[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Originally, concealed carry laws were intended for the thugs with a .38 in their waistband and not the law-abiding citizens. It gave law enforcement one more “charge” to convict on (still does, too).

[Eastbound]

So I guess the right thing to say to a cop who sees your 'concealed' gun is to say, "I'm not a crook!"

(It kept Nixon from going to jail, so it must have some merit.)