FreshTapCoke
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(OCU - open carry unloaded)
I cut my range time at Angeles short today because the wind and my cold was making me miserable. My girlfriend, also sick, decided to stay home so I thought I would give open carry a try.
My friend wanted to have some coffee and was going to be at another friends muscle car performance shop doing some work. Our friend owns the whole property and there is one last bay that requires you to walk on the sidewalk to get to. This seemed like a good chance to get a small taste of open carry in public.
Took a nap and woke up around 7pm. Drove to the shop with holster on but my revolver in the trunk. Placed my unloaded revolver in my OWB belt holster and a loaded speed loader in my pocket. There were a lot of people inside my friend's shop, where I have permission to carry concealed, so I concealed with my t-shirt. No one identified that I was carrying.
When closing time came around 8:30, I switched to open carry and moved my car to the street. Spent some time out on the sidewalk closing gates and deciding where to eat. Unholstered and stored the revolver in the trunk to drive to another friend's apartment. Ended up having to park one block over so I reholstered and open carried again.
We ordered from a chinese restaurant two blocks down so I walked with one friend to pick up our box of food. None of the employees noticed I was open carrying; paid for our food and waited outside. When the waiter brought out our box of food, I noticed his eyes went wide while he was handing me the box. He asked me "Real?", and I explained it was, and that I was carrying unloaded. We had a small amount of chit-chat about what type of revolver it was while I went back inside to get more chili sauce.
Stopped by El Pollo Loco on the walk back to grab three coca colas. The cashier seemed very nervous while she was taking my order; had to repeat it four times. Filled up and mentioned to my friend that only the one waiter mentioned I was carrying. To my surprise, not even my friend had noticed.
Walked back with the food and asked my other friends if they had noticed. None of them had noticed I was open carrying.
I chose not to open carry while driving because the likelyhood of interaction with law enforcement for me has always increased while driving.
I open carried today because I was fairly confident of myself, the law, and the minimum exposure with my plans but I'd like to be secure in the future. Is it possible for a city to regulate open-carry further than the state? What can I possibly do to get something in writing from an official source that it is not against the law?
(OCU - open carry unloaded)
I cut my range time at Angeles short today because the wind and my cold was making me miserable. My girlfriend, also sick, decided to stay home so I thought I would give open carry a try.
My friend wanted to have some coffee and was going to be at another friends muscle car performance shop doing some work. Our friend owns the whole property and there is one last bay that requires you to walk on the sidewalk to get to. This seemed like a good chance to get a small taste of open carry in public.
Took a nap and woke up around 7pm. Drove to the shop with holster on but my revolver in the trunk. Placed my unloaded revolver in my OWB belt holster and a loaded speed loader in my pocket. There were a lot of people inside my friend's shop, where I have permission to carry concealed, so I concealed with my t-shirt. No one identified that I was carrying.
When closing time came around 8:30, I switched to open carry and moved my car to the street. Spent some time out on the sidewalk closing gates and deciding where to eat. Unholstered and stored the revolver in the trunk to drive to another friend's apartment. Ended up having to park one block over so I reholstered and open carried again.
We ordered from a chinese restaurant two blocks down so I walked with one friend to pick up our box of food. None of the employees noticed I was open carrying; paid for our food and waited outside. When the waiter brought out our box of food, I noticed his eyes went wide while he was handing me the box. He asked me "Real?", and I explained it was, and that I was carrying unloaded. We had a small amount of chit-chat about what type of revolver it was while I went back inside to get more chili sauce.
Stopped by El Pollo Loco on the walk back to grab three coca colas. The cashier seemed very nervous while she was taking my order; had to repeat it four times. Filled up and mentioned to my friend that only the one waiter mentioned I was carrying. To my surprise, not even my friend had noticed.
Walked back with the food and asked my other friends if they had noticed. None of them had noticed I was open carrying.
I chose not to open carry while driving because the likelyhood of interaction with law enforcement for me has always increased while driving.
I open carried today because I was fairly confident of myself, the law, and the minimum exposure with my plans but I'd like to be secure in the future. Is it possible for a city to regulate open-carry further than the state? What can I possibly do to get something in writing from an official source that it is not against the law?