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Today, I walked around the city of Baraboo OCing in the afternoon, walking from my home 12/33 past Haskins Park to downtown Baraboo, walked downtownpast the courthouse, which from my home to downtown was about a mile. “I took a different route this time then I did last time I took a walk in Baraboo, when I unknowingly walked into a school zone”. Anyway, made it all the way downtown from my house with no problems, no MWG calls, after walking past the courthouse, I walked past the police department and sat on a bench across the street from the police department.
After sitting on the bench for a while drinking a soda, I left, and walked home taking the same route home, walking past Haskins Park (which would be a great location for a OC cook out) again. I almost made it home, I was a block away when a DNR officer pulled up next to me, he smiled and said hows it going, I said fine, I then said I’m legally open carrying, and he said I figured. He was calm as they come about the situation, and only asked my name, didn’t ask for any ID (I wasn't driving). He said someone called it in, that a man was walking down thesidewalk with a gun.
He got out of his truck and told me that the Sheriff is on his way and that he would like to talk to me. A minute later the sheriff pulled up and came over to talk to me. The DNR officer told him my name and the Sherriff looked at me and said, aren’t you the one we stopped a while back, I said yes, a few months ago, he said, well, as I'm sure you know, we got a call and we have to check it out, he then said, looks like we need to educate some people here in Baraboo about open carry, he said I already know you and have your information from last time on file, so I wont keep you any longer, your free to leave. I said thanks and I understand, and walked away. The whole stop lasted about 5 min, and I was on my way without any hassles.
My hats off to the Baraboo Law Enforcement, no hassles, no problems, and the stop was short just as it should be with a terry stop.
Today, I walked around the city of Baraboo OCing in the afternoon, walking from my home 12/33 past Haskins Park to downtown Baraboo, walked downtownpast the courthouse, which from my home to downtown was about a mile. “I took a different route this time then I did last time I took a walk in Baraboo, when I unknowingly walked into a school zone”. Anyway, made it all the way downtown from my house with no problems, no MWG calls, after walking past the courthouse, I walked past the police department and sat on a bench across the street from the police department.
After sitting on the bench for a while drinking a soda, I left, and walked home taking the same route home, walking past Haskins Park (which would be a great location for a OC cook out) again. I almost made it home, I was a block away when a DNR officer pulled up next to me, he smiled and said hows it going, I said fine, I then said I’m legally open carrying, and he said I figured. He was calm as they come about the situation, and only asked my name, didn’t ask for any ID (I wasn't driving). He said someone called it in, that a man was walking down thesidewalk with a gun.
He got out of his truck and told me that the Sheriff is on his way and that he would like to talk to me. A minute later the sheriff pulled up and came over to talk to me. The DNR officer told him my name and the Sherriff looked at me and said, aren’t you the one we stopped a while back, I said yes, a few months ago, he said, well, as I'm sure you know, we got a call and we have to check it out, he then said, looks like we need to educate some people here in Baraboo about open carry, he said I already know you and have your information from last time on file, so I wont keep you any longer, your free to leave. I said thanks and I understand, and walked away. The whole stop lasted about 5 min, and I was on my way without any hassles.
My hats off to the Baraboo Law Enforcement, no hassles, no problems, and the stop was short just as it should be with a terry stop.
