chakragod
Regular Member
"First" is a little misleading, I have OC'd a few times, maybe stopping by a gas station or something, but nothing for very long.
My wife and I went to eat at Red Lobster, and although I was a little nervous, I wasn't scared by any means. Another place down without so much as a "Hey, he has a gun." (which I did get at a local gas station ealier that day, he started whispering to the manager, but nothing happened.)
After we left, we had to go to Target to look for a TV stand. Again, not even a funny look. I think most people don't even really notice it.
Kind of sad actually, I was hoping to at least educate another person on my trips, but perhaps another time.
Only negative thing that has come out of this is that my wife still doesn't 'understand' why I do it. I try to explain to her it's for our safety 'just in case', and that I like to express my rights and want to educate others about firearms and OC. We had a little arguement before we even left, but I think that the experience let her see that it's O K, since not a single thing happened out of the ordinary. She didn't even believe it was possible for it to be legal at first, but I've at least got her past that. (silly democratic wife =P)
I try to explain to her about our rights, why they're important, and why (as she suggested) it's not a great thing to have waiting periods and government gun registration. She about freaked when I told her you don't even have to supply your ID if you've done nothing illegal, and that LEO's are just civilians like us and are not 'above the law' in any way.
Oh well, hopefully over time she will come about and see that what I'm doing is a GOOD thing. She even agreed to come to the get together in Feb. when/if there is one, as she likes to hear these things from others, not just her husband.
My wife and I went to eat at Red Lobster, and although I was a little nervous, I wasn't scared by any means. Another place down without so much as a "Hey, he has a gun." (which I did get at a local gas station ealier that day, he started whispering to the manager, but nothing happened.)
After we left, we had to go to Target to look for a TV stand. Again, not even a funny look. I think most people don't even really notice it.
Kind of sad actually, I was hoping to at least educate another person on my trips, but perhaps another time.
Only negative thing that has come out of this is that my wife still doesn't 'understand' why I do it. I try to explain to her it's for our safety 'just in case', and that I like to express my rights and want to educate others about firearms and OC. We had a little arguement before we even left, but I think that the experience let her see that it's O K, since not a single thing happened out of the ordinary. She didn't even believe it was possible for it to be legal at first, but I've at least got her past that. (silly democratic wife =P)
I try to explain to her about our rights, why they're important, and why (as she suggested) it's not a great thing to have waiting periods and government gun registration. She about freaked when I told her you don't even have to supply your ID if you've done nothing illegal, and that LEO's are just civilians like us and are not 'above the law' in any way.
Oh well, hopefully over time she will come about and see that what I'm doing is a GOOD thing. She even agreed to come to the get together in Feb. when/if there is one, as she likes to hear these things from others, not just her husband.