Big day for me today. Up until now I have only open carried in restaurants. Today I decided to try shopping. Went to harbor freight first. Spent an hour there walking around. No issues or looks that I could tell. Was nervous walking in but after a 20 minutes or so that went away
From there we went next door to Namco to check out their moving sale . Walked in and was greeted by 3 employees just inside the door. We exchanged pleasantries and went along browsing. As we were leaving all said thanks for stopping in. No looks, runs or terrors.
Last we stopped in Lowes Eden Square. Feeling really comfortable now, we walked around picking up the items we needed. All the cashiers were waiting for customers in the aisle. All said hello. Paid for our items and walked out. As we left the building, a gentleman was walking toward the door to go in. We exchanged nods then he noticed my sidearm. He began nodding his head again, in what appeared to be approval. As we walked past the only vehicle other than ours in this area, also the direction he was coming from, I noticed the Gadsden Flag stickers on the car. I just smiled thinking to myself, he was probably CC'ing as I did not see a firearm.
All in all, I feel much more comfortable now then ever.
