When can you show your gun to good people?

[Iwant1]

All of us have friends that conceal carry. Whether at church, at work, or even out in public somewhere you meet your friends. Sometimes you've purchased a new gun, or a new holster. I know legally, it is not to be exposed. However, when, where, and how many people can there be, until it's not ok. For instance:
1) Bathrooms with a few friends?
2) Side room with closed door with just you and a friend.
3) Vacant hallways
4) Parking Lots when "No one is looking"
Picture you and some friends in a room with 15 people. You know everyone and for the most part, everyone is "for" guns. 4 or 5 friends around you either have guns on them or like them, but they know you are carrying. They are wanting to see your gun or holster. Is it acceptable to show them and by this I mean keeping the gun holstered, just exposing it? Keep in mind there are 10 or more people in this room in the background? Just food for thought, I'm wondering if I'm alone.

 

[SMS]

IMHO, Never.

My answer would be "come by the house sometime and I'll show you".

 

[Shoot Summ]

IMHO, Never.

My answer would be "come by the house sometime and I'll show you".

Exactly.....

Or the range.....

 

[NikatKimber]

I'm with SMS. Never publicly.

 

[Glock 'em down]

I believe in the "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" approach.

But no, seriously...it's never a good idea to publicly draw your weapon. Besides...if you and a couple of other guys jet off to the back bedroom, looking at each others lower torso areas, what do you think everybody else is gonna think y'all are up to?

 

[Iwant1]

I'm not referring to ever removing your gun from its holster. So you're tell me, that you guys have never been in a driveway or in a closed office and shown your holster(with gun in it) to someone?

 

[HMFIC]

Show and tell isn't the point... it's for protection of your life. Keep it covered.

 

[Rod Snell]

I'm wondering if I'm alone.

Unfortunately, no.
That still doesn't make it a good idea, and it raises some questions about maturity and judgement in the minds of onlookers.

 

[Iwant1]

All of us have friends that conceal carry. Whether at church, at work, or even out in public somewhere you meet your friends. Sometimes you've purchased a new gun, or a new holster. I know legally, it is not to be exposed. However, when, where, and how many people can there be, until it's not ok. For instance:
1) Bathrooms with a few friends?
2) Side room with closed door with just you and a friend.
3) Vacant hallways
4) Parking Lots when "No one is looking"
Picture you and some friends in a room with 15 people. You know everyone and for the most part, everyone is "for" guns. 4 or 5 friends around you either have guns on them or like them, but they know you are carrying. They are wanting to see your gun or holster. Is it acceptable to show them and by this I mean keeping the gun holstered, just exposing it? Keep in mind there are 10 or more people in this room in the background? Just food for thought, I'm wondering if I'm alone.

Let me clarify. The people that are doing this are not doing it in an inmature way.
The question I want answered is this: When is it legal to show your holstered gun to someone wanting to see it? How many people can be present?

 

[SMS]

So you're tell me, that you guys have never been in a driveway or in a closed office and shown your holster(with gun in it) to someone?

Yup, that's what I'm telling you. It stays under my shirt/jacket until it's time to shoot it or secure it for the day. Period.

If it comes up in conversation, I change the subject or deflect to other gun topics.