank them and walk away - drives the antis bananas and calms the fence sitters as my pretty 1911 is like a jewel in the sun - hard to miss - but didn't raise the LEO's eyebrows. :lol:
There is a madness to my method.