Richard6218
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This post is more fishing for advice than trying to make a point. Here's what happened:
Thursday I had occasion to go to the courthouse, where I had never been before. There was a painted sign on the glass front door citing RCW 9.41.300 stating firearms are to be checked at Security. So far, so good. I went in the door and the Security checkpoint was at the far end of a long corridor with several offices on both sides. Very strange, I thought. I got to the checkpoint and asked about where to check my weapon and was directed to a lady at a desk. She demanded to see my CPL. I was CC'ing so had my CPL on me, but I asked her "what-if" I were carrying openly. She said "We always verify those (CPL's)" She gave me a key for a locker, I locked up my gunand went thru the security check.
What I take away from this is that if I had been OC'ing without my CPL I could have ended up having a discussion with the nearest Deputy about Section 270. It definitely appears to be their policy to check CPL's under all circumstances. And the people on the scene aren't trained to differentiate between 300 and 270. I have to go back tomorrow, and I think I'll just lock the gun in the car to avoid the hassle. So does anyone have any thoughts on how to approach the apparent mis-reading of the law?
PS: I don't want to volunteer to be a test case.
This post is more fishing for advice than trying to make a point. Here's what happened:
Thursday I had occasion to go to the courthouse, where I had never been before. There was a painted sign on the glass front door citing RCW 9.41.300 stating firearms are to be checked at Security. So far, so good. I went in the door and the Security checkpoint was at the far end of a long corridor with several offices on both sides. Very strange, I thought. I got to the checkpoint and asked about where to check my weapon and was directed to a lady at a desk. She demanded to see my CPL. I was CC'ing so had my CPL on me, but I asked her "what-if" I were carrying openly. She said "We always verify those (CPL's)" She gave me a key for a locker, I locked up my gunand went thru the security check.
What I take away from this is that if I had been OC'ing without my CPL I could have ended up having a discussion with the nearest Deputy about Section 270. It definitely appears to be their policy to check CPL's under all circumstances. And the people on the scene aren't trained to differentiate between 300 and 270. I have to go back tomorrow, and I think I'll just lock the gun in the car to avoid the hassle. So does anyone have any thoughts on how to approach the apparent mis-reading of the law?
PS: I don't want to volunteer to be a test case.