It is funny to see some peoples reactions. I had a friend of mine ask once, “Do you mean every time I have seen you, you were carrying a gun?” She was not upset, because she supports defensive carry. But sometimes the reality of is a huge surprise to people.
It is going to take some time, but not too long, for the restoration of “gun culture” in society. And there is no discernible time when it happens, it just does.
These days, in Arizona, if there is some ordinary event, and you mention to a police officer that you have concealed carry, as often as not he will wait for you to “finish your sentence”; that is, it is as if you just told him that you were wearing shoes. “And...?”
Still, personally, I am not about sharing unsolicited information. That I concealed carry a gun (and a knife, which I strongly recommend to those that carry,) is generally just my business, like my carrying a wallet.
At the same time I encourage others who prefer open carry to do so as well, because they help make the cultural change, and gradually teach others that gun culture is not just generally non-violent, but helps keep the peace.
And “Blessed is the peacemaker...”