Hello I am Jermaile Pipkins, I had just bought my firearm the summer of 2009, because robbers invaded my neighbors home in put guns to there heads stealing cash and valuables. I have never owed a gun before but I wanted to protect my wife and 3 kids. In so I went to the gun shop with the different guns there I just wanted something not big in not to small so I bought a 9mm smith in wesson( which I still have today) it cost 688.00 while I was there workers explained to me the open carry law, I thought I needed a permit to carry. He said no all you need is a holster. He said I can't get the holster that goes right under the arm because that would be considered concelled but I could get a basic hip holster. They told me how travel with it in the trunk unloaded ect. So after enternet research an calling the police no emergency line I finally started carrying it. Ppl would come up to me an ask hey can you carry your gun out like that, I would say yeah the law says I can. So after about a week of proudly carrying my firearm I get arrested. this I what really happened. I'm standing outside next to my car talking on my cellphone with my cusin he wanted me to go to a party, so I tell him I got to put my gun up I can't be going to a party with a gun on my hip (jokingly). My neighbor called emt because her boyfriend was having chest pains.( Please note my shirt was tucked in my pants on the side with the gun). So I'm on the phone in I see emt pull up they look at me I look at them, I tell my cusin the ambulance ppl looking at me crazy, then they turn there lights off in speed down the street the must have been going like 80mph. My cusin says he on his way to get me so we get off the phone. I walk in the house in before I can put my gun away I hear a officer at my door talking to my wife he say do you know someone with a stripped shirt with a firearm before she could answer I come to the door the officers eyes get big as he see the firearm on my hip. He yells get on the ground with his firearm drawn in so I do. I didn't resist why would I hadn't done anything wrong. In so the two officer cuff me. By this time my cusins are arriving at my house. The two officers talk to me ask where did I get it so I tell them. They where also givin my papers on the firearm. The younger officer compliments my firm arm he says it's nice, then he tells me he doesn't have a personal firearm. The officers look over my paperwork in say you should be free to go we just have to wait for are sargent to get here I say ok with some relief. 3min later he comes, he looks at me asked why do you have a gun I say to protect my family. I tell him why I got the gun he response was "Then move to a better area" when he said that I knew this wasn't going to go well, he them removes my gun from the holster in" says it's reports of a guy waving a gun around" I say " man that's a lie," he then takes the clip out then says why dont you have one in the Camber I tell him I have kids an I'm a new gun owner I wouldn't want it to misfire. In so he untucks my shirts over my holster in tell me this is how you had it, I tell the Sargent " I didn't buy a gun in a holster to hide it I bought it to show it" in so with my gun in his hand he cocks it a frew time( playing wit it) in says "well your going to jail". In so I went the to officers that responded took me to jail but they were cool on the way they where like if you were hiding it then how did emt see the gun I said exactly, why would I buy a holster if I'm going to hide it I'd just stick it in my pants. They said don't worry the case will probly get dismissed .in so I was booked in mugg shot finger printed as if i was a life long criminal,( i dont even have a record)The officer was tring to get me out the night, I think it was called like administrative leave, but it didnt happen, the case was dismissed in I was later released between 12 & 3pm. The next day. But didn't get my firearm back till October so it took about 3 or 4 months. I had to see a judge where she advised me not to wear it until the law was clear on open carry, in so I never wore it again I just go to the shooting range form time to time but that's about it. I am mr. Pipkins in thats what happened! So please before you want someone to get charged with a crime make sure they deserve it because I didn't, I have not broken any laws in dont plan on it. Thanks