James06
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At about 9:00 pm today me and my wife are heading back from my in laws house so we decide to stop at a Burger king to grab a quick bite. This is the one on central ave right after the entrance to the 167 freeway. It was kind of chilly so i decide to put a coat on (I have a cpl) when we get out of the car. We do the usual order and sit at a booth.
When we receive our order I notice that we are missing an item so I inform the cashier she explains how she made a mistake and didn't charge me for that item so I have to pay for it. That was fine with me so I go to pay for it and by this time the manager of the restaurant was standing behind the cashier as she stares at me and asks in a loud voice "Is that a gun??!!" I respond "Yes ma'm it is" she replies "That is ILLEGAL! It is ILLEGAL to have guns in a building in Washington!" I say "No it isn't its perfectly legal and besides I have a concealed pistol permit so I can carry under my coat" she then says "That’s not a very smart thing to do why the hell would you bring a gun to a family restaurant!!".
At this point I am very irritated since not only am I getting crappy service but I am also being yelled at by this lady in front of everyone so I tell her "Miss it is perfectly legal for me to carry my gun here and I would appreciate it if you stopped harassing me about it" she then yells "ILL SHOW YOU HARASSMENT YOU IDIOT, IM GONNA CALL ABOUT THIS" I tell her to go ahead and I sit down to start eating my meal.
From my seat I can see her talking on the phone to someone and she doesn't look happy, she calls me over and says "Ok you were right you are allowed to have your gun here" and turns to walk away I amvery irritatedat this pointsince she didn't even bother to apologize so I tell her "Excuse me may I have the number to the owner of the restaurant I’d like to speak to him" she tries to tell me its the 1800 number behind my receipt so I explain to her that Burger King is a franchise and therefore has an actual owner and that I would like his number she says shell go get it for me.
When she goes back one of the customers tells me that she is a very rude person and that he hopes she gets in trouble. I wait for a good ten minutes for her to return with the number she gives it to me and I go sit down I begin to call the number when I look up and one of Kent’s finest is standing right in front of me Officer E Tung. He asked me what’s going on I explain the situation to him and he says "Well people tend to freak out when they see a gun especially when they don’t understand the law even though I know you are within you legal rights to carry your gun she doesn't know that and beside why do you carry you gun so openly? you know this isn't like Texas or anything people just aren’t used to seeing guns"I chuckle a little and tell him this sure isn't likeTexas since I am from there and I know open carry is illegal in Texas
LOL he looked surprised to hear that.He then asks me for my cpl I hand it over to him he looks at it for a while and asks me for ID I ask him "Am I being detained officer??" he widens his eyes and says "no but I would like to see it" I decide to let him see it since all I wanna do at this point is finish my meal. As officer E.Tung is checking my ID two other officers arrive officer Mckimillin and Officer Miller. They stand off to the side and ask officer Tung "What kind of gun does he have?" Tung says "I don’t know" Mckimillin asks me "can Isee it"I say "Its an s&w mp 40" and then lift my coat so it is visible Mckimillin reaches for my gun I know better than to resist since that will get me Tazed or worse. I just say "Careful there’s one in the chamber" followed by "That’s illegal what you just did is unlawful seizure of my gun I did not consent to you taking it why did you take it?"
Nobody answers me Mckimillin reads the serial number on my gun to Tung and he radios it in he then places it back in my holster I ask again "Why did you take my gun I did not consent to that" Miller says "Officer safety were the cops andwe can do anything for officer safety" I then say "If it was for officer safety then why did you put it right back in my holster after you got my serial number?" Mckimillin says "Kid about 60% percent of the guns out there are stolen" I tell him "ok sure but that doesn’t explain why you took my gun without consent" he then says” what are you talking about you said I could take it remember you lifted you coat and said here take a look" I said "no I didn't say anything you just reached for my gun because you wanted to get my serial number. It really is my gun you know"
He crosses his arms and says "Well see" so me and my wife wait around and finally the dispatchers give them an all clear on the gun. Tung comes up to me and hands me my cpl. I inform him that I will be issuing a complaint to kent PD for unlawful search and seizure he just stares at me Mkillimin overhears me and says "Whatever go for it my Sergeant is on duty" I go to sit down and finish my meal but Tung stops me and says "The manager told me to tell you to leave" I was beyond angry now. I swallowed my pride grabbed my stuff and me and my wife headed out the door Iknew I didn't have any other choice. The officers then wait for me to leave and even wave to me on the way out "Have a nice night" they say. Its a little too late for that I think to myself.
Well thats it sorry if it was tooo long.
EDIT TO FIX PARAGRAPHS AND GRAMMAR
At about 9:00 pm today me and my wife are heading back from my in laws house so we decide to stop at a Burger king to grab a quick bite. This is the one on central ave right after the entrance to the 167 freeway. It was kind of chilly so i decide to put a coat on (I have a cpl) when we get out of the car. We do the usual order and sit at a booth.
When we receive our order I notice that we are missing an item so I inform the cashier she explains how she made a mistake and didn't charge me for that item so I have to pay for it. That was fine with me so I go to pay for it and by this time the manager of the restaurant was standing behind the cashier as she stares at me and asks in a loud voice "Is that a gun??!!" I respond "Yes ma'm it is" she replies "That is ILLEGAL! It is ILLEGAL to have guns in a building in Washington!" I say "No it isn't its perfectly legal and besides I have a concealed pistol permit so I can carry under my coat" she then says "That’s not a very smart thing to do why the hell would you bring a gun to a family restaurant!!".
At this point I am very irritated since not only am I getting crappy service but I am also being yelled at by this lady in front of everyone so I tell her "Miss it is perfectly legal for me to carry my gun here and I would appreciate it if you stopped harassing me about it" she then yells "ILL SHOW YOU HARASSMENT YOU IDIOT, IM GONNA CALL ABOUT THIS" I tell her to go ahead and I sit down to start eating my meal.
From my seat I can see her talking on the phone to someone and she doesn't look happy, she calls me over and says "Ok you were right you are allowed to have your gun here" and turns to walk away I amvery irritatedat this pointsince she didn't even bother to apologize so I tell her "Excuse me may I have the number to the owner of the restaurant I’d like to speak to him" she tries to tell me its the 1800 number behind my receipt so I explain to her that Burger King is a franchise and therefore has an actual owner and that I would like his number she says shell go get it for me.
When she goes back one of the customers tells me that she is a very rude person and that he hopes she gets in trouble. I wait for a good ten minutes for her to return with the number she gives it to me and I go sit down I begin to call the number when I look up and one of Kent’s finest is standing right in front of me Officer E Tung. He asked me what’s going on I explain the situation to him and he says "Well people tend to freak out when they see a gun especially when they don’t understand the law even though I know you are within you legal rights to carry your gun she doesn't know that and beside why do you carry you gun so openly? you know this isn't like Texas or anything people just aren’t used to seeing guns"I chuckle a little and tell him this sure isn't likeTexas since I am from there and I know open carry is illegal in Texas
LOL he looked surprised to hear that.He then asks me for my cpl I hand it over to him he looks at it for a while and asks me for ID I ask him "Am I being detained officer??" he widens his eyes and says "no but I would like to see it" I decide to let him see it since all I wanna do at this point is finish my meal. As officer E.Tung is checking my ID two other officers arrive officer Mckimillin and Officer Miller. They stand off to the side and ask officer Tung "What kind of gun does he have?" Tung says "I don’t know" Mckimillin asks me "can Isee it"I say "Its an s&w mp 40" and then lift my coat so it is visible Mckimillin reaches for my gun I know better than to resist since that will get me Tazed or worse. I just say "Careful there’s one in the chamber" followed by "That’s illegal what you just did is unlawful seizure of my gun I did not consent to you taking it why did you take it?"
Nobody answers me Mckimillin reads the serial number on my gun to Tung and he radios it in he then places it back in my holster I ask again "Why did you take my gun I did not consent to that" Miller says "Officer safety were the cops andwe can do anything for officer safety" I then say "If it was for officer safety then why did you put it right back in my holster after you got my serial number?" Mckimillin says "Kid about 60% percent of the guns out there are stolen" I tell him "ok sure but that doesn’t explain why you took my gun without consent" he then says” what are you talking about you said I could take it remember you lifted you coat and said here take a look" I said "no I didn't say anything you just reached for my gun because you wanted to get my serial number. It really is my gun you know"
He crosses his arms and says "Well see" so me and my wife wait around and finally the dispatchers give them an all clear on the gun. Tung comes up to me and hands me my cpl. I inform him that I will be issuing a complaint to kent PD for unlawful search and seizure he just stares at me Mkillimin overhears me and says "Whatever go for it my Sergeant is on duty" I go to sit down and finish my meal but Tung stops me and says "The manager told me to tell you to leave" I was beyond angry now. I swallowed my pride grabbed my stuff and me and my wife headed out the door Iknew I didn't have any other choice. The officers then wait for me to leave and even wave to me on the way out "Have a nice night" they say. Its a little too late for that I think to myself.
Well thats it sorry if it was tooo long.
EDIT TO FIX PARAGRAPHS AND GRAMMAR