nathan
Regular Member
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First I would like to say that I open carry everyday and almost everywhere I go. My ratio of positive/neutral experiences to negative experiences is probably easily 50 to 1.
I was approached by a woman in Blockbuster Video last week. From the very first word out of her mouth I knew it wasn't going to be good. The condesending tone was unmistakeable. She asked if I was a cop. I said I wasn't. She asked if I had a permit for 'that'. I said I didn't need one. She told me I needed concealed weapons permit. I said it wasn't concealed so I didn't need a permit. She said yes it is. As in, yes it is concealed. The disconnect was amazing. I told her because she can see it, it isn't concealed. She asked if I thought I was 'hot shit'. I told her at that point that I wasn't interested in having a confrontation with her. I walked away and kept looking at movies.
She started raising a ruckus, saying very loudly 'that just isn't right', over and over, louder and louder until she got the attention of an employee. I found a couple movies and got in line to check them out. A clerk was on the phone with 911 and another clerk checked me out. I drove across the street and waited. A few minutes later a sheriff pulled up to the front of the store, no lights or siren, and had a brief conversation with an employee and left.
None of that was particularly interesting. Today I picked up a copy of the 911 and related radio traffic. The end of the audio consists of a converstation between the deputies. I am trying to upload the entire audio at nwcdl.org but had a problem. I will post a link when it works.
Highlights from the audio are:
at 12:30 into the audio a deputy says OC is OK.
at 13:45 they discuss a group in Hazel Dell that is choosing to open carry. They mention Applebees.
at 14:10 one of the deputies says: "I have a copy of the law and a state attorney general opinion on my clipboard as we speak. As long as it's not concealed, he's just wearing it on his hip, there's nothing we can do about it."
at 14:52 "what a dumb law"
at 15:08 "sounds like a smart young man"
First I would like to say that I open carry everyday and almost everywhere I go. My ratio of positive/neutral experiences to negative experiences is probably easily 50 to 1.
I was approached by a woman in Blockbuster Video last week. From the very first word out of her mouth I knew it wasn't going to be good. The condesending tone was unmistakeable. She asked if I was a cop. I said I wasn't. She asked if I had a permit for 'that'. I said I didn't need one. She told me I needed concealed weapons permit. I said it wasn't concealed so I didn't need a permit. She said yes it is. As in, yes it is concealed. The disconnect was amazing. I told her because she can see it, it isn't concealed. She asked if I thought I was 'hot shit'. I told her at that point that I wasn't interested in having a confrontation with her. I walked away and kept looking at movies.
She started raising a ruckus, saying very loudly 'that just isn't right', over and over, louder and louder until she got the attention of an employee. I found a couple movies and got in line to check them out. A clerk was on the phone with 911 and another clerk checked me out. I drove across the street and waited. A few minutes later a sheriff pulled up to the front of the store, no lights or siren, and had a brief conversation with an employee and left.
None of that was particularly interesting. Today I picked up a copy of the 911 and related radio traffic. The end of the audio consists of a converstation between the deputies. I am trying to upload the entire audio at nwcdl.org but had a problem. I will post a link when it works.
Highlights from the audio are:
at 12:30 into the audio a deputy says OC is OK.
at 13:45 they discuss a group in Hazel Dell that is choosing to open carry. They mention Applebees.
at 14:10 one of the deputies says: "I have a copy of the law and a state attorney general opinion on my clipboard as we speak. As long as it's not concealed, he's just wearing it on his hip, there's nothing we can do about it."
at 14:52 "what a dumb law"
at 15:08 "sounds like a smart young man"
