AbNo
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I have no idea how to classify this, or what/if I need to take any further steps......
So, I walked a few blocks up the road to a friend's house to get a haircut while waiting for a replacement-replacement part for my Jeep.
I was passed by a marked H'burg patrol car, nothing came of it. Still made a mental note for later mention here.
Got my hair cut, bs'ed a little with my friend, left her house, headed back to Autozone to finish working on my 'auto.
As I'm walking down the road, a marked Harrisonburg Explorer comes from behind me (I'm walking on the right hand sidewalk, the way I'm headed), hits the brakes, and half-way pulls over to me, blocking literally half the road.
Readying myself for the Permit Question, I stopped and turned to the obviously BPV'd officer.
"Excuse me sir, do you have a concealed carry permit for that?"
"It's not concealed, so I have no need for a-"
"I didn't ask that, I asked if you had a concealed carry permit for that."
"Negative. It's openly carried, therefore I need no perm-"
(This continues a couple of times)
"Can I get your name?"
"May I ask why?"
"I want to make sure you're legally allowed to have a gun."
"It's not illegal to carry a gun openly."
"Can I get your name?"
(Cue about 5 repetitions of this, with minor variations)
Me, noticing the difficulty traffic is having navigating around this jacked-up, decked-out Explorer: How about we move you over a bit, so we're not blocking traffic so much?
*I lean back off and out of his passenger side window, where I had been at his request, and step about 15 feet down the road and onto the curb, so traffic can pass more easily*
Me: "Now, is stopping people in this town a NORMAL occuran-"
"I just want to run your name so I can make sure it's not illegal for you to have a gun."
"It's not illegal for me to have a g-"
"I want to run your name so I know you aren't prohibited from carrying a gun."
*about five more passes, "OFC Friendly" here is obviously getting agitated, I maintain my usual "I left my care face at home" demeanor, which probably didn't help the situation.
Did help the shakes, though. :lol:
So, we continued this "What's your name?" "Is this normal to stop people that are walking down the street?" banter for a while. I can tell he's getting fed up, and decide to play the only Trump Card I had on me: A clean record.
I give him my name, he spells both first and last wrong, I figure this should be amusing even if something DOES come up, since I can say "Yeah, you spelled it wrong, try again."
Check comes back "No wants", by this time, I've heard about another break-in over on Port Republic while this guy's trying to prove himself right. Dispatch calls his car number (13, not so lucky today, I guess).
"Well, I guess you need to get over there."
He turns off his radio, doesn't even acknowledge it, and starts giving me a lecture on how I should get a CHP, more comfortable, less reaction from the public, he ends up going through the CHP speech about 8 times over the course of the next five minutes where I try to be nice to him, ask him about his background, try to see things from his side, try to be nice, you know?
"CHP, CHP, CHP."
"I'm guessing you grew up around here, or maybe live in this neighborhood."
"CHP, CHP, CHP."
"Well, how about [this one neighborhood on the other side of town I used to live in] what do you think about that place?"
"That place... it kinds has its ups and downs. Now, CHP, CHP, CHP. Oh, and situational awareness."
"Ever been to the Middle East?"
"Yeah, CHP, CHP, CHP."
Being that I've not responded at all to his CHP speeches, I think he finally decides it prudent to answer that burglary call, and departs.
Unfortunantly, my voice recorder has been on the blink the last few days, so I wasn't able to get any of this. :banghead:
Sorry! I can only fix and replace so much at once! Between my Jeep's start and the TPS, I've been a bit busy lately.
Edit: Almost forgot, I had to educate him on state preemption, information to which he turned up his nose and sneered. He didn't seem terribly interested in continuing the conversation after I mentioned I research law as a hobby (which, being on here, you kinda do), or that I was (based on his reactions) more versed in Carry law than he was.
I have no idea how to classify this, or what/if I need to take any further steps......
So, I walked a few blocks up the road to a friend's house to get a haircut while waiting for a replacement-replacement part for my Jeep.
I was passed by a marked H'burg patrol car, nothing came of it. Still made a mental note for later mention here.
Got my hair cut, bs'ed a little with my friend, left her house, headed back to Autozone to finish working on my 'auto.
As I'm walking down the road, a marked Harrisonburg Explorer comes from behind me (I'm walking on the right hand sidewalk, the way I'm headed), hits the brakes, and half-way pulls over to me, blocking literally half the road.
Readying myself for the Permit Question, I stopped and turned to the obviously BPV'd officer.
"Excuse me sir, do you have a concealed carry permit for that?"
"It's not concealed, so I have no need for a-"
"I didn't ask that, I asked if you had a concealed carry permit for that."
"Negative. It's openly carried, therefore I need no perm-"
(This continues a couple of times)
"Can I get your name?"
"May I ask why?"
"I want to make sure you're legally allowed to have a gun."
"It's not illegal to carry a gun openly."
"Can I get your name?"
(Cue about 5 repetitions of this, with minor variations)
Me, noticing the difficulty traffic is having navigating around this jacked-up, decked-out Explorer: How about we move you over a bit, so we're not blocking traffic so much?
*I lean back off and out of his passenger side window, where I had been at his request, and step about 15 feet down the road and onto the curb, so traffic can pass more easily*
Me: "Now, is stopping people in this town a NORMAL occuran-"
"I just want to run your name so I can make sure it's not illegal for you to have a gun."
"It's not illegal for me to have a g-"
"I want to run your name so I know you aren't prohibited from carrying a gun."
*about five more passes, "OFC Friendly" here is obviously getting agitated, I maintain my usual "I left my care face at home" demeanor, which probably didn't help the situation.
Did help the shakes, though. :lol:
So, we continued this "What's your name?" "Is this normal to stop people that are walking down the street?" banter for a while. I can tell he's getting fed up, and decide to play the only Trump Card I had on me: A clean record.
I give him my name, he spells both first and last wrong, I figure this should be amusing even if something DOES come up, since I can say "Yeah, you spelled it wrong, try again."
Check comes back "No wants", by this time, I've heard about another break-in over on Port Republic while this guy's trying to prove himself right. Dispatch calls his car number (13, not so lucky today, I guess).
"Well, I guess you need to get over there."
He turns off his radio, doesn't even acknowledge it, and starts giving me a lecture on how I should get a CHP, more comfortable, less reaction from the public, he ends up going through the CHP speech about 8 times over the course of the next five minutes where I try to be nice to him, ask him about his background, try to see things from his side, try to be nice, you know?
"CHP, CHP, CHP."
"I'm guessing you grew up around here, or maybe live in this neighborhood."
"CHP, CHP, CHP."
"Well, how about [this one neighborhood on the other side of town I used to live in] what do you think about that place?"
"That place... it kinds has its ups and downs. Now, CHP, CHP, CHP. Oh, and situational awareness."
"Ever been to the Middle East?"
"Yeah, CHP, CHP, CHP."
Being that I've not responded at all to his CHP speeches, I think he finally decides it prudent to answer that burglary call, and departs.
Unfortunantly, my voice recorder has been on the blink the last few days, so I wasn't able to get any of this. :banghead:
Sorry! I can only fix and replace so much at once! Between my Jeep's start and the TPS, I've been a bit busy lately.
Edit: Almost forgot, I had to educate him on state preemption, information to which he turned up his nose and sneered. He didn't seem terribly interested in continuing the conversation after I mentioned I research law as a hobby (which, being on here, you kinda do), or that I was (based on his reactions) more versed in Carry law than he was.