RedLion, there is a debate in my area about our CCW provision. Some say to keep our status secret, many others say to make it known.
My wife and I are in the "make it known" category. Our friends understand, and the criminals do not matter. Besides, did you ever see the unmitigated junk that a criminal carries? I had to laugh once when a thug pulled out a SW 629, pointed it at a cop and fired. Everyone winced, but the gun just went "click."
As the thug was bulldozed to the floor, a cop opened the cylinder of the 629, and found an odd assortment of rounds. Each chamber had two .22LR rounds jammed into them.
When the cops asked the thug why he did that, he "reminded" the officers that his revolver was a .44, and not having any .44 caliber rounds, he simply substituted two .22LRs...
I hope I meet this stellar member of our society, it's better than meeting a really dangerous one!