Open Carry - Franklin

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My first time OC'ing in Wisconsin was today. I was at the Home Depot on South 27th Street in Franklinand it was boringly uneventfull (which is good, IMO). While I got a couple of glances towards the pistol, I was not questioned about it. I made a couple of purchases and left.

Not much of a story, really, but thought I'd post this and see if anyone else has been OC'ing in Milwaukee County.

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Very good news. Great to see you exercising your constitutional rights.

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Excellent birdhunter! As I just mentioned in another thread, you are doing your part to make the public aware and inspiring confidence in others who read these threads!

I don't have any errands to run today but think I might just go walk through walmart to OC and spread the movement.

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Hugh makes a good point and has inspired me to comment again.

Even though I may not have an urgent errand to run somewhere, its worth my time to spread the movement of OC at a store, 15 minutes at a time.

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As Mike from opencarry.org suggested, don't linger. Shop like a man normally does, get your stuff and then get going. Don't stop to preach to anyone about open carry. I think that every person that sees another with a gun and no incident begins to feel a bit more comfortable for the next time they see an open carrier. Not to mention they more then likely tell someone else about their experience where NOTHING HAPPENED.

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Excellent! Great job man.

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Max wrote:

NOTHING HAPPENED.

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These two words says it all.

later that day over dinner:

Wife: Honey, I saw one of those open carry people today at the store.

Husband: Really, what did he do?

Wife: He just came in and bought some strawberries and milk, and then left.

Husband: Humph.

Kid Number 1: Daddy, what is open carry?

Husband: That's the only way people can carry guns in Wisconsin - out in the open so everybody can see it. It's a right in the constituton.

Kid Number 1: Oh.

Kid Number 2: Daddy, can you teach us to shoot at the range some day?

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OC'd into Lowes off Rawson...
Talked with a couple associates about fencing and weed killer. I did get the biggest reaction since I've been carrying from one employee, he was a younger fellow, maybe in his low-20's. His eyes almost popped out of his head, then he went back for a second take and they almost came out again. I said, "Hi, how's it going?", he said "good" and kept going.

I find that when they look shocked you are best off politely saying hello to ease the situation...

After that happened I continued to shop for about 45 minutes, got several items, checked out and left without incident.

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OC'd at Lowes on Rawson/27th St.
I had to return some materials from a recent fence installation. I helped a couple employees unload the lumber and palette that I was returning from my trailer, and was at the return desk for about 10 minutes.... no issues, comments, or weird looks....

Carry on!