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Made my first convert yesterday

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Armed4Life

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I had stopped a the Circle K to fill up the truck and, as I was walking in (w/Glock 19 attached), I noticed a man in his mid 20's hurrying to catch up with me. He caught up to me at the soda machine and here is the exchange:

Him: Excuse me, Sir?

Me: Yeah

Him: I wanted to ask you....so its legal to carry a gun in the open here, right? I recently got mine

Me: Yes, with some restrictions. It has to be in a belt holster that is completely visible, and there are certain places that you cannot carry. You should research them before you try it. If you have a computer, try OpenCarry.org

Him: Hmmm......I think I'd be too nervous to carry openly like that.

Me: The first few times you WILL be nervous....but it gets easier with time

Him: Thanks

and off he went just as quickly as he came.

Felt good to encourage a new recruit.

:celebrate
 
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Armed4Life wrote:
I had stopped a the Circle K to fill up the truck and, as I was walking in (w/Glock 19 attached), I noticed a man in his mid 20's hurrying to catch up with me. He caught up to me at the soda machine and here is the exchange:

Him: Excuse me, Sir?

Me: Yeah

Him: I wanted to ask you....so its legal to carry a gun in the open here, right? I recently got mine

Me: Yes, with some restrictions. It has to be in a belt holster that is completely visible, and there are certain places that you cannot carry. You should research them before you try it. If you have a computer, try OpenCarry.org

Him: Hmmm......I think I'd be too nervous to carry openly like that.

Me: The first few times you WILL be nervous....but it gets easier with time

Him: Thanks

and off he went just as quickly as he came.

Felt good to encourage a new recruit.

:celebrate
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Good job, Armed4Life!

Congrats on a good encounter. Since I had my first bad one the other day, it's good to hear good stories.
 
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Armed4Life wrote:
Tess,
Did you post your experience? If so, under what topic?
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It's a long story, trust me.

In "Stories from the States", "Virginia" there are two threads - My notes from the MMM marchm and one about being stopped from videotaping in a library.

In short, some of us went to a meeting of the Million Mom March organization on Monday. They had a lawyer speaking - a lawyer who used to be with the NRA (Robert Ricker) - and the topic was Gun Laws in Virginia. I had every intention of simply sitting quietly and learning something, making a point if I must because blatantly incorrect info was coming out. We were not allowed to, though; we were harrassed and villified. I fully expected to be pointedly ignored, but it didn't work that way. I've never, in fact, been treated as rudely as I was that night.
 
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Would somebody PM me with an explanation for the term "unicorn." No fair keeping the joke to yourselves. :)
 
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J. Edgar himself (herself?) thought so anyway... instills confidence in law enforcement, doesn't it?

-ljp
 
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Armed4Life wrote:
I had stopped a the Circle K to fill up the truck and, as I was walking in (w/Glock 19 attached), I noticed a man in his mid 20's hurrying to catch up with me. He caught up to me at the soda machine and here is the exchange:

Him: Excuse me, Sir?

Me: Yeah

Him: I wanted to ask you....so its legal to carry a gun in the open here, right? I recently got mine

Me: Yes, with some restrictions. It has to be in a belt holster that is completely visible, and there are certain places that you cannot carry. You should research them before you try it. If you have a computer, try OpenCarry.org

Him: Hmmm......I think I'd be too nervous to carry openly like that.

Me: The first few times you WILL be nervous....but it gets easier with time

Him: Thanks

and off he went just as quickly as he came.

Felt good to encourage a new recruit.
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Good job, man! Let us encourage OC, it is a good thing.
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Mini14 wrote:
SNIP Great pic! Loved 1911 and '03 Springfields; the jammed Winchester is priceless!
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Yes!

However, its the bayonets that bringa slight moisture to this former Marine's eye.
 
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