qball54208
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Here I am sound asleep in my bed, mind you the knocking at my door startled me a bit when my wife shook me and said "someone's at the door". I know it ain't any 'Holy Rollers", so I figured I'd ignore it and they'd go away, nope! Now I do not get visitors THAT late, at all!
I asked (while my XD is in my hand)Q: Who is it? A: It's the Police. I reply, Hold on (I put my XD away) and open the door. Officer (whom I've known for years) asks, "Do you OC"? Yes I do, why? Well we have received numerous complaints, 4 in all, that you have been seen OC'ing in the 2100 block of "BLAH". Yes that would be me, I OC pretty much every where I go, especially when I am with my wife and Daughter and when I'm on my property. I guess someone had a problem w/ me cutting my grass while armed earlier today.
He asked me if I could not do it as much! Or, so he does not "get bombarded with calls and have to come and investigate them" He knows that it is legal, he knows my back ground and my training (LEO and Military) He requested "from a PR stand point, cause the general public does not understand that it is legal and to prevent me from being subjected to being put to the ground at gun point by some younger officer that does not understand the law"
Are you fricking kidding me?
He also stated that "the demographics of where I live does not need to be OC'ing, just don't do it as much, there are older ppl that live here, and it really is not that bad here"
That's a load of BS! It matters not where you live, it is a Right afforded to me.
I asked him if he'd do his job W/O any of his weapons, and got some BS answer.
I told him I will not reduce my OC'ing in public. However, in an effort to be reasonable, I asked him to follow up w/ the complainants (anonymous at that they were) and inform them about OC is legal.
Allegedly, this complaint went all the way to his Shift Commander!
The 2nd officer asked if I carried a badge? To which I replied, NO, I do not mis-represent my self, ever! He implied that if I were a Security Officer that would help, I ain't no wana be! Nor do I project that, ever!
Officer 1 says, "make it less visible" How do I do that and stay w/in the Law, i asked? No response. Aside from being on my property and concealing it, I must carry openly.
I will not stop OC'ing nor will I reduce it, as requested by the Officer. As I told him so, however in an effort to be reasonable, I asked him to educate the complainants, he was not receptive to my suggestion, nor my comment about how Dispatch handles MWG calls.
I can see where this is going!
Better go and get a recorder!
Here I am sound asleep in my bed, mind you the knocking at my door startled me a bit when my wife shook me and said "someone's at the door". I know it ain't any 'Holy Rollers", so I figured I'd ignore it and they'd go away, nope! Now I do not get visitors THAT late, at all!
I asked (while my XD is in my hand)Q: Who is it? A: It's the Police. I reply, Hold on (I put my XD away) and open the door. Officer (whom I've known for years) asks, "Do you OC"? Yes I do, why? Well we have received numerous complaints, 4 in all, that you have been seen OC'ing in the 2100 block of "BLAH". Yes that would be me, I OC pretty much every where I go, especially when I am with my wife and Daughter and when I'm on my property. I guess someone had a problem w/ me cutting my grass while armed earlier today.
He asked me if I could not do it as much! Or, so he does not "get bombarded with calls and have to come and investigate them" He knows that it is legal, he knows my back ground and my training (LEO and Military) He requested "from a PR stand point, cause the general public does not understand that it is legal and to prevent me from being subjected to being put to the ground at gun point by some younger officer that does not understand the law"
Are you fricking kidding me?
He also stated that "the demographics of where I live does not need to be OC'ing, just don't do it as much, there are older ppl that live here, and it really is not that bad here"
That's a load of BS! It matters not where you live, it is a Right afforded to me.
I asked him if he'd do his job W/O any of his weapons, and got some BS answer.
I told him I will not reduce my OC'ing in public. However, in an effort to be reasonable, I asked him to follow up w/ the complainants (anonymous at that they were) and inform them about OC is legal.
Allegedly, this complaint went all the way to his Shift Commander!
The 2nd officer asked if I carried a badge? To which I replied, NO, I do not mis-represent my self, ever! He implied that if I were a Security Officer that would help, I ain't no wana be! Nor do I project that, ever!
Officer 1 says, "make it less visible" How do I do that and stay w/in the Law, i asked? No response. Aside from being on my property and concealing it, I must carry openly.
I will not stop OC'ing nor will I reduce it, as requested by the Officer. As I told him so, however in an effort to be reasonable, I asked him to educate the complainants, he was not receptive to my suggestion, nor my comment about how Dispatch handles MWG calls.
I can see where this is going!
Better go and get a recorder!