[Rick Lee]

No, it wouldn't be brandishing. I've done plenty of gun deals in parking lots. As long as it looks like it's not a confrontation, it's fine. I'd only do it in a parking lot though, not on the sidewalk in view of a lot of people. All gun stores have signs on the doors saying to keep your guns holstered at all times. The local BMW bike dealer is right between two gun stores and they even have the sign, as so many folks go in there on the way to/from the gun stores.