That exact thing happened to my wife only there were 5 of them. One said, “She’s got a gun!”. She turned toward them and said you’re damned right I’ve got a gun!. It’s my Constitutional right! They lurked back in the shadows and never made another sound.
Oh yeah. Mississippi.
There are all types of scenarios. No one scenario fits each and every case.
I carry concealed. I do however carry what I call semi-concealed. Instead of tucking a handgun in my waistband, I will holster a pistol and wear a button type shirt with a tee-shirt, leaving the button up shirt open and draped over my holster to semi-conceal it.
There is no need to freak people out. No need to walk into a Toyz-R-Us sporting a sidearm in plain view.
There is a time and a place.