Brimstone Baritone
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Well, I went to Starbucks today after work but I wasn't carrying (can't because of where I work). I got to say, seeing the guys there hanging out and not being harassed really got my confidence up.
When I got home, I changed into some jeans, and dug around till I found a knife I bought a few years back. Slipped the sheath onto my belt and went out to meet some friends. After that, I had dinner out with my wife. No one bothered me, or even seemed to notice, until one of my friends who asked me where I bought it. Then another asked me why I was wearing it, and I said I wanted to get used to wearing a holster and this was the closest thing I had. He asked me if I was going to be a cop. When I said no, all he said was "Well, that's what I'm trying to do. That or a corrections officer." That's it. I even gave him a trifold (Thanks Jonathan). I know a knife isn't a gun, but we all have to go our own pace, right? I'm proud to say that today I carried a weapon openly for self-defense and to exercise my right to bear arms.
Attaching a picture of the knife. Sorry for the poor quality, the built-in webcam on my laptop is so bad you can't even tell that the sheath is tan.
Well, I went to Starbucks today after work but I wasn't carrying (can't because of where I work). I got to say, seeing the guys there hanging out and not being harassed really got my confidence up.
When I got home, I changed into some jeans, and dug around till I found a knife I bought a few years back. Slipped the sheath onto my belt and went out to meet some friends. After that, I had dinner out with my wife. No one bothered me, or even seemed to notice, until one of my friends who asked me where I bought it. Then another asked me why I was wearing it, and I said I wanted to get used to wearing a holster and this was the closest thing I had. He asked me if I was going to be a cop. When I said no, all he said was "Well, that's what I'm trying to do. That or a corrections officer." That's it. I even gave him a trifold (Thanks Jonathan). I know a knife isn't a gun, but we all have to go our own pace, right? I'm proud to say that today I carried a weapon openly for self-defense and to exercise my right to bear arms.
Attaching a picture of the knife. Sorry for the poor quality, the built-in webcam on my laptop is so bad you can't even tell that the sheath is tan.