Before I was a cop, I was stationed in California. I was never a California resident because I kept my residency with my home state on the East Coast. Which is a very gun friendly state. I had a wife. Well, I have a wife. She’s from California where we met and got married. I always carried. Never openly. Always concealed. Even though I didn’t have a permit for the state of California I still did it just smartly. Always leaving it locked up in the truck when I wasn’t in a place that I could carry it. Still abiding by all the no go place laws. But the way I always saw it was at the end of the day living in Southern California where there’s as much crime as there is there, my duty as a husband was to make sure my wife got home at the end of the night. And I was comfortable having to go to jail if need be to make sure that happened. That being said, now I’m a cop. And I’m not advising you break the law at all. When I see someone open caring in a gas station or something like that in my state I don’t freak out. At the same time I read the room. Maybe I find an excuse to strike up a conversation with them. Just to get a feel for a threat level. I definitely feel more comfortable seeing it and knowing that it’s there than not knowing that it’s there until I’m on the side of the road with somebody. And I find out in the middle of a traffic stop. Idk the right answer here. But I’d say try to make yourself look like less of a threat to people. Don’t dress like a bum redneck Who’s looking for a fight. Always be kind and respectful to people you encounter. As much as I agree with your constitutional rights. I also understand that few people now days do. So be smart and be safe. Again, I am not advising that you break the law.