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Here is a poll that I believe will help people new to CHL.

A lot of people have said they were self-conscious about carrying when they first got their CHL, but after a few weeks or months this unease disappeared as they realized people just don't seem to notice. I include myself, I've been carrying for about 18 months now and don't even think about it anymore, but I had to get over the mental hurdle of carrying and believing everyone was looking at me before it became comfortable.

I don't believe anyone ever spotted me, maybe someone has but they never brought it to my attention. People just don't pay close attention to what's on your belt.

So, anyone ever been outed in public? Spouses and children don't count, they have access the general public doesn't.

[Edited to make it a stranger.]

No one has ever said anything to me that would suggest they knew I was carrying. In fact people that know I carry can't tell.

My brother visting from cali actually gave me a bump on the hip to check because there was a weirdo walking by haha. otherwise he had no clue.

The question would be better if it asked if a "stranger" or someone not well known has commented about the clips or if someone is carrying.

The way the question is asked I have to answer yes. However, it was a close friend that had a chl that saw my clips and said something.

mojo84 wrote:The question would be better if it asked if a "stranger" or someone not well known has commented about the clips or if someone is carrying.

The way the question is asked I have to answer yes. However, it was a close friend that had a chl that saw my clips and said something.

Noted, and edited.

I have been outed by coworkers and friends who know i carry but never by the casual public at least that i know of. i see people carrying around me all the time i suspect they see me also especially because i tend not to try very hard to cover it.

The only times I've been spotted were when I was open carrying. Even then, I was only spotted less than 5% of the time. Sheeple are amazing unobservant.

I didn't answer the poll because open carry in other states obviously is not the intent. I've never been spotted while carrying concealed in Texas.

Had a co-worker notice the clips to the holster sticking out just below my belt.

I got 'outed' a couple of days before Christmas last year at the local Costco here in Houston. I had picked up a new camera, but all the boxes on the shelf were empty boxes that needed to be traded out in the secure room up front after checkout.

When the clerk gave me the replacement 'full box', he noticed that I'd picked up some black dust on my shirt sleeve (probably toner or something similar), and he picked up a towel to wipe it off. As he reached for my sleeve, I raised my arm to give him easier access, and he ducked under to get the side of my shirt first.

I carry IWB at 3 o'clock, and that's exactly where he hit - first touch. You could tell from the look on his face that he knew exactly what he'd just hit. He withdrew immediately, and apologized.

I pulled back and said (in a friendly tone), "Hey there - be careful." He gave me a reassuring nod, and the whole thing was done - and forgotten - in seconds.

Been a year and a couple of months for me & nobody has made mention of noticing me carrying. I'm probably more likely to be outed by a thump when I'm in church if I forget to sit down in the pew slowly.

Some 32 years of carrying, six with a CHL and nobody has ever said a word. Not even people who know I carry. I think most of them forget about it. Maybe because I never made a big production of it. For me and mine it would be like asking someone if they were wearing underwear.

TexasCajun wrote:Been a year and a couple of months for me & nobody has made mention of noticing me carrying. I'm probably more likely to be outed by a thump when I'm in church if I forget to sit down in the pew slowly.

Even a thump when you sit down does not tell people you have a gun. It could be anything making a thump. I have heard a lot of thumps and "gun" never crossed my mind. I wonder sometimes if some of us might be assuming other folks will know that thump or lump is a gun because we know we have a gun.

03Lightningrocks wrote:Some 32 years of carrying, six with a CHL and nobody has ever said a word. Not even people who know I carry. I think most of them forget about it. Maybe because I never made a big production of it. For me and mine it would be like asking someone if they were wearing underwear.

Well, do you?

No. Don't answer that. Just joking.

How much money do you make? How much did you pay for your house? Is that a gun you have in your pants?

Yeah.. That is my point. It is just weird to ask someone about what they have in their pocket or even on their belt. If I saw a bulge in someone's pocket, I would not ask if it was a cell phone. I can't imagine anyone assuming that lump is a gun. With only 2% of texans having a CHL, I bet most folks don't even know they can get a CHL. Even fewer would think "gun". Even if they bumped into it. They would have no clue the hard object was a gun. There are many more things they would think of first, if they even gave it a second thought.