JB
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This happened to me a few months back, but I never got around to posting it. I've decided to offer it up for discussion today because I have some time on my hands, and the more I think about it the more it pisses me off.
I OC'd to a nearby town to get a haircut from my aunt. As I was walking in I bumped into the lady who owns the shop, she gave me a hug and we chatted for a second. She noticed my pistol and asked if it was legal, I informed her it was. She just sorta chuckled about it and said something to the effect of "Gotta love Idaho!" That may be worthless info, but it shows the business owner saw me carrying and had no objections.
I went into the shop and got my haircut pretty much uneventfully. An older lady asked me if I was a cop, I said no. My aunt then noticed my gun for the first time (I guess she wasn't in condition yellow!) and asked the usual questions about legality, and how often I carry. I left and thought nothing of it untill the next day when my aunt called me about an unrelated topic, then said, "oh, by the way I asked a cop friend of mine if it was legal for you to carry in a bank, and she said If she saw you she would arrest you." I pretty much just laughed it off, and informed her it was legal. I suggested she ask her brother who is also a LEO. She eventually asked my uncle who informed her it was legal, but not a good idea.
I don't know if the officer really would arrest someone she saw OCing, or if she thought the misinformation would scare me away from OC. It's a scary thought to think I could have an officer draw his/her gun on me and order me to the floor, all for going about my business. And for what it's worth I'm not real proud of my uncles response either.
So the moral of the story is don't ask LEO's advice about the law!
This happened to me a few months back, but I never got around to posting it. I've decided to offer it up for discussion today because I have some time on my hands, and the more I think about it the more it pisses me off.
I OC'd to a nearby town to get a haircut from my aunt. As I was walking in I bumped into the lady who owns the shop, she gave me a hug and we chatted for a second. She noticed my pistol and asked if it was legal, I informed her it was. She just sorta chuckled about it and said something to the effect of "Gotta love Idaho!" That may be worthless info, but it shows the business owner saw me carrying and had no objections.
I went into the shop and got my haircut pretty much uneventfully. An older lady asked me if I was a cop, I said no. My aunt then noticed my gun for the first time (I guess she wasn't in condition yellow!) and asked the usual questions about legality, and how often I carry. I left and thought nothing of it untill the next day when my aunt called me about an unrelated topic, then said, "oh, by the way I asked a cop friend of mine if it was legal for you to carry in a bank, and she said If she saw you she would arrest you." I pretty much just laughed it off, and informed her it was legal. I suggested she ask her brother who is also a LEO. She eventually asked my uncle who informed her it was legal, but not a good idea.
I don't know if the officer really would arrest someone she saw OCing, or if she thought the misinformation would scare me away from OC. It's a scary thought to think I could have an officer draw his/her gun on me and order me to the floor, all for going about my business. And for what it's worth I'm not real proud of my uncles response either.
So the moral of the story is don't ask LEO's advice about the law!