BrassMonkey wrote:There are only two reasons a person would be carrying a concealed weapon.
1. LEO
2. CHL holder - Note the first letter of the abbreviation - C = CONCEALED
If he is a LEO, say who has a side business as a plumber, he has no business carrying open while not in direct execution of his OFFICIAL duties as a LEO.
The only way for a repairman to be legal is to be a CHL holder. If I see his weapon, he broke the law or at the very least made a BIG mistake, either in decision to carry in my home or in his methods of concealment.... Remember, this is in my home. MY HOME, My castle, my abode, my whatever...
It would never hit the papers unless we danced. If he is legal, I buy the guy a beer and/or buy him some ammo. If he is not, there is another win for CHL's in Texas...
I apologize if this is not the popular opinion around here, but you know what they say opinions are like......
I'm not a lawyer and I don't play one on the interenet...but...
Pointing a gun at someone that hasn't threatened you (and the repairman accidentally exposing his gun doesn't constitue a threat) is a good way to get arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Besides that, if you draw on someone, you should be prepared for return fire. Your planned response sounds like a good way to get shot or arrested or both! Please consider rethinking your response to this scenario.