bayboy42
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Well after open carrying for almost 1 year solid, and reading opencarry.org for almost as long, I had my first encounter. Now before yall start getting fired up cause you think I'm about to write about an overzealous manager on a power trip, or an ex-marine who has issues with open carrying....I say RELAX!! I had a good encounter:what:
I reached the end of an isle an was noticed two males (somewhere between 20 and 24, clean cut) heading straight for me with a look of curiousity/concern/wonder/doubt on their faces. When they got close, the lead male said "Excuse me sir". I took a deep breath and muttered "WooooooSaaa" under my breath and did a quick mental assessment of the two males:
Badges....Negative
Gun displayed....Negative
Had I seen them before....Negative (except for about 3 isles earlier 5-10 min before)
Am i about to get hassled....I don't think so.
I responded "yes?".
The lead male said "Do you have a concealed weapons permit?" Hmmmm, maybe my quick mental assessment was wrong. :exclaim: I said "Yes, and I can only assume you are asking because of the firearm openly displayed on my right side." I was waiting for the hassle to begin and he states "I've been considering getting my permit and really wanted to talk to somebody that has theirs to get a better understanding of the process involved". Whew......not gonna have to bash another Wal-Mart on OCDO tonight....great.
Anyhow, I chatted with the two folks for 5-10 minutes discussing VA's open carry laws (which they were both unaware of) and also the process for obtaining a CHP. They both thanked me for the information. As I was getting ready to walk off, the lead male says "can I ask you one more question and you don't have to answer". I said "Sure why not!". He asked "So why do you chose to open carry?" Now I was excited.....100s of great quotes from OCDO started running through my head...because I can't carry a Cop....because I can....etc. I responded "I carry for self protection and I choose to open carry because the great state of VA allows me that right". They thanked me once again and headed off down the chip isle.
In retrospect, I only missed one thing.....the words http://www.opencarry.org never came out of my mouth:banghead: Please find it your hearts to forgive me!!:shock:
Well after open carrying for almost 1 year solid, and reading opencarry.org for almost as long, I had my first encounter. Now before yall start getting fired up cause you think I'm about to write about an overzealous manager on a power trip, or an ex-marine who has issues with open carrying....I say RELAX!! I had a good encounter:what:
I reached the end of an isle an was noticed two males (somewhere between 20 and 24, clean cut) heading straight for me with a look of curiousity/concern/wonder/doubt on their faces. When they got close, the lead male said "Excuse me sir". I took a deep breath and muttered "WooooooSaaa" under my breath and did a quick mental assessment of the two males:
Badges....Negative
Gun displayed....Negative
Had I seen them before....Negative (except for about 3 isles earlier 5-10 min before)
Am i about to get hassled....I don't think so.
I responded "yes?".
The lead male said "Do you have a concealed weapons permit?" Hmmmm, maybe my quick mental assessment was wrong. :exclaim: I said "Yes, and I can only assume you are asking because of the firearm openly displayed on my right side." I was waiting for the hassle to begin and he states "I've been considering getting my permit and really wanted to talk to somebody that has theirs to get a better understanding of the process involved". Whew......not gonna have to bash another Wal-Mart on OCDO tonight....great.
Anyhow, I chatted with the two folks for 5-10 minutes discussing VA's open carry laws (which they were both unaware of) and also the process for obtaining a CHP. They both thanked me for the information. As I was getting ready to walk off, the lead male says "can I ask you one more question and you don't have to answer". I said "Sure why not!". He asked "So why do you chose to open carry?" Now I was excited.....100s of great quotes from OCDO started running through my head...because I can't carry a Cop....because I can....etc. I responded "I carry for self protection and I choose to open carry because the great state of VA allows me that right". They thanked me once again and headed off down the chip isle.
In retrospect, I only missed one thing.....the words http://www.opencarry.org never came out of my mouth:banghead: Please find it your hearts to forgive me!!:shock: