Prophet
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Another good day of OC'ing here in the steel city.
Clairton Police are investigating.
Sounds like time to write a letter to the PD and request they give their officers some supplemental training. Add a compliment to the more experienced officers for knowing the law...:?Well, a first for me in the state of PA...I was thrown into some cuffs. I was talking to some friends at the corner of Dawson and Semple when a LEO vehicle comes wizzing up. My friend thinks its because he's illegally parked I smile and say simly "no, this ones for me". The officer comes pops out of his car pulls his weapon and says, nodding to my 1911, "whats that". I say my sidearm, he throws me in cuffs, takes my .45 and rather forcefully throws me on my buddies car. He asks if i have a permit, considering Im all ready in cuffs i decide not to get into a deeper discussion about legality until he calms down a little. So i tell him i do have a permit but that i dont need one if i am open carrying unless im in Philadelphia.
To this the officer responds are you sure? I say yes. He actually says "are you positive" to which i again say yes. He empties my pockets and wallets, goes into his car and starts to call it in when another car comes roaring up with three plain clothes in it. Now, these guys were all level headed and either knew the law or were willing to listen to what I thought the law was. Simply put they said that it might not be wise to oc but that i was not in any way wrong in doing so. They uniform asked who he should call it in to, the plain clothes said one of 2 names but that all they were going to do was chew him out. So the plain clothes and I chat it up while the uniform is filling out his report. The uniform gives me my .45 back and the plain clothes ask that i not load it until they leave to which i politely said fine.
They leave then the uniform says that i need to conceal when i carry. To that i simply grin and say "is that in the state penal code or is it just your opinion"...he hesitated for a moment then said it was his suggestion. I think he was going to actually lie to me for a split second but i cant be certain. That was almost the best part...but the REAL best part was after all the cops left and i reholstered my pistol. Three girls from across the street were sitting on their stoop watching it all transpire (i think they worked for the hospital since one was in a nurses outfit) when i reholstered they started cheering and gave me some applause. :celebrate
Another day in the life of an OC'er!