Actual Question from an Actual Citizen!
Howdy Folks!
One of our Colorado contingent wanted somebody to tag along with on his first urban OC experience, and I volunteered. We visited several places around town and eventually stopped at a supermarket. We spent awhile in the store finding everything I wanted to appropriate, then headed for the checkstand. While my OC amigo stood to my left, an elderly gentleman to my right asked:
"Are you boys detectives?"
"No sir," I replied with a broad grin, "We're LAC!"
"So what the heck is an LAC?" He asked.
"Law Abiding Citizens, Legally Armed Carriers, take your pick!" I rejoined.
"You're both carrying guns, so I figured you were cops."
"No sir, just law abiding citizens exercising our constitutional rights to self defense."
"You can do that?" He seemed surprised.
"You never know when a criminal will come along to threaten your life, right? I'm simply prepared to defend mine!"
The old man looked quite taken aback. But by then, we'd paid for our acquisitions and moved out.
I saw no gain in being snarky with the geezer before me, and he seemed genuinely surprised to learn that open carry is a legal right.
It wouldn't surprise me much to visit that same store at some point in the future and find him carrying!
That'd be something, eh?
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
