Tucker6900
Regular Member
I was heading home from Michigan yesterday, when we stopped at the South Holland travel stop. You know, the one with the McDonalds, a gas station, etc. Since Illinois doesnt like my sidearm, I stored it before crossing the border from Indiana. And, since its a pain to remove my belt to remove my holster and spare mag pouch, I left the two on, with a spare mag still in the pouch.
We ordered our food from McDonalds, sat down at a table, while the kids played in the play area. We were not there 2 minutes when a pair of ISP officers approached very cautiously. I turned and said hello, and one of them told me to keep my hand on the table, which wasnt a problem as I was enjoying my delicious Big Mac. Once they made their way around my left side, they realized I didnt have a gun in the holster, and chastized me for causing alarm. I ask "Is it illegal to carry this without a gun?" To which the answered no, but "you can understand that from a distance we couldnt tell either way". And I agreed, then they asked where the gun was at, which I then asked if I was being detained. They said no, but were checking the situation. I told them that if the conversation was going to continue, I needed to get my phone out of my pocket to record the situation. At that point, one of them started to cite the Illinois wire tapping law, and I shot him down the the Court block. The other officer then said, "just be safe sir, we dont need any other issues. Have a nice day."
After they left, that Big Mac tasted SOOOOOOOO much better!!
We ordered our food from McDonalds, sat down at a table, while the kids played in the play area. We were not there 2 minutes when a pair of ISP officers approached very cautiously. I turned and said hello, and one of them told me to keep my hand on the table, which wasnt a problem as I was enjoying my delicious Big Mac. Once they made their way around my left side, they realized I didnt have a gun in the holster, and chastized me for causing alarm. I ask "Is it illegal to carry this without a gun?" To which the answered no, but "you can understand that from a distance we couldnt tell either way". And I agreed, then they asked where the gun was at, which I then asked if I was being detained. They said no, but were checking the situation. I told them that if the conversation was going to continue, I needed to get my phone out of my pocket to record the situation. At that point, one of them started to cite the Illinois wire tapping law, and I shot him down the the Court block. The other officer then said, "just be safe sir, we dont need any other issues. Have a nice day."
After they left, that Big Mac tasted SOOOOOOOO much better!!