Originally Posted by MakingItPay

I had a situation where my buddy stopped at a rest stop. (I said hell no don't stop at a rest stop). He did anyway. I stayed in the car, he went in. A couple minutes go by and some big dude strolls into the bathroom behind him. He was looking around, not like a guy that has to go. I realized my pistol was in the trunk, in a silver case. I jumped out and got it. Then I see another guy who obviously saw me get the gun case, walking my direction fast. I look at him and he stops and gets on the cell phone. The big guy comes out of the bathroom and they leave together.

When my buddy came out I asked him what that guy did. He said he came in and turned on all the waters in the bathroom, then got a call and walked out. Same effect maybe with my shotgun, but I doubt I would have brought it on the road with me. Concealable firepower is important to me. If you are not at home, you can have a gun, but not freak out the people around you.