Took the family shopping at the mall last night, the wife and I were carrying concealed as we always do. I was wearing a "Keep Calm and Carry On" T-shirt with a flannel shirt over it, both untucked to hide my pistol. We had barely made it into the door when a young man made a bee-line straight to us, me to be exact. The wife moved to the side, putting distance between the two of them, while he came up and engaged me. He was very polite, and very energetic, complementing me on my shirt. We carried on a short conversation, and he flashed his carry to me, and went our separate ways. One thing he said was that he always looks for other people who are carrying wherever he is. The wife said that my shirt must have given me away, and that he never saw hers even though she had her hand on it as soon as she saw he was headed to us.
Afterwards we sat down to eat and talked about it. It really was an appreciated lesson, showing us both just how fast a situation can arise. It also reinforced the need for total awareness at all times. I was proud of my wife, moving to the side while I kept his attention was on me. She also went straight to ready, hand on her pistol ready to draw and nobody saw it but me. It was a real eye opener to us both.
Afterwards we sat down to eat and talked about it. It really was an appreciated lesson, showing us both just how fast a situation can arise. It also reinforced the need for total awareness at all times. I was proud of my wife, moving to the side while I kept his attention was on me. She also went straight to ready, hand on her pistol ready to draw and nobody saw it but me. It was a real eye opener to us both.
