EASY GUYS
Stand down a bit, the gentleman is merely asking a question.
Now, hiding in plain sight is all fine and good Elvis, but you have to factor in access, which I know you have.
NO GRANDPARENT hasn't thought about the Little Ones.
I am for the idea of hiding a weapon in plain sight.
When I was in Daly City ( outside of San Fran ) in 2002, our contract included some work in "the ghetto" behind The Presidio and also in San Mateo and Oakland.
Now, my guys who followed me from contract to contract were mostly, uh, "white" for lack of a better term. I don't know what the PC term is.... "cracker"?
One guy, I'll call him Nick, was a former Army, uh, "shooter". He had a lot of tricks, gained by lots of time "outside the wire". He turned me onto 1911's and he showed me some stuff that NO ONE has volunteered here on this website.
In his toolbox was an inconspicious looking First Aid kit. Probably 9" by 6" and it was made of steel with a two hinge top. Just ziptied to his toolkit. It went everywhere he went to work. Just another piece of "kit".
One day we were talking about safety, just he and I, and he said that he was not worried, he was 100% covered. I made the comment that "my over-watch was sometimes MILES away" - he just gave me a grin and flipped the two latches on his "First Aid" kit. Inside was nothing but foam, a 1911 5" Colt, loaded, and (3) additional mags.
I would have NEVER guessed what he had in there if he didn't show me.
JD