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Actually had something like this happen last night. A couple of weeks ago I got back in touch with an old fraternity brother and invited him to come out with me one night. He hooked up with one of my friends and they've started dating.

Last night we were all over at his house and he was asking me what I thought about his "man bag" that he just got. I had to, of course, rib him about carrying a purse, and he mentioned how it's useful for carrying things like pens, other items, and has a special pocket with built in holster for his Kimber 1911. His new girlfriend made a big deal about why he feels he needs to carry a gun everywhere and is he paranoid.

I was there with one of the girls who was with me when my Octoberfest incident happened (http://texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=28009). I asked his new girlfriend if she would have thought I would need to carry at Octoberfest, and we all agreed that conventional wisdom would say that due to the number of police at an event like Octoberfest you would think you wouldn't need to carry.

I told her about what happened that night and how, even though I ended up not needing my gun, we were all glad I had it that night. She then saw his (and my) point that things can happen anywhere and any time and carrying doesn't mean you're paranoid but simply that you're prepared.