ootahtheterrible
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Hey all
I recently moved to NOVA because of a nice new job in Arlington and I wanted to take advantage of the nice weather last week and to get acquainted with my surroundings so I belted on my Glock 17 in a Blackhawk SERPA and strolled around the really nice shopping mall right outside the Pentagon. I didn’t experience anything super weird. There were a few sideways glances and everyone walking around me seemed to stop their conversations as I passed. I walked around the block to get a look at the very nice looking parks and get a closer look at some of the fashionable eateries nearby.
I did pass a few empty police cruisers, their occupants were hassling the mass of tour bus drivers that always seem to be parked in front of the mall (apparently a school’s idea of a worthwhile trip to the nation’s capital is to spend a good portion of it in the Crystal City Shopping center).
Has anyone had a negative experience there? Are there laws that I’m not aware of that hold in NOVA and nowhere else? I know that Alexandria and/or Arlington had local ordinances that were only recently picked apart by state preemption so maybe the cops are on the prowl and don’t necessarily know the law.
Hey all
I recently moved to NOVA because of a nice new job in Arlington and I wanted to take advantage of the nice weather last week and to get acquainted with my surroundings so I belted on my Glock 17 in a Blackhawk SERPA and strolled around the really nice shopping mall right outside the Pentagon. I didn’t experience anything super weird. There were a few sideways glances and everyone walking around me seemed to stop their conversations as I passed. I walked around the block to get a look at the very nice looking parks and get a closer look at some of the fashionable eateries nearby.
I did pass a few empty police cruisers, their occupants were hassling the mass of tour bus drivers that always seem to be parked in front of the mall (apparently a school’s idea of a worthwhile trip to the nation’s capital is to spend a good portion of it in the Crystal City Shopping center).
Has anyone had a negative experience there? Are there laws that I’m not aware of that hold in NOVA and nowhere else? I know that Alexandria and/or Arlington had local ordinances that were only recently picked apart by state preemption so maybe the cops are on the prowl and don’t necessarily know the law.