what was she thinking? noone ‘forgets’ that they have a
handgun with them.
glad they cut her a break, but a nationwide right to carry law would do away with these islands of insanity.
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you don't have a concealed carry license.
I do.
So does my wife.
A person with a concealed carry becomes so comfortable that you do in fact forget it's there.
When you perceive danger you immediately remember you have a weapon and it's quite comforting. Otherwise the familiarity of the weight of the weapon is such an everyday thing you don't give it a second thought.
It is quite possible to forget you have a weapon, because you don't fear it or feel uncomfortable about being armed.
I have often walked into 'restricted' places armed, not even thinking about my weapon. There is a sudden realization 'Uh oh!' that I imagine this woman felt. The mistake is then trying to talk to someone about your 'Uh oh' moment.
Just roll with it (the weapon IS concealed!) or leave, but never tell on yourself.
Insanity is the problem. I read somewhere that about 75% of New York City dwellers are certifiable nut jobs.
If you read the whole story, you will see she tried to be a good citizen by going over to a security guard and asking if she could check her gun in after seeing the no guns allowed sign. The security guard could have secured the weapon for her instead of treating her like a threat.
It says it was with her in New York inadvertently which is not be default “forgetting”