self preservation
Regular Member
Alright, I hammed it up a bit and it's not what you think. But I was left wondering something.
I stopped into PD today to ask a question. Of course I had my Serpa holster and Glock on under my Carhartt jacket. Pulling this jacket over my gun to OC is uncomfortable. So when I arrived at PD I simply took my gun out of its holster and locked it up in the glove box before entering. As I walk in I am greeted by the Chief and asst. Chief. Both of whom I have known for a long time. The Chief looks at me and says as he is getting up from his desk "put your hands on the wall." He was laughing as was the asst. Chief. I knew that they were giving me a hard time over the issue I had with the detective over OC a few months back and they wanted to poke a little fun at me. I smiled and played along. He starts patting me down in what I would describe as a sloppy, non-serious manner.
But he did feel my holster under my jacket. He stops laughing and pulls my jacket up to find an empty holster. I look at him and say "thought you found something, didn't you?" He responds "for a second I thought I did." He smiles and chuckles once more before starting we start BS'ing about my question that I had. This incident, even though it was a joke got me to wondering. What if I had forgot to remove my concealed gun before entering a police station or wore it in because I didn't know the law or simply didn't care? It would have been stupid on my part, but I'm talking legally. Would this have held up in court or would it have been an illegal search? And what is the punishment for violating this law? Jail, fine, misdemeanor, felony? I don't believe the KRS says.
I stopped into PD today to ask a question. Of course I had my Serpa holster and Glock on under my Carhartt jacket. Pulling this jacket over my gun to OC is uncomfortable. So when I arrived at PD I simply took my gun out of its holster and locked it up in the glove box before entering. As I walk in I am greeted by the Chief and asst. Chief. Both of whom I have known for a long time. The Chief looks at me and says as he is getting up from his desk "put your hands on the wall." He was laughing as was the asst. Chief. I knew that they were giving me a hard time over the issue I had with the detective over OC a few months back and they wanted to poke a little fun at me. I smiled and played along. He starts patting me down in what I would describe as a sloppy, non-serious manner.
But he did feel my holster under my jacket. He stops laughing and pulls my jacket up to find an empty holster. I look at him and say "thought you found something, didn't you?" He responds "for a second I thought I did." He smiles and chuckles once more before starting we start BS'ing about my question that I had. This incident, even though it was a joke got me to wondering. What if I had forgot to remove my concealed gun before entering a police station or wore it in because I didn't know the law or simply didn't care? It would have been stupid on my part, but I'm talking legally. Would this have held up in court or would it have been an illegal search? And what is the punishment for violating this law? Jail, fine, misdemeanor, felony? I don't believe the KRS says.