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"Ban Ban Maxwell's Silver Hammer came down upon his heaaad!"
Glad you had a 90% good experience with OC. I have found that being friendly--especially if someone shows facial reaction to your sidearm--goes a long way. They quickly find out that you are just another citizen. If someone says something... "Oh, that? Yeah, it's my buddy (the sidearm) that goes everywhere with me." then off to "How bout the weather?" (or something similar) and go on to something else.
I OC'd to Louisville & back and made many stops along the way and used the above mentioned phrase once. It completely diffused the situation.