coltcarrier
Campaign Veteran
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I was working on an event with the local Parks and Rec guys and was in the office with the maintenance folks when one just started staring slack jawed at me because he had noticed my sidearm when I took my overshirt off because I was hot.
After a quick explanation of why I was carrying my "cocked" gun (1911), the older of the two just simply shook his head and stated "Well, that changes things... If you got out of line, I was going to smack you around a bit. Now, I guess I need to sneak up behind you with a 2x4 and make it count."
My response, "Good luck!"
Later that day, another of the maintenance guys freaked out and nearly ran screaming from the room, but seemed to pull himself together and didn't address it any further after he regained composure... "[stepping back about 10 ft] MY GOD, WHY DO YOU HAVE A GUN?" A short, calm discussion later, he really didn't seem to be afraid anymore
All in all, a very educational weekend. There were 4 people that learned a bit about the laws and I even had a short discussion w/ the dept. director and she didn't have any concerns.
I was working on an event with the local Parks and Rec guys and was in the office with the maintenance folks when one just started staring slack jawed at me because he had noticed my sidearm when I took my overshirt off because I was hot.
After a quick explanation of why I was carrying my "cocked" gun (1911), the older of the two just simply shook his head and stated "Well, that changes things... If you got out of line, I was going to smack you around a bit. Now, I guess I need to sneak up behind you with a 2x4 and make it count."
My response, "Good luck!"
Later that day, another of the maintenance guys freaked out and nearly ran screaming from the room, but seemed to pull himself together and didn't address it any further after he regained composure... "[stepping back about 10 ft] MY GOD, WHY DO YOU HAVE A GUN?" A short, calm discussion later, he really didn't seem to be afraid anymore
All in all, a very educational weekend. There were 4 people that learned a bit about the laws and I even had a short discussion w/ the dept. director and she didn't have any concerns.