Hello everyone I'm new here so a little about myself before I vent.
I'm 25 hispanic brown and tattooed but that has nothing to with me as a person or the kind of citizen I am. I own guns and I enjoy shooting, purchasing, and the comfort of having a gun in the home. I work my 40+ hours every week I pay taxes I'm insured and I'm licensed well I was. I never open carried nor do I have my ccw. So recently I had a couple drinks with my friend by couple I mean 4-5 budlights. I got in my vehicle and dove bad mistake I was not what one would consider drunk not even buzzed. I got pulled over the officer gave me 3 different reasons for stoping me. As soon as the cop gets to my truck I tell her officer I just want to make you aware I have a gun in my truck (it was on the seat I just didn't want to catch a pueblo beat down) there were 4 other officers there she says put your hands on the ceiling I did another cop comes to the passenger side opens the door takes the gun and clears it ( gun not loaded) so cop says you know why I stopped you I say no mam she says you were doing 60 in a 40 I said no way I just turned the corner. Than a little bit later she says I was hiding from her being suspicious to which I have no response (in my head yeah I'm suspicious I'm brown and driving down the street at 1:30) So she asks if I've been drinking I have no response she said will I consent to a road side and I say no mam will I consent to a BA no mam but I'll take a blood test just to buy time because I know I drank but it was a while ago and I know .02-.08 is a dwai .08 or above is dui so I'm just trying to buy time. So I am handcuffed and searched she finds one live round in my pocket and starts getting all angry asking if I had just unloaded my gun when I got pulled over I said no. she said why do you have a round in your pocket I have no reply (the round was in my pocket from shooting earlier in the day I dropped it in the dirt and just put it in my pocket. She says I know you took the magazine out and cleared the gun still no reply. We get to the police station they begin to draw blood im there for about 45 min they keep sticking me and can't get any blood so finally I say I'll take a BA my arms were bruised for 2 weeks from them trying to draw blood. I blow hot .1 somethin I might have the numbers wrong to which her reply is wow you hold your liquor good I couldnt even tell you were drunk. Off to jail 13 hours in a holding cell disgusting cell by the way finally get called out the booking officer tells me I can't get out since I had a gun its a no bond. So I get put upstairs in general population for 3 days dont get out till tuesday night. I've never been in jail or in trouble my whole 25 years as a person. So I lost my license and as of now till I think after court I can't own or poses a firearm. So as my way of saying **** the system once I can I'm gonna open carry everytime I got to walk to the store since I can't drive or every time I leave the house. Granted I was wrong in starting my vehicle and driving I had no intention of harming anyone or doing anything I felt. So now that I have temporarily had my right to poses a firearm taken from me I'm going to exercise my right to own and carry from here on out and never have that right taken from me again.
Sorry about the long post I just need to vent. And before you criticize me I know I messed up but I'm no criminal far from it. Honest people make mistakes.
I'm 25 hispanic brown and tattooed but that has nothing to with me as a person or the kind of citizen I am. I own guns and I enjoy shooting, purchasing, and the comfort of having a gun in the home. I work my 40+ hours every week I pay taxes I'm insured and I'm licensed well I was. I never open carried nor do I have my ccw. So recently I had a couple drinks with my friend by couple I mean 4-5 budlights. I got in my vehicle and dove bad mistake I was not what one would consider drunk not even buzzed. I got pulled over the officer gave me 3 different reasons for stoping me. As soon as the cop gets to my truck I tell her officer I just want to make you aware I have a gun in my truck (it was on the seat I just didn't want to catch a pueblo beat down) there were 4 other officers there she says put your hands on the ceiling I did another cop comes to the passenger side opens the door takes the gun and clears it ( gun not loaded) so cop says you know why I stopped you I say no mam she says you were doing 60 in a 40 I said no way I just turned the corner. Than a little bit later she says I was hiding from her being suspicious to which I have no response (in my head yeah I'm suspicious I'm brown and driving down the street at 1:30) So she asks if I've been drinking I have no response she said will I consent to a road side and I say no mam will I consent to a BA no mam but I'll take a blood test just to buy time because I know I drank but it was a while ago and I know .02-.08 is a dwai .08 or above is dui so I'm just trying to buy time. So I am handcuffed and searched she finds one live round in my pocket and starts getting all angry asking if I had just unloaded my gun when I got pulled over I said no. she said why do you have a round in your pocket I have no reply (the round was in my pocket from shooting earlier in the day I dropped it in the dirt and just put it in my pocket. She says I know you took the magazine out and cleared the gun still no reply. We get to the police station they begin to draw blood im there for about 45 min they keep sticking me and can't get any blood so finally I say I'll take a BA my arms were bruised for 2 weeks from them trying to draw blood. I blow hot .1 somethin I might have the numbers wrong to which her reply is wow you hold your liquor good I couldnt even tell you were drunk. Off to jail 13 hours in a holding cell disgusting cell by the way finally get called out the booking officer tells me I can't get out since I had a gun its a no bond. So I get put upstairs in general population for 3 days dont get out till tuesday night. I've never been in jail or in trouble my whole 25 years as a person. So I lost my license and as of now till I think after court I can't own or poses a firearm. So as my way of saying **** the system once I can I'm gonna open carry everytime I got to walk to the store since I can't drive or every time I leave the house. Granted I was wrong in starting my vehicle and driving I had no intention of harming anyone or doing anything I felt. So now that I have temporarily had my right to poses a firearm taken from me I'm going to exercise my right to own and carry from here on out and never have that right taken from me again.
Sorry about the long post I just need to vent. And before you criticize me I know I messed up but I'm no criminal far from it. Honest people make mistakes.