But I'm NOT paranoid. I just don't trust anyone.
I feel its important to make this post. Dont agree with how I handled it thats fine, and I dont care.
Im 37 years old. Almost without exception I have open carried something (for the last few years a Glock 30 in a kydex) every day from wake up until bed for 19 of those years. In all my time doing this today is the first time Ive ever been extremely happy it was on my hip.
Today around 4pm I was working in my back yard. A white van pulls up the drive with no markings what so ever. I had a couple guys working on a pool, and I ask if the van was with them, and they said no.
Some of you have been to my place, most have not. I live in the boonies to say the least. You really don't come here unless you mean to. I walk around the corner, and there is a late 20's mexican (not being a racist bastard here) getting out of the van from the passengers side. He had full sleeve tattoo's (not being judgmental, I have some to) as well as a neck covered in tats. Driver never gets out, but has neck tats as well. My wife has the good sense to let the rottweiler, and German Shepard out of the house (the pit was hiding under the bed). The Shepard stands at the front door growling, and the Rot is pretty well pissed and ready to go to war. I think she could sense I was a little on edge, and did exactly what I wanted her to do. I walk up and say "can I help you boys?" and the guy who got out started getting real jittery, and stuttering his words, looking at his buddy, etc. My rot is standing on my left growling. He starts saying thy are lost, and looking for x address (which is not even fiscally possible the way we do our addressing system in Indiana). I inform them thats not possible, and his buddy starts fidgeting in the van. I open carry, so there is no "uncover your gun" I just pulled my hand to my grip and kind of leaned on the gun. Eventually they left, I got some licence plate, and description, and called to report it.
I will say this, I practice with a gun more than most. I can tell you for a fact that I did not regret 1 round of that practice walking towards the van. I actually regretted I had not shot my gun in the last 5 days.
The moral of the story is, you may think its overkill to carry while cutting the grass, watching TV, ETC. But from personal experience as of today, Im glad I am vigilant about carrying every where I go.