Yes, keeping the gun concealed is the best way to go.Ruark wrote:IIRC, that's what happened to that guy that was killed in a Costco. Somebody saw his weapon and freaked out and told the store manager, who happened to be a typical hysterical anti-gun loony. The store manager called the police ("there's a man running around in the store with a GUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!") and evacuated the store. When the guy was surrounded by a SWAT team, he told them he had a CHL and raised his shirt tail to show them his weapon, at which point they filled him with more holes than a slice of bread.
Accidental display of your weapon is one of those things where probably nothing will happen, but the important point here is what CAN happen, however unlikely. It goes without saying that there are a LOT of people out there who go into utter hysterics at the sight of a gun, and they can cause you all kinds of trouble.
Bottom line: keep that gun concealed.
However, if you carry daily or on a very frequent basis, that plan is going to fail on occasion due to the unlimited number of circumstances that can happen.
I think it's important to have a plan to deal with those as well so one doesn't end up in another COSTCO incident. We're at much lower risk here anyway because Texas officers generally use much better judgment than was used in that situation, but taking the pucker factor out of the response before officers get there has a lot to be said for it.