I was confronted by a beta male business owner about my group being armed or not.
I just lied, said “no sir We dont believe in weapons” behaved peacefully as normal - and let him think he was safer.
Which is what anyone with half a brain is going to do.
You’re not putting hands on a tradesman for a pat down - just as the beta male business owner was in no position to verify my statement. And I really don’t care about the rules - especially if I’m a dishwasher repair guy and the first thing a home owner wants to talk about is guns.