quentusrex
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I have to admit of all the stories about being disarmed this event was probably one of the 'best handled' by the officer.
My wife and I were open carrying while we went to check out a house we were interested in buying. We arrived to the area early(the real estate agent said 6:30, we got there around 5:45) intentionally so we could check out the area before looking at the house. While we were driving around we saw a Federal Way cruiser and pulled over near by and I called out if I could talk to him for a moment(So I could ask about the crime level in the area). He said sure, so I got out of the car and that's when he saw the glock 21 on my side in it's holster.
It was the standard 'hands above you head, hands on the hood of the car, kneel down' then he disarmed me. On a side note I was happy that my holster made it very difficult for him to take it from my holster from behind. Then after taking my glock, my weak side knife clipped to my left front pocket, and my leatherman, he felt comfortable talking. Then the poor guy asked if my wife wanted to come out of the car to join the conversation, and that's when we grinned and told him that she's open carrying as well.
We had a good conversation about the safety of the area and I offered him an open carry pamphlet. It turns out my wife and I are the 2nd and 3rd person he's ever met who open carried. Then I was able to rearm and go meet with the real estate agent.
We learned that the officer just found an abandoned car and was worried that my wife and I had come back to retrieve it(or something). So, lessons learned: "Be careful when driving up on a police officer while open carrying."
I count the experience as a plus for the department.
I have to admit of all the stories about being disarmed this event was probably one of the 'best handled' by the officer.
My wife and I were open carrying while we went to check out a house we were interested in buying. We arrived to the area early(the real estate agent said 6:30, we got there around 5:45) intentionally so we could check out the area before looking at the house. While we were driving around we saw a Federal Way cruiser and pulled over near by and I called out if I could talk to him for a moment(So I could ask about the crime level in the area). He said sure, so I got out of the car and that's when he saw the glock 21 on my side in it's holster.
It was the standard 'hands above you head, hands on the hood of the car, kneel down' then he disarmed me. On a side note I was happy that my holster made it very difficult for him to take it from my holster from behind. Then after taking my glock, my weak side knife clipped to my left front pocket, and my leatherman, he felt comfortable talking. Then the poor guy asked if my wife wanted to come out of the car to join the conversation, and that's when we grinned and told him that she's open carrying as well.
We had a good conversation about the safety of the area and I offered him an open carry pamphlet. It turns out my wife and I are the 2nd and 3rd person he's ever met who open carried. Then I was able to rearm and go meet with the real estate agent.
We learned that the officer just found an abandoned car and was worried that my wife and I had come back to retrieve it(or something). So, lessons learned: "Be careful when driving up on a police officer while open carrying."
I count the experience as a plus for the department.