Ever feel like everyone is staring at your piece?

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Ok so I'm new to the Concealed Carry group. Just got my permit and excited about being able to defend myself and my loved ones. The problem is when I go out I feel like I'm printing or my shirt is lifted and Everyone can see my piece. I've been reassured constantly by CLOSE PERSONAL friends that I am not. Is It just me getting used to my Gun actually being there or should I change my Rig until I Feel it isn't showing, even though others say they don't see it. Any similar experiences from when you first started. I dont think it would be a big deal if I blew concealment because NC has an open carry as long as it isnt "to the general terror of the public" (or something like that) but I dont want to advertise.
 
I would say look into a different holster but you may want to wait to get used to the one you are using now. I have been carrying for a while now and I still haven't found exactly what I am comfortable with. The biggest tell if some one is carrying is if they keep shifting and checking. The comfort thing will come in time
 
You'll get used to it in time - just don't be groping at it all the time in public, can't stand seeing that.
 
Let me reassure you; even if you were open carrying a S&W N-frame with a 10-inch barrel, most people would never notice.

I've open carried quite a bit and I can count on my fingers the number of people who have noticed enough to make a comment.
 
Experienced the same thing at first. Let me ask you, do you walk around constantly looking at everyone you see to determine if they are carrying? No? Neither are most people.
 
I too remember feeling self conscious my first few outings. Take reasonable steps at concealment and you'll realize in time it's not as obvious as you might think.
 
I remember the first couple times I carried concealed I felt a little uncomfortable because I was still in the state of mind that carrying concealed could get me in trouble.

The fact is if you have a ccl in your wallet then you shouldn't care if people know you are covering up a gun or not. If they have a problem with it they can call the cops, they show up, you show them your permit, they go away, end of story.

I think the reason you feel like people are starring at you is because you are looking to see if people actually are. I doubt anyone is paying you any more attention than they were before, but instead you are paying more attention to others around you to see if they are. You'll get over it soon enough just ignore the gun on your side and even if a cop walks past, don't panic, you now have a right to carry concealed, who cares what others think.
 
The fact is if you have a ccl in your wallet then you shouldn't care if people know you are covering up a gun or not. If they have a problem with it they can call the cops, they show up, you show them your permit, they go away, end of story.
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Must be nice to live in a free state, here they (the cops) don't go away you do and so do your guns. I hate mass!
 
I've never had a feeling of being stared at.

I have thought to myself, "Now my friend <so-and-so> must have just noticed I'm carrying, but just isn't saying anything." But to the best of my knowledge that has never turned out to be the actual case.

Because of how I dress even I can't tell by looking in a mirror. The only exception is when I wear an under-the-waistband holster at my back and bend over (including bicycling). Since I spend a fair amount of time sitting at a computer that's not my holster/position of choice, although it is an option I sometimes use.
 
Concealing a gun is a skill you will learn to master. If you move, talk, and generally act like you are supposed to be where you are, people will not notice. If you dress in relatively normal apparel (relative to your environment), clean up a little bit, and do not call special attention to yourself, people will generally not scrutinize your appearance.

How you carry yourself and how well you blend in will determine how successful you are at concealment.
 
You'll get used to it after a while.

A few years you'll forget you're even wearing it.

Sometime at a restaurant you'll take off your overshirt at your table because it's warm, forgetting your carrying, and suddenly your open carrying. Nobody will notice then either except the waitress that was at your table when you took your overshirt off, who will then give you extra good service.
 
The main people that notice are the ones that are trained to notice. Most people would never notice even if you open carried discreetly (LEO style) and if they did, they'd just think you're a cop.

I was in a Bass Pro a while back at the gun counter. The gentleman behind the counter asked if I wanted to see anything. I told him I was mostly looking. Anyway, the store was not that busy and we started talking a bit. One of the first things he asked about was my belt.... I was really surprised... my belt.... Turns out he's the captain in the sheriff's department and has a thing about wearing a good gun belt. I was not even carrying, but he noticed my belt. I'm sure his first reaction was that I had a firearm, and didn't care.

People have all kinds of unusual lumps on their bodies. Try dying your hair... how many notice? I like the TN law and am not that familiar with all state laws. Open carry is legal in TN but not advised. But if you do print, you have not done anything wrong. I search for a way to carry that is comfortable to ME first and secondly is somewhat discreet. I don't want to buy pants two inches larger in the waist just to carry a gun. The LEO approach is probably the best in the long run with loose shirt or jacket. I prefer cross draw or pocket carry so far the most.
 
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