. >> reporter: mark zahar has been a concealed carry permit holder for several years. >> i don't carry a lot. i have carried at times and i have never ever had a situation where anybody realized i was carrying. someone else was a concealed carry permit holder accidentally shows their firearm and someone sees it? >> so far hasn't applied to me. >> reporter: the sheriff released information about a proposal to protect people fromet going arrested or prosecuted if their weapon is accidentally visible. it happened to a citrus county man in 2009. he a permitted gun owner was arrested after an officer spotted it under his shirt. what i think it does, it defines that gray area so that the -- any officer who were to witness this would have greater direction, let's say in determining whether or not there was a violation of the law or not. >> reporter: the proposal would create immunity for a gun owner who accidentally displays a firearm. and officers would be required to let the person explain the mistake, if it does happen the person could not be convicted. to be arrested a person would have t