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Hampton Roads - OC reports

fully_armed_biker

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I was just reading WAVY-10's Facebook page. In the last 2 days, there has been a reporting of shots fired (Wednesday night) and the robbery of a Hardees (early this morning) both within about a mile and a half of my house. Of course in the comments some yahoo came out, when suggested by several that it might be time to get a gun, that it will only put more guns on the street and cause more problems. There were several positive responses, including one that put up a link to OCDO, I put VCDL's up for people to go to. We may get some people coming here seeking more information.

If you have come from WAVY's site and are just reading, please join the discussion.

BTW ocholsertoc...my wife and I are going first thing in the morning tomorrow...hope to see you there!
 

t33j

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Four Season's Oriental Grocery in Va Beach
Miller Mart on Hampton Blvd. for some quiznos... older cashier saw my gun and took quite a liking to me. DJEEPER says the same thing happened to him with a different cashier.
Yorktown tomorrow for the JDRF walk (which starts on school property :banghead:), then maybe to the range for a bit. Spotted 2Aforall at LGC last Sunday.
Off to the mountains after that.
 
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2a4all

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Four Season's Oriental Grocery in Va Beach
Miller Mart on Hampton Blvd. for some quiznos... older cashier saw my gun and took quite a liking to me. DJEEPER says the same thing happened to him with a different cashier.
Yorktown tomorrow for the JDRF walk (which starts on school property :banghead:), then maybe to the range for a bit. Spotted 2Aforall at LGC last Sunday.
Off to the mountains after that.

As it (LGC) was crowded (with new member orientation), I thought I'd be less conspicuous:cool:
 

45acpForMe

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Been busy and disarmed because of work most of the week. Also haven't gone many places because my daughter was sick out of school but was able to OC to subway and the dollar tree. All the other drive-thru's don't really count. :)

Hope to go OC-pumpkin-hunting today and then to the gun show tomorrow to pick up something I already paid for 7 months ago. :) (plus anything else that catches my eye)
 

lttlreddvlnChesVa

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waiting now for Walmart,inc to call me back NOW SORRY THIS IS LONG

I went back to the Lynnhaven Wal-Mart #1688, last night at 415pm to purchase again, yes OC.. TOLD NO!!! told the young man to take my 100 rounds to the CS desk and I would pay there and to have the mgr meet me there. WELL , after 15 minutes NO bullets and NO mgr. Finally the night MGR FLO called CS Desk and told me it WAS a WALMART,INC RULE to NOT sell ammo to ANYONE ARMED!

OK..... I counted to ten.. Called my child (16 f shooter fyi) Google Wal-Mart, I want corp. number.. which is if anyone cares 1-479-273-4000... I got to speak to DAVE, who told me (NOW AT 30 MINUTES, still waiting for FLO to find this RULE on letterhead with ARK addy) "it is NOT a rule per WALMART,INC, however each store can make it if the OVERALL MGR feels it is necessary.

To which MY reply was," so DAVE, your telling me the OVERALL store MGR, is the only one who can make this call, and you can tell me this is a GOOD idea in a GOLD STAR open carry state, where it is a State Constitutional Right of a Resident of this state?
Dave.....Ohhhhh
Me: Where this Wal-Mart is less then a 1/2 mile from a range and is home to five military bases that use this Wal-Mart for ammo and hunting articles. But, I cant open carry to purchase ammo in this store. (Now three CS Mgrs in front of me) Also Dave, when I can show you the last 6 months of receipts of ammo while I was armed, as my gun has been on my side since the minute I purchased it from this same location.
Dave: Ohhh I see. I think there is a miscommunication within this store #1688, can I have your number and a Wal-Mart Management Specialist will call you by Tuesday to sort this out with you and come to a resolution.
Me: Dave, I can understand if this location was in a dire straights area, however the location is not in bad part of town, I know of no issues here with the law, etc.. but to have one associate sell to me and another say no, or to have the Night mgr FLO, tell me she will sell it to me now but she will get it and bring it up front , then walk me to the door and hand it to me there. Dave, I am a grown female and last I looked I didn't need babysat. (laughed as he did).. Oh BTW Dave, my family in laws are from Arkansas so I know there is a HUGE problem with this "policy" if you will!
Dave: Oh Yeah there is and it will get fixed very fast! They will call you before Tuesday and I will call you Wednesday if that is ok to verify that you are happy with whatever resolution that comes about.
Me: Awe that is sweet Dave thank You.

Now, 45 minutes later, one of the CS mgr standing there listening says it is crock, I should go to the bathroom and conceal it to get my ammo.. NOT a choice now, I am done. I said thank you for your assistance in this matter and I will be contacting the overall store manager.
As I start to walk away from counter, night mgr FLO, calls out MAME, I have your ammo, you can purchase it here if you want to. to which I questioned the policy I have been waiting for, she said they are still locating it, but I can purchase the ammo and she will walk me.
My Reply: With all due respect Ms. Flo, I am a 43 yo Female, I an grown and do NOT need you or anyone else to hold my hand while I shop here in your store. If I thought I was in the need for assistance I would have surely asked for it, but I didn't. Now Until I speak to Corporate next week, I will not buy anything here and I will make sure everyone I know in this state knows of this issue with this Wal-Mart. Now if you will excuse me, I will be spending my money at the range and purchase my ammo there. Have a good night.:banghead:

but on a good note, i hit the range and shoot out 150 rounds, put my sexy sleek black 9mm on my hip and went home... SMILING of course
Micki:D
 

lttlreddvlnChesVa

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There were a couple of instances where Walmart employees thought that the policy was like he stated. In one case I think it was an employee that transferred from another state where that policy existed. I don't remember the resolution of the other case but think a talking to the manager cleared it up.

Feel free to OC at Walmart and buy ammo! I do it fairly often as do many others.

Welcome to the forum! :cool:

time will tell now as I wait for Corporate to call me (see my post 10.23.10)
but hope your daughter is feeling better :)
 

lttlreddvlnChesVa

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Not sure how out of the way it would be for you; but, the Wal-Mart near Chesapeake Sq and the one off of College Dr (In Suffolk) always seem to have pretty good stock of 9MM...Wish they kept up their stock of .45 like that too...:banghead:

I am in Indian River area, so you got me on the suffolk store and I think Ches Sqr is out off 664/64, but i am again not sure. I just used lynnhaven as I go to the lynnhaven range.. I like the peeps there, and know of only other indoor range in NN. I heard there is a outdoor range in pungo (?) but I dont know where and rather not go alone... sadly most of the males i know (excluding oleman, dad and son) dont feel comfortable with guns :banghead:

but on a side note sweet name.. do you OC on your bike? I have not been on a bike since I got my gun.

thanks for the reply...
micki
 

45acpForMe

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time will tell now as I wait for Corporate to call me (see my post 10.23.10) but hope your daughter is feeling better :)

I'll be curious what corporate says too. I believe most company's will allow the local manager some discretion to make their own rules but something like this seems assinine.

What your doing, taking the initiative, is definitely the right thing to do. Many people think that someone else or some organization like VCDL should take the lead but they don't get that "we" are the organization and need to at least start the process. If we make honest attempts to clear up an issue and the corporate entity is unwilling to work with us then getting additional help/clout from VCDL leaders and the rest of the membership is the next step.

Are you a member of VCDL? Join if not, its only $25 a year and is a very good organization.

I have not had a single problem at any walmart I have shopped at so I am surprised that this one store is causing the issue.

My daughter's fever broke and she is getting her voice back so let the Karaoke begin! :) We feel lucky that the rest of us haven't caught it.
 

lttlreddvlnChesVa

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I'll be curious what corporate says too. I believe most company's will allow the local manager some discretion to make their own rules but something like this seems assinine.

What your doing, taking the initiative, is definitely the right thing to do. Many people think that someone else or some organization like VCDL should take the lead but they don't get that "we" are the organization and need to at least start the process. If we make honest attempts to clear up an issue and the corporate entity is unwilling to work with us then getting additional help/clout from VCDL leaders and the rest of the membership is the next step.

Are you a member of VCDL? Join if not, its only $25 a year and is a very good organization.

I have not had a single problem at any walmart I have shopped at so I am surprised that this one store is causing the issue.

My daughter's fever broke and she is getting her voice back so let the Karaoke begin! :) We feel lucky that the rest of us haven't caught it.

Yes, I agree... I think if you want to run a business or organization everyone needs to be on the same page and want the same results. I am far from a quiet person and do not like when I know I am doing something correct but and told different by people who dont know their arse from a hole in the ground!!

yes member of VCDL and VGOF and NRA

sidenote-- enjoy the Karaoke and glad she is up and kicking. I know the flu put my mom in bed for three days now..
 

t33j

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I went back to the Lynnhaven Wal-Mart #1688, last night at 415pm to purchase again, yes OC.. TOLD NO!!! told the young man to take my 100 rounds to the CS desk and I would pay there and to have the mgr meet me there. WELL , after 15 minutes NO bullets and NO mgr. Finally the night MGR FLO called CS Desk and told me it WAS a WALMART,INC RULE to NOT sell ammo to ANYONE ARMED!

OK..... I counted to ten.. Called my child (16 f shooter fyi) Google Wal-Mart, I want corp. number.. which is if anyone cares 1-479-273-4000... I got to speak to DAVE, who told me (NOW AT 30 MINUTES, still waiting for FLO to find this RULE on letterhead with ARK addy) "it is NOT a rule per WALMART,INC, however each store can make it if the OVERALL MGR feels it is necessary.

To which MY reply was," so DAVE, your telling me the OVERALL store MGR, is the only one who can make this call, and you can tell me this is a GOOD idea in a GOLD STAR open carry state, where it is a State Constitutional Right of a Resident of this state?
Dave.....Ohhhhh
Me: Where this Wal-Mart is less then a 1/2 mile from a range and is home to five military bases that use this Wal-Mart for ammo and hunting articles. But, I cant open carry to purchase ammo in this store. (Now three CS Mgrs in front of me) Also Dave, when I can show you the last 6 months of receipts of ammo while I was armed, as my gun has been on my side since the minute I purchased it from this same location.
Dave: Ohhh I see. I think there is a miscommunication within this store #1688, can I have your number and a Wal-Mart Management Specialist will call you by Tuesday to sort this out with you and come to a resolution.
Me: Dave, I can understand if this location was in a dire straights area, however the location is not in bad part of town, I know of no issues here with the law, etc.. but to have one associate sell to me and another say no, or to have the Night mgr FLO, tell me she will sell it to me now but she will get it and bring it up front , then walk me to the door and hand it to me there. Dave, I am a grown female and last I looked I didn't need babysat. (laughed as he did).. Oh BTW Dave, my family in laws are from Arkansas so I know there is a HUGE problem with this "policy" if you will!
Dave: Oh Yeah there is and it will get fixed very fast! They will call you before Tuesday and I will call you Wednesday if that is ok to verify that you are happy with whatever resolution that comes about.
Me: Awe that is sweet Dave thank You.

Now, 45 minutes later, one of the CS mgr standing there listening says it is crock, I should go to the bathroom and conceal it to get my ammo.. NOT a choice now, I am done. I said thank you for your assistance in this matter and I will be contacting the overall store manager.
As I start to walk away from counter, night mgr FLO, calls out MAME, I have your ammo, you can purchase it here if you want to. to which I questioned the policy I have been waiting for, she said they are still locating it, but I can purchase the ammo and she will walk me.
My Reply: With all due respect Ms. Flo, I am a 43 yo Female, I an grown and do NOT need you or anyone else to hold my hand while I shop here in your store. If I thought I was in the need for assistance I would have surely asked for it, but I didn't. Now Until I speak to Corporate next week, I will not buy anything here and I will make sure everyone I know in this state knows of this issue with this Wal-Mart. Now if you will excuse me, I will be spending my money at the range and purchase my ammo there. Have a good night.:banghead:

but on a good note, i hit the range and shoot out 150 rounds, put my sexy sleek black 9mm on my hip and went home... SMILING of course
Micki:D
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45acpForMe

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Pumpkin Hunting Success

Well we got up at the crack of noon and made our way into the woods. The elusive pumpkin was near since we could see his tracks. We climbed up into our tree stand and sprayed pumpkin urine one each of us (pumpkin pie custard) and waited for the rising of the GREAT pumkin. After a few minutes and two candy apples I bagged him! A call to the game warden I registered the kill and cleaned him right there. He was only a 1 point but it was a big "one". I took a picture next to the carcass just so that we had proof of the size of the beast! We will be eating pumpkin pie for months now. :)

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OC-ed at Charlie's Produce no issues. Thats the stainless P220 at my side.
 
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ocholsteroc

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Gunshow, I ran into the gentleman at the OC dinner in AUG from Village Inn(nice seeing you again). Picked up a VCDL T-shirt and a glock mousepad, using it now lol. I saw my teacher (he works at the gun showes) I saw a few other OCers but noone else I knew. I was there from 11-12:05ish.

Afterwards went to walmart, saw this car playing LOUD explicit music, I kept looking at him, had a Millitary sticker, should know better, I crossed the cross walk kept looking at him, then he shut his music off :shocker: lol. Walmart had a lot of people, had a few looks. No one questioned, I did have my GSL button on.


Thats funny

Pumpkin Hunting Success
Well we got up at the crack of noon and made our way into the woods. The elusive pumpkin was near since we could see his tracks. We climbed up into our tree stand and sprayed pumpkin urine one each of us (pumpkin pie custard) and waited for the rising of the GREAT pumkin. After a few minutes and two candy apples I bagged him! A call to the game warden I registered the kill and cleaned him right there. He was only a 1 point but it was a big "one". I took a picture next to the carcass just so that we had proof of the size of the beast! We will be eating pumpkin pie for months now. :)
 
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lttlreddvlnChesVa

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Well we got up at the crack of noon and made our way into the woods. The elusive pumpkin was near since we could see his tracks. We climbed up into our tree stand and sprayed pumpkin urine one each of us (pumpkin pie custard) and waited for the rising of the GREAT pumkin. After a few minutes and two candy apples I bagged him! A call to the game warden I registered the kill and cleaned him right there. He was only a 1 point but it was a big "one". I took a picture next to the carcass just so that we had proof of the size of the beast! We will be eating pumpkin pie for months now. :)

DSCN9339.jpg


OC-ed at Charlie's Produce no issues. Thats the stainless P220 at my side.

glad you four had a great time. ironic how your picking pumpkins with shorts and flipflops.. glad to see local retailers have no issues with OC
 
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