It all depends on their level of courtesy,,,
And my mood at the moment.
I carry a nice leather briefcase,,,
Actually it's more like a
leather messenger bag.
I started carrying it when I was still a student,,,
It's so danged handy that I continued using it daily,,,
And yes, there's almost always a Beretta Cheetah in it's holster.
I had a Wal Mart security guy confront me in the parking lot,,,
He was not particularly polite but he wasn't confrontational either,,,
He said I was on tape looking like I had placed something in my briefcase.
I knew exactly what he was referring to,,,
I had taken a small tape measure out of my bag,,,
I used it to measure the length of a replacement lamp harp.
Anyways, he asked if he could search inside my briefcase,,,
I considered getting uppity but like I said,,,
He was not being overly rude.
I told him I would open my case and he could look inside it,,,
But under no circumstance would I hand it to him,,,
He was puzzled until I opened the compartment,,,
And showed him the holstered Beretta.
I explained what I had been doing and showed him the tape measure,,,
He accepted that, apologized for the inconvenience,,,
And we went on my merry ways.
I've had other situations that weren't so calm,,,
One case angered me so badly that I verbally provoked the security guy,,,
I truly hoped he would grab at me or my bag so I could sue the pants off the store.
But bottom line,,,
Since I carry my gun in my briefcase,,,
I'm not allowing anyone to take it or to search me.
Except a cop.
Aarond
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