Garystarcher
Regular Member
My wife and I stopped at the giant eagle on Raff rd tonight 08-30-12 at 21:20. As we were walking in we noticed a canton city police officer do guard duty outside the entrance. We did a little shopping at approximately 21:40 we checked out and I noticed said officer looking at my sidearm.
We preceded to the front of the store and stopped at the lottery machine to try our luck. We started walking again and an employee of giant eagle blocked us from going out the left entrance and acted like it was an accident. I then hear behind me sir so I turn around and there stands the officer and the following conversation took place.
Officer: Sir
Me: Me?
Officer: Yeah-Do you have a CCW?
Me: No,I'm open carrying and open carry is legal
Officer: Do you have ID
Me: Yes I do But I am not required to show you
Officer: What's your name?
Me: I am not required to tell you
Officer: This is a state liquor store
Me: Am I suspected of a crime?
Officer: Well this is a state liquor store
Me: Okey. I am not consuming
Officer: Do you realize as soon as you get into a car with a loaded gun it's illegal?
Me: Yes that is why I unload
Officer: Well keep moving
The officer then proceeds to follow us to our vehicle and proceeded to run our plates and asked dispatch if the male subject had any violent offenses on record. My wife and I loaded the bags into the car with him standing there watching us. I then stripped my sidearm all the way down with slide off and spring and barrel out and magazine laying right beside it. I then took the rounds with me. As I was picking the rounds up one fell to the ground I turn around and the then I have a another short conversation with him.
Officer: You better pick that up or I'm going to hit you with littering
Me: ok will do sir.
Me: Am I free to go or are you detaining me
Officer: I never detained you
Me: I realize that but I just wanted to make sure
Me: what's your name and badge number.
Officer: Sgt. Brian McWilliams badge number 39
Me: okey thank you sir
Officer: Just watch out there is someone behind you
My question is can he legally follow us out and run our plates? By the way this is my first encounter and I was just a tad bit nervous and he was very arrogant. Should I call his supervisor and file a complaint? Any help or comments will be appreciated thank you.
We preceded to the front of the store and stopped at the lottery machine to try our luck. We started walking again and an employee of giant eagle blocked us from going out the left entrance and acted like it was an accident. I then hear behind me sir so I turn around and there stands the officer and the following conversation took place.
Officer: Sir
Me: Me?
Officer: Yeah-Do you have a CCW?
Me: No,I'm open carrying and open carry is legal
Officer: Do you have ID
Me: Yes I do But I am not required to show you
Officer: What's your name?
Me: I am not required to tell you
Officer: This is a state liquor store
Me: Am I suspected of a crime?
Officer: Well this is a state liquor store
Me: Okey. I am not consuming
Officer: Do you realize as soon as you get into a car with a loaded gun it's illegal?
Me: Yes that is why I unload
Officer: Well keep moving
The officer then proceeds to follow us to our vehicle and proceeded to run our plates and asked dispatch if the male subject had any violent offenses on record. My wife and I loaded the bags into the car with him standing there watching us. I then stripped my sidearm all the way down with slide off and spring and barrel out and magazine laying right beside it. I then took the rounds with me. As I was picking the rounds up one fell to the ground I turn around and the then I have a another short conversation with him.
Officer: You better pick that up or I'm going to hit you with littering
Me: ok will do sir.
Me: Am I free to go or are you detaining me
Officer: I never detained you
Me: I realize that but I just wanted to make sure
Me: what's your name and badge number.
Officer: Sgt. Brian McWilliams badge number 39
Me: okey thank you sir
Officer: Just watch out there is someone behind you
My question is can he legally follow us out and run our plates? By the way this is my first encounter and I was just a tad bit nervous and he was very arrogant. Should I call his supervisor and file a complaint? Any help or comments will be appreciated thank you.
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