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[Starboard Tack]

156. Exactly!

I have been in many situations like the one you describe. Restaurants, bars, public spaces. I observe the individual, assess and respond accordingly. I make no assumptions as to the person's motive for being armed, apart from their obvious feeling of necessity. I'm pretty good at risk assessment and know the difference between a good ole boy, in a family restaurant in Wyoming, carrying a .45 in a hip holster, and a paranoid tweaker in Tampa. If I'm already seated, I'm not moving table to avoid the first guy. I'm comfortable just keeping him and his gun in view. If the second guy walks in, I leave and alert anyone I believe needs alerting.

I behave the same way if I spot CC, which happens occasionally. It's not about the bulge. More about the eyes and hands. I think the CC laws are foolish and inherently dishonest.