joeamt
Campaign Veteran
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So, I am working the midnight shift at DCA.... I got in about 8:30pm last night...
Around Midnight, two MWAA police officers track me down and ask me about my gun in my truck.. I tell them that, yes I have a gun, and I also have a concealed license.. etc... SO - one of them tells me that they want to check my credentials and run the gun, and I tell them that I don't believe that they have any right to make or require me to submit to this. He goes on about how TSA has these "behavior experts" that will get ahold of this and go to town on it if I do not submit to thier request.. Anyway, I am on the clock, and don't want any troubles with my employer, so I tell the officers that even though i believe they have no sufficient evidence or suspicion, I will go unlock my vehicle. They drive me down to the employee lot where i hand my keys to one of the officers, he then unlocks my vehicle, and takes my 1911 out of my center console. Before we got to this point, when the officer asked about it being loaded, I requested that it be left in the holster and NOT CLEARED. However, upon removing my gun, they proceeded to drop the mag and clear my weapon. I did make it clear there was no reason to clear my gun just to get a serial number from it. They asked for and recieved my VA DL, and my Concealed License, and then took pictures of my unloaded 1911 before handing it back to me minus the holster (i had to remind them to give that back.). All of this took 45-50 mins out of my shift work, and I felt violated. Especially because I specifically asked not to clear my gun. Nonetheless, i have to wait 3 business days to request the police report, which i told the officers i would get due to the fact that i thought what they were doing was going a little too far.
JoeAMT
So, I am working the midnight shift at DCA.... I got in about 8:30pm last night...
Around Midnight, two MWAA police officers track me down and ask me about my gun in my truck.. I tell them that, yes I have a gun, and I also have a concealed license.. etc... SO - one of them tells me that they want to check my credentials and run the gun, and I tell them that I don't believe that they have any right to make or require me to submit to this. He goes on about how TSA has these "behavior experts" that will get ahold of this and go to town on it if I do not submit to thier request.. Anyway, I am on the clock, and don't want any troubles with my employer, so I tell the officers that even though i believe they have no sufficient evidence or suspicion, I will go unlock my vehicle. They drive me down to the employee lot where i hand my keys to one of the officers, he then unlocks my vehicle, and takes my 1911 out of my center console. Before we got to this point, when the officer asked about it being loaded, I requested that it be left in the holster and NOT CLEARED. However, upon removing my gun, they proceeded to drop the mag and clear my weapon. I did make it clear there was no reason to clear my gun just to get a serial number from it. They asked for and recieved my VA DL, and my Concealed License, and then took pictures of my unloaded 1911 before handing it back to me minus the holster (i had to remind them to give that back.). All of this took 45-50 mins out of my shift work, and I felt violated. Especially because I specifically asked not to clear my gun. Nonetheless, i have to wait 3 business days to request the police report, which i told the officers i would get due to the fact that i thought what they were doing was going a little too far.
JoeAMT
