armedinrichmond
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Walked into the Wal-Mart on Iron Bridge Road in Chesterfield with my brand new XD45 and went to buy a prepaid cell phone. Got a few looks, but it was all in all a non-event. I like to think of myself as a calm person most of the time, but I was nervous as hell, and I felt like I had a howitzer strapped to my side. Since then, I've carried into several places, including the Sheetz near Broad and Glenside in Richmond (there was a Brinks armored van driver inside, unloading stuff and looking at me suspiciously), Jiffy Lube on Iron Bridge in Chesterfield, and the Advance Auto Parts in Chesterfield.
Additionally, props to the Chesterfield County LEOs. I was at Commonwealth 20 to see the Simpsons movie, and two of them walked past me without a word or a second glance. Did a lot to boost my confidence and assure me that I was in the right.
Walked into the Wal-Mart on Iron Bridge Road in Chesterfield with my brand new XD45 and went to buy a prepaid cell phone. Got a few looks, but it was all in all a non-event. I like to think of myself as a calm person most of the time, but I was nervous as hell, and I felt like I had a howitzer strapped to my side. Since then, I've carried into several places, including the Sheetz near Broad and Glenside in Richmond (there was a Brinks armored van driver inside, unloading stuff and looking at me suspiciously), Jiffy Lube on Iron Bridge in Chesterfield, and the Advance Auto Parts in Chesterfield.
Additionally, props to the Chesterfield County LEOs. I was at Commonwealth 20 to see the Simpsons movie, and two of them walked past me without a word or a second glance. Did a lot to boost my confidence and assure me that I was in the right.