mjd1978
Regular Member
I had my first bad LEO encounter last night. I was pumping gas and noticed that 5 officers were dealing with a drunk couple across the parking lot. I was minding my own business when one of the officers approached me .
officer: I noticed that you are carrying a gun.
Me: Yes Sir I am
Officer: Why do you have a gun?
Me: It is my Constitutional right to carry a weapon for self defense
Officer: Do you have a permit?
Me: Yes Sir ( I show it to him)
Officer: You can't carry it in the open like that, it has to be concealed
Me: No sir. The law states that if it is concealed whole or in part that I must have a permit.
Officer: Your gun isn't concealed
Me: Ms. courts say that a gun in a holster is partially concealed therefore legal with a permit.
Officer: Only officers can carry that way. You have to conceal it.
Me: (pulling my shirt over the gun) There, it's concealed. You happy now? Do me a favor and show me the law that says I can't openly carry.
The officer gets on his phone and finds some website that he says is a law enforcement website. He shows me something about " what to do if a person is carrying a concealed weapon" . Guess he was just looking for the word concealed. I just said " Whatever you say" and left.
I need to find the ruling that says a gun in a holster is partially concealed. Anyone know where it is?
officer: I noticed that you are carrying a gun.
Me: Yes Sir I am
Officer: Why do you have a gun?
Me: It is my Constitutional right to carry a weapon for self defense
Officer: Do you have a permit?
Me: Yes Sir ( I show it to him)
Officer: You can't carry it in the open like that, it has to be concealed
Me: No sir. The law states that if it is concealed whole or in part that I must have a permit.
Officer: Your gun isn't concealed
Me: Ms. courts say that a gun in a holster is partially concealed therefore legal with a permit.
Officer: Only officers can carry that way. You have to conceal it.
Me: (pulling my shirt over the gun) There, it's concealed. You happy now? Do me a favor and show me the law that says I can't openly carry.
The officer gets on his phone and finds some website that he says is a law enforcement website. He shows me something about " what to do if a person is carrying a concealed weapon" . Guess he was just looking for the word concealed. I just said " Whatever you say" and left.
I need to find the ruling that says a gun in a holster is partially concealed. Anyone know where it is?