SomeGuyInCali
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So I have been UOC'ing for several months now. I started doing before I found this forum and only had a copy of the CA Penal Codes with me. I am grateful for this forum and the extra knowledge all of it's members impart.
So I was running errands in Soquel yesterday and as I was standing in the cell phone store an California Highway Patrol Officer approached me and asked why I had a firearm on my hip. I explained that I work all day on a ranch and when I go into public territory I make sure it is unloaded and continue to wear it- I further stated that I knew I had the right to UOC. He confirmed that I did indeed have the right and then he asked again to confirm that is is indeed unloaded . I knew he would be obligated to inspect the status of the weapon so I asked if he would like to. I allowed him to unholster my weapon and he verified that it was indeed unloaded and safe. He checked the serial and verified with DOJ that I am the legal owner. (I would like to point out that this is a good reason to have your ID on you. If I didn't have ID I could not prove who I was and my pistol may have been confiscated.)
He returned my pistol to me and I reholstered it. He expressed his concerns from the standpoint of an LEO.
Then the officer spent some time talking with a few onlookers explaining that what I was doing is perfectly legal and calmed their fears.
All in all I thought the officer was very professional, very knowledgeable of the laws, and very respectful. He was confortalble with me and at no tie did I feel threatened. Kudos to this officer. This LEO exprience was pleasant.
So I have been UOC'ing for several months now. I started doing before I found this forum and only had a copy of the CA Penal Codes with me. I am grateful for this forum and the extra knowledge all of it's members impart.
So I was running errands in Soquel yesterday and as I was standing in the cell phone store an California Highway Patrol Officer approached me and asked why I had a firearm on my hip. I explained that I work all day on a ranch and when I go into public territory I make sure it is unloaded and continue to wear it- I further stated that I knew I had the right to UOC. He confirmed that I did indeed have the right and then he asked again to confirm that is is indeed unloaded . I knew he would be obligated to inspect the status of the weapon so I asked if he would like to. I allowed him to unholster my weapon and he verified that it was indeed unloaded and safe. He checked the serial and verified with DOJ that I am the legal owner. (I would like to point out that this is a good reason to have your ID on you. If I didn't have ID I could not prove who I was and my pistol may have been confiscated.)
He returned my pistol to me and I reholstered it. He expressed his concerns from the standpoint of an LEO.
Then the officer spent some time talking with a few onlookers explaining that what I was doing is perfectly legal and calmed their fears.
All in all I thought the officer was very professional, very knowledgeable of the laws, and very respectful. He was confortalble with me and at no tie did I feel threatened. Kudos to this officer. This LEO exprience was pleasant.