Hope you got a good hiding place!
When I went to pick up a friend in my GMC Jimmy there were police cars wizzing around and Officers running around on foot. I had the Dessert Eagle in a holster in the center console. Since I had no idea what the police were doing except for obviously looking for someone, I pulled the DE out of the console and set it on top of the console. My friend freaked. Told him at the time is was illegal to have a concealed gun in a vehicle.
An officer, gun drawn, actually came up to the window as we were driving away from the friend's house. He asked if we had seen a guy running and gave a description. We hadn't. He said thanks and took off running. Didn't say a thing about the Desert Eagle laying on the console in plain sight between us.
Having the gun out in plain sight was the proper thing to do back then. Would have hated to have kept the gun in the console and have them search my car for whatever reason. THAT would have gotten us in trouble.
With all the new conceal and carry stuff today, don't really know what is proper to do. Guess I need to take a class and get a permit just to find out so I don't get in trouble.