Exactly. The presence of a holstered weapon makes everyone in the room more polite and respectful.
That’s what Huey P Newton, minister of defense, black panthers used to say too - makes everyone respect us.
I still remember when 30 of them showed up at the capital, (I think Reagan was governor of California). The police arrested all of them, and they were shouting and screaming they had a right to carry.
Next thing you know, we had some more gun laws.