I'm pretty impressed with all your training this early on. Good job. You strike me as pretty squared away. Especially for a newb.
Keep carrying, keep thinking safety, keep training, keep learning. Good job.
Does it count as "open carry" if you're in the check-out & your pants have sagged a bit & when you go to pull them up, you notice that your S&W in that paddle holster is sticking down an inch or two past the bottom of your jacket?
We have all been there before and probably reacted the same way. I commend the OP for taking the training and doing some research before deciding to carry. Welcome to the club and lets hope we NEVER need to use it but if we do it's there for our safety.
I actually just started carrying within the past few months and it's kinda nice to know that there are some people on here who are new to carrying as well. I almost felt more paranoid of people the first few weeks though. Idk if that's normal or not. I got past it, but I have always wanted to ask another person who is new to carrying if they felt the same way. I carry an M&P Shield 45 in a fitted holster from High Noon Holsters and it has worked great for me.