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How about this - It was YOUR gun that was noticed. What would you expect the person/persons who saw it to do? What would you want them to do?

I'll admit that I struggled for the first several months when I was carrying about what I would do is someone accidentally saw my gun. It could have happened several times as the wind blew my shirt at the gas station or while I was reaching across the windshield to wash it. Reading the stories here on the forum, I realized that I was going to have to train my instant panic response not to do so and to come across as blase about the situation.

I begin to realize that those others who are carrying, legally or not, might be going through the same thing that I was. The last thing that I would want to do is to trigger some sort of a panic reaction on their part. While I made the choice to carry legally, I also realize that some do not, just as some choose to ignore the laws while driving. A person with a extra-legal gun might be more prone to a panic attack that I was if the fact that they had a gun was suddenly pointed out.

For me, seeing a gun is simply going to sharpen my focus on the individual, especially if it is a repairman or someone else that I've invited to my home. As long as they are acting normally and I fully support their reason to be there, it is fine with me. Someone with ill intent has likely not waited to show me their gun until I could accidentally do so.

I hope that in the course of my daily life, I pass at least 10 other people who are carrying guns. I'll likely never know who they are, whether they are off duty LEOs, fellow CHL holders or simply those who choose not to be unarmed in public. I'll continue to rely on my own situational awareness. I watch those around me for any sign of a behavior out of the ordinary. I figure that I'm much better off observing those behaviors than I am worrying about who might be carrying and why.