GuyWithQuestions
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I have had this happen quite a few times in my lifetime, but not since I've had my concealed firearms permit. About 6 years ago I bought a wallet and it had one of those things inside of it that makes those store beeping things go off that are often at the front entrances. Apparently, the wallet hadn't been deactivated and I didn't realize it was inside nor that it was what made those store detectors go off. So, I had to just live with that annoyance for a couple of months until I figured out what was going on. Quite a few times store workers would be like, "Okay, let's see your pockets," and I just got used to it. Eventually after a few months, I was leaving Barnes n Noble and a store worker found out that it was my wallet and said that I was going to continue to have problems until I deactivated it and did so for me. After that I didn't have problems, but every once in a while you see someone leaving a store with those things going off and the customer shows a worker that they're innocent.
Since then I got my concealed firearms permit. I was wondering lately, what do you if one of those things go off and a store worker wants you to show that you're not stealing anything? The store worker is going to be alarmed if they find a sidearm on you because most people out there automatically think that any non-LEO with a handgun in public is automatically a criminal. It's probably best that not everyone gets alarmed and then the police are called, even if you do have the permit.
Since then I got my concealed firearms permit. I was wondering lately, what do you if one of those things go off and a store worker wants you to show that you're not stealing anything? The store worker is going to be alarmed if they find a sidearm on you because most people out there automatically think that any non-LEO with a handgun in public is automatically a criminal. It's probably best that not everyone gets alarmed and then the police are called, even if you do have the permit.