richarcm
Regular Member
Went to Warsaw, VA last night. It is a relatively small town but does have one gun store. It recently relocated to a much larger building so we decided to check it out on the way back to Richmond, VA.
When we got there it was 6:54pm. There were two cop cars in the parking lot. We walked up to the door (you could see both cops right in front of the door) to go inside and noticed that the sign said that they were only open until 7pm so we just decided to check it out some other time and head back to the car.
As we were walking back to the car one of the cops walked outside and said...."Sir! Sir!". I was open carrying at the time so I was expecting that he might be about to question my openly carried firearm. Instead he told me that they were still open. He asked why we were leaving and we told him that they were only open for about 5 more minutes so we decided it might be best to come back some other time. He said that they were staying open as late as necessary due to hunting season and that gun owners were always welcome and that he thought maybe he scared me off.
He ended up actually being EXTREMELY pleasant, welcoming and pro gun. I am going to call the store today to see if they can't help me ID this cop so I can write a thank you letter.
I'm generally anti-cop simply because they tend to have become more of a revenue collector than a protector of our rights. But this guy was really good. Exactly how I wish all cops were....
When we got there it was 6:54pm. There were two cop cars in the parking lot. We walked up to the door (you could see both cops right in front of the door) to go inside and noticed that the sign said that they were only open until 7pm so we just decided to check it out some other time and head back to the car.
As we were walking back to the car one of the cops walked outside and said...."Sir! Sir!". I was open carrying at the time so I was expecting that he might be about to question my openly carried firearm. Instead he told me that they were still open. He asked why we were leaving and we told him that they were only open for about 5 more minutes so we decided it might be best to come back some other time. He said that they were staying open as late as necessary due to hunting season and that gun owners were always welcome and that he thought maybe he scared me off.
He ended up actually being EXTREMELY pleasant, welcoming and pro gun. I am going to call the store today to see if they can't help me ID this cop so I can write a thank you letter.
I'm generally anti-cop simply because they tend to have become more of a revenue collector than a protector of our rights. But this guy was really good. Exactly how I wish all cops were....
