royAG46
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I was OCing in the Albertson's parking loton Clearwater. Granted, I was acting like teenager...illegally parked and music playing (not very loud), leaned up against mycar waiting for one of my friends to exit the store but not doing anything illegal.
The funny part is that a KPD officer rolls up after a complaint, sits in his car within easy range of me and calls for backup. Pretty soon, there were three cops standing there. The first one asks for ID, so I showed it to him. Then he tells me that they received a calland in Kennewick, if someone has and unconcealed weapon "they are going to use it."
I explained to him why I OC (so ordinary citizens see normal guys and galsOCing and the fact I have no motivation to hide it). He asked me to conceal it.I told him "that's the right way tomotivate me to give up a civil liberty (temporarily)" and did so. Also, saying "I guess this means you're doing your job- people are complaining about piddly bull@#$%." probably won him over a bit as well.
I look enough like a cop that no one seems to complain about me OCing while I'm moving, but apparently standing around will freak out the sheeple in Kennewick.Heads up... Overall, the KPD doesn't seem to be tooanti-OC.
I was OCing in the Albertson's parking loton Clearwater. Granted, I was acting like teenager...illegally parked and music playing (not very loud), leaned up against mycar waiting for one of my friends to exit the store but not doing anything illegal.
The funny part is that a KPD officer rolls up after a complaint, sits in his car within easy range of me and calls for backup. Pretty soon, there were three cops standing there. The first one asks for ID, so I showed it to him. Then he tells me that they received a calland in Kennewick, if someone has and unconcealed weapon "they are going to use it."
I explained to him why I OC (so ordinary citizens see normal guys and galsOCing and the fact I have no motivation to hide it). He asked me to conceal it.I told him "that's the right way tomotivate me to give up a civil liberty (temporarily)" and did so. Also, saying "I guess this means you're doing your job- people are complaining about piddly bull@#$%." probably won him over a bit as well.
I look enough like a cop that no one seems to complain about me OCing while I'm moving, but apparently standing around will freak out the sheeple in Kennewick.Heads up... Overall, the KPD doesn't seem to be tooanti-OC.