greengum
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These are not great stories but are in fact true. Instead of posting each time something happened while I oc'd, I figured I would wait till I got a couple of them. I hope you are entertained!
I went to a CVS to get some tea and while I was shopping a mother and her young son came around the corner. The young boy between the age of 4 and 7 I would say, stopped and engaged me in conversation. He asked if I worked there. I replied with "no I am simply shopping". He then says, "well why do you have a gun?" Then being a little boy puts his arm out to try and grab it! I turn away and tell him that only grown ups should ever handle guns. Then we ended up talking for about 2-4 minutes about gun safety. You know how kids can be! The funny part is his mother never said a word the WHOLE time and was completely unaware of what was happening. :banghead:
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I work at our family business which is a machine shop and a couple doors down is a place called Nevada Defense or something here in Henderson. Well they work or manufacture guns but I have yet to have some time to go over and speak with them. They all OC when I see them walk by. Anyways I went to go check our mailbox and right in front of their shop is 2 police cars with a man handcuffed on the curb. They are on my strong side and are kinda eye balling me. When I get to about 4 feet away from them I raised my hands and said "WHATEVER IT WAS, i DIDN'T DO IT!" in a laughing manner. They saw I was OC'ing and joked around a little bit. They never mentioned the gun and I got my mail. The way it is supposed to be.
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I stopped by a fast food joint to grab a bite. I was Tommy burgers of off Saint Rose. The cashier made a comment on the gun and tried to barter me my .38 for a case of bugers! After answering some OC questions he had I informed him that he couldn't be a felon to do it. He stopped me mid sentence and said, "f@ck! o well, would have been cool to carry."
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Now to yet another walmart scene! So as some of you may remember from previous post I never show my receipt at the door. I could write a whole book at the reactions I get just for doing that.
As I was walking out I get the usual "sir.....sir.....sir!..SIR..SIR I NEED TO SEE YOUR RECEIPT! I wasn't in the mood that day because there was a line forming just to get out. There are 2 sets of doors. As I'm about to exit the 2nd door a Henderson cop enters, my strong side. Looks me in the eye, looks at the gun, then looks at the guy trying to flag me down to show my receipt! OMG now I know for certain there is going to be a scene! This is going to be the first time a Nevada cop is going to harass me! Instead he looked back at me, shook his head and let out a giggle.
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Today at the El Dorado casino in Henderson I went to grab lunch. It is near my shop and you can get food for sooooo cheap. Well I OC'd and went to the diner. While I am waiting for my food I notice a suit security guy kinda walking around the diner trying really really hard not to make eye contact with me. I turn around after a minute or two after I lose sight of him and sure enough there he is pretending not to notice me. Well he walked away. About 5 minutes goes by and the waitress brings me my hamburger. I just got done with my first bite when an older security guard approaches me.
He ask if I am a LEO. I replied with "No sir" He then said that carrying a gun in the open was against the law. The people I was at lunch with started laughing because they listen to me preach about OC all the time and they know it is legal. From their reaction the security guard went directly to the "private property" speech. I said, "dude if you are going to kick me out, will you at least let me finish my burger?" He looked at me for a good minute before answering. He then looked at the younger ninja suit peaking at the situation from behind the fake flower pot and replied, " you know what? Go ahead and finish eating, take your time, and don't worry about it, I will just inform the rest of the staff that you are armed."
After lunch I got up, walked slowly to the door. Figured I would get a little testy! I put in 5 bucks in one of those penny machines that aren't really pennies. You know the ones, that have to play like 100 lines! Jesus! I looked around for security and they never came.
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These stories are just a few I have got while I OC here in Nevada. I know that there are cases where I should have handled things differently. I am a very social person so when I read someones body language reacting to the sight of my gun I usually engage them in conversation by simply saying "hi" and giving a warm smile. Almost every time they asks a question or two about OC, for or against.
Edited because I like to use the word edit and I fail at english.
These are not great stories but are in fact true. Instead of posting each time something happened while I oc'd, I figured I would wait till I got a couple of them. I hope you are entertained!
I went to a CVS to get some tea and while I was shopping a mother and her young son came around the corner. The young boy between the age of 4 and 7 I would say, stopped and engaged me in conversation. He asked if I worked there. I replied with "no I am simply shopping". He then says, "well why do you have a gun?" Then being a little boy puts his arm out to try and grab it! I turn away and tell him that only grown ups should ever handle guns. Then we ended up talking for about 2-4 minutes about gun safety. You know how kids can be! The funny part is his mother never said a word the WHOLE time and was completely unaware of what was happening. :banghead:
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I work at our family business which is a machine shop and a couple doors down is a place called Nevada Defense or something here in Henderson. Well they work or manufacture guns but I have yet to have some time to go over and speak with them. They all OC when I see them walk by. Anyways I went to go check our mailbox and right in front of their shop is 2 police cars with a man handcuffed on the curb. They are on my strong side and are kinda eye balling me. When I get to about 4 feet away from them I raised my hands and said "WHATEVER IT WAS, i DIDN'T DO IT!" in a laughing manner. They saw I was OC'ing and joked around a little bit. They never mentioned the gun and I got my mail. The way it is supposed to be.
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I stopped by a fast food joint to grab a bite. I was Tommy burgers of off Saint Rose. The cashier made a comment on the gun and tried to barter me my .38 for a case of bugers! After answering some OC questions he had I informed him that he couldn't be a felon to do it. He stopped me mid sentence and said, "f@ck! o well, would have been cool to carry."
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Now to yet another walmart scene! So as some of you may remember from previous post I never show my receipt at the door. I could write a whole book at the reactions I get just for doing that.
As I was walking out I get the usual "sir.....sir.....sir!..SIR..SIR I NEED TO SEE YOUR RECEIPT! I wasn't in the mood that day because there was a line forming just to get out. There are 2 sets of doors. As I'm about to exit the 2nd door a Henderson cop enters, my strong side. Looks me in the eye, looks at the gun, then looks at the guy trying to flag me down to show my receipt! OMG now I know for certain there is going to be a scene! This is going to be the first time a Nevada cop is going to harass me! Instead he looked back at me, shook his head and let out a giggle.
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Today at the El Dorado casino in Henderson I went to grab lunch. It is near my shop and you can get food for sooooo cheap. Well I OC'd and went to the diner. While I am waiting for my food I notice a suit security guy kinda walking around the diner trying really really hard not to make eye contact with me. I turn around after a minute or two after I lose sight of him and sure enough there he is pretending not to notice me. Well he walked away. About 5 minutes goes by and the waitress brings me my hamburger. I just got done with my first bite when an older security guard approaches me.
He ask if I am a LEO. I replied with "No sir" He then said that carrying a gun in the open was against the law. The people I was at lunch with started laughing because they listen to me preach about OC all the time and they know it is legal. From their reaction the security guard went directly to the "private property" speech. I said, "dude if you are going to kick me out, will you at least let me finish my burger?" He looked at me for a good minute before answering. He then looked at the younger ninja suit peaking at the situation from behind the fake flower pot and replied, " you know what? Go ahead and finish eating, take your time, and don't worry about it, I will just inform the rest of the staff that you are armed."
After lunch I got up, walked slowly to the door. Figured I would get a little testy! I put in 5 bucks in one of those penny machines that aren't really pennies. You know the ones, that have to play like 100 lines! Jesus! I looked around for security and they never came.
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These stories are just a few I have got while I OC here in Nevada. I know that there are cases where I should have handled things differently. I am a very social person so when I read someones body language reacting to the sight of my gun I usually engage them in conversation by simply saying "hi" and giving a warm smile. Almost every time they asks a question or two about OC, for or against.
Edited because I like to use the word edit and I fail at english.