"what's that clip on your belt?"

[Khornet]

That's happened to me a couple of times

and in both cases I answered, "This is a gun belt, and the clips are for when I want to attach a holster to it."

Which is of course true, but since they can't see the tucked gun, they assume that I'm not wearing it at that moment. Most folks around here know that I'm a shooter, so they're not surprised at my answer, though some of them roll their eyes.

 

[SSN Vet]

you want to see my what?

please...not in public

or else old faithfull...."I'd tell ya, but then I'd have to shoot ya"

 

[One of Many]

Tell the nosy person that it is a belt clip; it keeps your belt from sliding through the loops when you drop your pants in the restroom. Then ask them why they don't have a belt clip.

 

[arthurcw]

"What's that clip on your belt?"

"OH! That's where I put that! Thanks. I gotta run now and call my wife. She's gonna kill me."

Also....
Movie quote from First Monday in October.

(Phone rings incessantly)
Chief Justice: "How can you let it ring like that?"

Justice Snow: "The telephone has no constitutional right to be answered.(Phone rings again)Justignore it and it will go away. (Phone rings and then stops mid ring.) See? "

 

[Master Blaster]

Just Tell um "Its My UNIT" and then smile.

BTW I had the insulin pump and the colostomy bag one ready just in case, but that was years ago. After carring for many years and worrying that someone would make me I discovered that no one notices.

Of course there was that one time I was in line at the Target store and my three yearold son was sitting in the cart seat. He smiles at the cashier and pulls my shirt up to reveal my G26 in an IWB.
He smiles at the cashier who was a very attractive 20 something woman, and says:

"SEE my daddy has a cool gun"

I smiled pulled my shirt down and checkout proceeded as thought nothing happened. I had to tell my son not to show my gun to strange women even if they were pretty, he said why not??? So I said mommy wouldnt like it.

 

[torpid]

BTW I had the insulin pump and the colostomy bag one ready just in case, but that was years ago. After carring for many years and worrying that someone would make me I discovered that no one notices.

Of course there was that one time I was in line at the Target store and my three yearold son was sitting in the cart seat. He smiles at the cashier and pulls my shirt up to reveal my G26 in an IWB.
He smiles at the cashier who was a very attractive 20 something woman, and says:

"SEE my daddy has a cool gun"

"No, son. That's daddy's lead pump... Sorry about that miss- as you can see I have Glockitis."

 

[Bob F.]

"That's my PPE." (Personal protection equipment.)

Ran into a sweetie I used to work with, and her hubby. She knew I carried (this is WV), though not at work unless the "threat level" was higher than usual. But my buddy was always in the truck, close by. On a couple occassions someone on staff would suggest "Why don't you go to your truck." if something set off their Spidey sense. So anyway, she hugged me in the grocery store (who did that song?) and hit the G-19. "oh! I forgot. You're carrying." We both smiled. Green eyes and curly black hair..............

 

[smince]

she hugged me in the grocery store (who did that song?)

Dan Fogelberg. I think the title is "Auld Lang Syn" or whatever it is people sing at New Years.

 

[iamhistory]

Whatever you do please don't use the "it's my colostomy bag" line.......that's overdone on gun boards and frankly it's stupid. If the guys who always use that as a joke or God forbid, actually in a real situation really had to have a colostomy bag they'd be singing a different tune. Ok, rant off.

They key thing is realistic and natural, and there are a number of other diversion tactics you can try. I think it probably depends on the situation and who's asking a little. Like the saying goes, you can fool some folks some of the time.

 

[Wesker]

Tell them it's your gun and that you carry concealed?

 

[jamez]

just tell em it's the new fad. not like you're lying to them.

 

[torpid]

just tell em it's the new fad.

And produce a clip/loop like it from your pocket to offer them to "join you on the cutting edge of fashion".