The right to carry concealedly is upon us and more of that right is being exercised by many now than ever before.
It helps to pay attention to our surroundings, too, which I hadn't until now.
A few years ago, I went to fish at the dam and waterfall at Cannon Falls on Highway 19 from Hastings. In the past, there were usually a lot of people. But that day I was alone. After slipping down the hill over a few snakes to the edge of the water, I caught one white bass and one bullhead. It also felt creepy. So, I took off.
I told my cousins about how I was so surprised no one was there. That was usually a good spot for walleys, pikes, muskies, white bass--besides drums and bullheads. They said Hmong people don't go there anymore because of a racial incident...A Hmong guy and his teenage son were fishing. The son was by the dam while the guy fished downstream. He heard his son cry "Dad!" The guy rushed back and two White guys were already holding the boy's arms and about to beat him up. The guy screamed to them and ran to them. He took out his pistol and pointed it right on one of the white guys' head and told them to leave. They did.
I don't think Hmong and White people fish there ever again.