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Carry in Marshfield , WI . . . . and L.E.O. Encounter

The_Pennsylvanian

The_Pennsylvanian

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So yesterday I picked up my brand-spanking-new Remington 1911 R1 Enhanced .:banana: Took it home , cleaned it , etc .
A family friend invited us ( Me , Wife , and Baby ) out for lunch at Scotty's Pizza for the weekday buffett . . . . which is directly across the street from the cop shop . As we entered , I may have been concealing ( as I was wearing a button down sweater that was open ) but as soon as we were seating ourselves then sweater came off and it was out there. Sometime between the third and fourth trip to the buffet line , two Marshfield patrolmen enter and start eating . As I was walking past on my way to the pizza , one of them gave me the nod and a smile , which I returned .

I went back to the table and ate more pizza ,played with the kid ( she's 9 mo. old ) and had a good time in general . On our way out the door , both of the officers gave me the nod again , which I returned . Openly carried the two blocks back to the van before determining to put the sweater back on because it was darn COLD with that wind .

Later went on to openly carry at Festival and Mao-Mart ( Wally World ) , Baltus Car Wash , and a few other stops I can't recall . So essentially , the L.E.O. encounter . . . . . . . . wasn't !

All in all , it was a good day . Now to get a membership at the range !
 
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Polar Baer

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The_Pennsylvanian said:
So yesterday I picked up my brand-spanking-new Remington 1911 R1 Enhanced .:banana: Took it home , cleaned it , etc .
A family friend invited us ( Me , Wife , and Baby ) out for lunch at Scotty's Pizza for the weekday buffett . . . . which is directly across the street from the cop shop . As we entered , I may have been concealing ( as I was wearing a button down sweater that was open ) but as soon as we were seating ourselves then sweater came off and it was out there. Sometime between the third and fourth trip to the buffet line , two Marshfield patrolmen enter and start eating . As I was walking past on my way to the pizza , one of them gave me the nod and a smile , which I returned .

I went back to the table and ate more pizza ,played with the kid ( she's 9 mo. old ) and had a good time in general . On our way out the door , both of the officers gave me the nod again , which I returned . Openly carried the two blocks back to the van before determining to put the sweater back on because it was darn COLD with that wind .

Later went on to openly carry at Festival and Mao-Mart ( Wally World ) , Baltus Car Wash , and a few other stops I can't recall . So essentially , the L.E.O. encounter . . . . . . . . wasn't !

All in all , it was a good day . Now to get a membership at the range !
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Glad to see this. I wish Milwaukee county was more carry friendly.
 
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McX

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OC'd across the street to convenience store for smokes, and soda. noted a cop sitting in his car just down the street from me as i crossed. then back outside to building front for maintenance while OCing. no contact, no notice taken of me. life went on.
 
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msteinhilber

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Verona, WI
I was open carrying at a Kwik Trip in Verona a few weeks back and while I was pumping my gas I saw a few Sheriff deputy cars parked. Finished pumping my gas and walked in to pickup milk and a few other items and had my hands full. One of the deputies was in line and said go ahead and cut ahead of me. I had to turn left to check and see what pump I had and I'm a lefty and noticed him take a glance at my XD-357 on my hip and never said a word. Got a nod from another deputy as I was walking out the door, no troubles at all.

I thought I was going to have an officer stop me when I was walking down the street while my kid was riding his bike in Verona. An officer in an unmarked car drove past and took a look at me and I saw him flip a U-turn and then remain parked on the side of the street. We made it down a ways further then turned around and started to head back and the officer was still there. Kiddo said "look dad a police man!" and he gave a nod and all was well. It seems like after CCW took effect, more officers are starting to understand our rights.
 
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protias

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Good to see police respecting people's right to eat...and carry without harassing the ownership.
 
MKEgal

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xenophon said:
Ah, you can do the same thing in Milwaukee County.
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In certain cities, yes.

I'm collecting notes on what areas/cities are friendly to citizens who choose to exercise their rights.
Eventually I'll be able to move away from here. :lol:
 
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HolyOrangeJuice

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I was probably in the cop shop. Good times. MPD is an excellent group of guys and gals. Glad to work with them.
 
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