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Couple of updates... So far with the signs on the door, we've had no really negative responses. I had a guy in here yesterday that said he really liked them, and one of our regulars finally noticed it and she said something like "Do you really have firearms in here? Doesn't your guard dog do enough?" She was being sarcastic about my dog btw, he's a 70lb sissy of a pitbull, but I couldn't tell if she was against it or just not educated. I avoided the question anyway, I didn't feel like getting into it.
Also, last night around closing time, I looked out the window and saw this P.O.S. old Buick back into a parking spot across from my store, and the 2 guys in it just sat there waiting. I figured they were waiting for someone, and sure enough, 10 minutes later a guy pulls next to them. They were being so blatant about selling whatever they were selling, it just kind of pissed me off. I watched the hand to hand transaction, and the guy just starts counting money right out in the open! And then they wonder how they get caught...
I just decided I wasn't getting involved, and gave the Va. Beach cops a call. I got the tag #'s and all that, they were gone when the cops showed up. I had a good conversation with 2 officers, while OC'ing the whole time. One of them asked if I was a DCJS security guard working the strip mall. After I told him I was just one of the business owners, he said "Oh, so you're just carrying because you can, then?" I said "Yes sir, just excersizing my 2A right." He just gave me a nod and said "Right on." and that was it. I thought it was a pretty cool encounter overall. They are also going to be setting up some UC's to try and keep the crackheads at bay. Good day all in all...
