Well due to my rather hectic schedule, it has taken me some time to get on here and reply to the thread I started. Initially, I posted a rather detailed account of the incident without thinking about the prosecution potentially trying to take my post and twist it in a way that could be used against me. After the reply from Grapeshot, I decided to revise my initial post until I had all the legal issues finalized. I think it it quite clear however that I will prevail in this case; the facts are simple and I was in complete accordance with the law. My attorney did express that from this point forward, I may want to consider carrying my firearm concealed to avoid getting harassed by the police. The issue is that I have refrained from getting a conceal carry license just based upon principle. I am not a attorney, but I was under the impression that the 2nd Amendment states that we have the right to bear arms. I have always wondered how the government has the power to require a license for a constitutional right?
As far as firearm training is concerned, I have grown up around firearms, and utilize them heavily. I have also engaged in competition shooting, such as IDPA. Members of my family own quite a lot of farmland throughout Kansas, and I go out there regularly to practice my draw, practice rapid magazine changes, and moving while engaging on multiple targets that I set up. Furthermore, I have also paid for advanced pistol training, and am familiar with a wide array of high end firearms. I try to get in a minimum of 200 to 250 rounds of practice per week. I will be rather vague regarding the details of the incident, but it was at night while I was walking around my neighborhood trying to decompress from a rather stressful day. I live in a fairly affluent neighborhood that has relatively low crime. Nevertheless, having the ability to defend myself if necessary made the walk, intended to relieve my stress, more relaxing until I was approached by LEO's. I guess that my post at this point is just a public service announcement to anyone considering open carry in Wichita. I was still in a dressed in professional attire, and they had no reasonable suspicion or probably cause to make contact with me in the first place. Furthermore, the firearm that I was carrying falls into around the 1K range, and that is the used value. I do not see many criminals carrying firearms of this sort, esspecially openly carried in plain view.
This may be slightly off topic, but to lighten the mood I would like to share a brief exchange I had with my local Rolex dealer when I was picking up my two-tone 18K yellow gold Submariner from being serviced and looking at a Yachtmaster I have had my eye on. He asked me if I had the watch insured due to the high value of the watch. I laughed and told him, "Yes, I do have an insurance policy set up, it is typically in the form of a 45 auto or a 9mm."