, so how do I bring it up before we have an awkward, "what's that?" moment. Do I follow the "concealed means concealed" mantra until the cat is out of the bag, then make like a california wildfire fighter and go for containment? I suppose I could probe a bit; strike up conversation oriented toward firearms and gauge her response; make an off-handed comment at some point about going to the range or something. But even if she is not anti-gun, there has to be a fair amount of trust between us to begin with, I'd think, before she'd necessarily be comfortable knowing I'm carrying. Me being the type that thinks everyone is out to get me, I'd kind of worry if she wasn't at least a little uneasy about it at first. I also don't want to scare her off or seem cavalier about it, which I'm not.
All of this, of course, is predicated on her not having a CHL herself, which would be a best case scenario if she did, however unlikely it is. Any experience with this? Thoughts?