The fear is theirs. In their minds you wield power. A power that doesn't belong to you as an individual. That power belongs to the collective. It belongs to the state. When I'm armed, I see fear in those who despise guns...fear of the gun and fear of me because that object they dread is in my hands.
Hoplophobes
“When I’m armed, I see fear in those who despise guns...”
That is exactly why I almost always choose to carry concealed. I have no desire to elicit ANY response 99% of the time.