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Okay, for whatever reason, it is possible that someone wonders if you are carrying or not. For some who are less inhibited, or maybe a friend who knows you participate in shooting sports, they may just come out and ask you:
"Are you carrying?"
What would be your three best creative answers that would best defuse the situation without answering the question directly?
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Wow, that completely depends on who is asking and how they are asking.
For example my wife has, in certain situations, (crossing a BIG, VERY dark store parking lot at night) asked me. In that case she gets a simple, reassuring answer.
Asked by a business owner once, my reply was "Yes, is there a problem?"
On the other hand I had a friend of a friend who seemed to think it was all a big joke to loudly ask me if I was "packin' today" when we were out in various public places. I finally got fed up one afternoon and the conversation went like this.
Him: "Hey man, you PACKIN' today?" (snide tone used loudly and in public)
Me: (in my best condescending tone) "Hey man, you stopped beating your wife yet?
If memory serves that was pretty much the last time he chose to talk to me.