possumboy
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After this happened, I called a supervisor. The details of the encounter are in the followup email.
The supervisor was very professional and is currently handling the situation in a manner that I approve of.
Here is the followup email:
Thank you for your time on the phone earlier today (7/21/2008).
For a recap of my interaction with Ed.
I was at the landfill today dropping off recycling and saw someone in the battery return area. I had misunderstood the fact that I can drop household batteries off any day; for some reason I was thinking Wednesdays.
After he confirmed that I could drop them off any day, he asked me a question. I did not understand the question and said “Excuse me.”
He then asked “Are you an officer?”
I said “No”
Ed: “Why do have that gun?”
Me: “Just for personal protection.”
Ed: “I’m not going to do anything but it is illegal on county property.”
Me: “No it is not.”
Ed: “I’m not going to argue with you, but it is illegal.”
At this point, I knew he was misinformed and I just asked for his name.
He told me his name was Ed, and gave me some title – he was talking a little fast (faster than earlier) and I have a hearing problem.
As I was leaving, another employee, a woman, asked if I was going to hurt Ed with my gun. I found this very offensive.
When I was leaving, I flipped around to the little building and asked for the contact information for the supervisor which is how I received your card.
After that I called you.
Attached is a pamphlet about Opencarry in VA. There are a few changes that went into effect on 7/1/2008. Preemption § 15.2-915. Control of firearms; applicability to authorities and local governmental agencies (http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+15.2-915) has not changed.
§ 15.2-915. Control of firearms; applicability to authorities and local governmental agencies.
A. No locality shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution or motion, as permitted by § 15.2-1425, and no agent of such locality shall take any administrative action, governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, storage or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof other than those expressly authorized by statute. For purposes of this section, a statute that does not refer to firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, shall not be construed to provide express authorization.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a locality from adopting workplace rules relating to terms and conditions of employment of the workforce. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101 from acting within the scope of his duties.
The provisions of this section applicable to a locality shall also apply to any authority or to a local governmental entity, including a department or agency, but not including any local or regional jail or juvenile detention facility.
B. Any local ordinance, resolution or motion adopted prior to the effective date of this act governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, other than those expressly authorized by statute, is invalid.
(1987, c. 629, § 15.1-29.15; 1988, c. 392; 1997, cc. 550, 587; 2002, c. 484; 2003, c. 943; 2004, cc. 837, 923.)
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
After this happened, I called a supervisor. The details of the encounter are in the followup email.
The supervisor was very professional and is currently handling the situation in a manner that I approve of.
Here is the followup email:
Thank you for your time on the phone earlier today (7/21/2008).
For a recap of my interaction with Ed.
I was at the landfill today dropping off recycling and saw someone in the battery return area. I had misunderstood the fact that I can drop household batteries off any day; for some reason I was thinking Wednesdays.
After he confirmed that I could drop them off any day, he asked me a question. I did not understand the question and said “Excuse me.”
He then asked “Are you an officer?”
I said “No”
Ed: “Why do have that gun?”
Me: “Just for personal protection.”
Ed: “I’m not going to do anything but it is illegal on county property.”
Me: “No it is not.”
Ed: “I’m not going to argue with you, but it is illegal.”
At this point, I knew he was misinformed and I just asked for his name.
He told me his name was Ed, and gave me some title – he was talking a little fast (faster than earlier) and I have a hearing problem.
As I was leaving, another employee, a woman, asked if I was going to hurt Ed with my gun. I found this very offensive.
When I was leaving, I flipped around to the little building and asked for the contact information for the supervisor which is how I received your card.
After that I called you.
Attached is a pamphlet about Opencarry in VA. There are a few changes that went into effect on 7/1/2008. Preemption § 15.2-915. Control of firearms; applicability to authorities and local governmental agencies (http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+15.2-915) has not changed.
§ 15.2-915. Control of firearms; applicability to authorities and local governmental agencies.
A. No locality shall adopt or enforce any ordinance, resolution or motion, as permitted by § 15.2-1425, and no agent of such locality shall take any administrative action, governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, storage or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof other than those expressly authorized by statute. For purposes of this section, a statute that does not refer to firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, shall not be construed to provide express authorization.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit a locality from adopting workplace rules relating to terms and conditions of employment of the workforce. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a law-enforcement officer, as defined in § 9.1-101 from acting within the scope of his duties.
The provisions of this section applicable to a locality shall also apply to any authority or to a local governmental entity, including a department or agency, but not including any local or regional jail or juvenile detention facility.
B. Any local ordinance, resolution or motion adopted prior to the effective date of this act governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combination thereof, other than those expressly authorized by statute, is invalid.
(1987, c. 629, § 15.1-29.15; 1988, c. 392; 1997, cc. 550, 587; 2002, c. 484; 2003, c. 943; 2004, cc. 837, 923.)
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
