Douglas in CT
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Hi Everybody,
Had the opportunity to stop over at the Forest & Field's gun shop in Norwalk today. So, I went in to look around and, FWIW was carrying concealed at the time.
Started talking to a customer about Open Carry in CT (look at your carry permit, what does it say?) and the owner started challenging me saying that he knew the law and that I was wrong, and that I should open carry over at the nearby Dunkin Donuts and see how fast I get arrested, and obviously I could afford the legal bills and jail time.
Then, an employee (retired policeman 32 yrs on job) jumped in saying that if he were still on the street and I was showing my pistol he'd arrest me immediately.
I countered by asking for his probable cause, and he mentioned breaking the carry law and Breach of Peace. I then told him that that the BOP charge would be thrown out, and showed the owner the John Dasher letter (2/24/09) pointing to the last paragraph.
Things were a bit tense on their part, and I told them that I wasn't there for a verbal fight. I was still recuperating from a bad cold, so I wasn't up to continuing the discussion and decided to leave and bid them a good day.
Bottom Line:
a) I was less than impressed with the reception of the information I was presenting.
b) I realized that I need some coaching (sales training) on how to present this good news in a smooth, logical format (with answers to false arguments) that doesn't challenge their need to be "right".
~ Douglas in CT
(edited for typos and clarity)
Hi Everybody,
Had the opportunity to stop over at the Forest & Field's gun shop in Norwalk today. So, I went in to look around and, FWIW was carrying concealed at the time.
Started talking to a customer about Open Carry in CT (look at your carry permit, what does it say?) and the owner started challenging me saying that he knew the law and that I was wrong, and that I should open carry over at the nearby Dunkin Donuts and see how fast I get arrested, and obviously I could afford the legal bills and jail time.
Then, an employee (retired policeman 32 yrs on job) jumped in saying that if he were still on the street and I was showing my pistol he'd arrest me immediately.
I countered by asking for his probable cause, and he mentioned breaking the carry law and Breach of Peace. I then told him that that the BOP charge would be thrown out, and showed the owner the John Dasher letter (2/24/09) pointing to the last paragraph.
Things were a bit tense on their part, and I told them that I wasn't there for a verbal fight. I was still recuperating from a bad cold, so I wasn't up to continuing the discussion and decided to leave and bid them a good day.
Bottom Line:
a) I was less than impressed with the reception of the information I was presenting.
b) I realized that I need some coaching (sales training) on how to present this good news in a smooth, logical format (with answers to false arguments) that doesn't challenge their need to be "right".
~ Douglas in CT
(edited for typos and clarity)
