May 4, 2008
OC to Babies-R- US, Home Depot, and Toys- R- US ... all near the hospital.
Babies R US ...... Walked around.. saw people noticing but no one said anything until I got up to pay. The clerk behind the counter let me pay and then asked... ok so why the gun? What do you do?
I replied I was an electrician and it was for self defense. Nothing else was said.
Home Depot.... Nobody said anything but I got a lot of looks. The double-take wide eyed kind.
Toys R US..... Walked past a guy in a hurry because I was bee-lining it for the baby stuff. (BABIES R US HAS NO DIAPER GENIE 2 REFILLS!!!!!!!) As I was leaving he kinda stopped in a confrontational way and said " It's not real safe carrying a gun in a kids store DUDE!!!" Real demeaning and the like. I didn't even skip a beat or acknowledge him... I just passed, paid , and left. Got the feeling it could have escalated into a shouting match... and to be honest.. after about 1/2 a second....I didn't really care what that guy thought at all.
So to wrap up... I had a lot more contact and looks than usual. I think because it's warm, no jacket and my gun sticks out a lot more with just jeans and a tucked in shirt, it's A LOT more noticable.