So, I've OC'ed for around 3 years now, and the first six months I had the same type of reactions that most people newly carrying describe. A lot of attention, some questions, and stares. After you get used to it, you must carry yourself differently because I've gotten much less attention over it the past couple of years.
I've carried to the Belmont Wal-Mart pretty much every time I've been there, and never had an issue.
Now to the point of this: Saturday June 11th, me and my family had gotten back from Carowinds, stopped at the house, washed up, and went out to the new Sake Express right beside the Pizza Hut. We ordered our food, and sat down. Shortly after we sat down, a Belmont Police Officer came in with a big group of people. They moved two tables together to fit them all. Right after our food was brought to the table, the officer approached me, and told me that Belmont had a no firearms ordinance. I asked if he wanted me to cover it up, since I had my CCP, and he told me I needed to go put it in the car, because I wasn't allowed to carry it at all. Not wanting to disturb our dinner any further, I complied, but due to most of the restaurant seeing me deposit a firearm in my vehicle, I opted to unload and bring the magazine back in with me. I tried to do some google searching on my phone while we were eating to no avail. I couldn't find anything solid about it. He got a call shortly after that, so I followed him out to the car to ask about it. I got the address of the police station and paid a visit Monday after work. The secretary said she asked the chief and neither of them had heard of this before. I left my name and number for a call back about it, because I want to carry legally.
So I suppose the question is, do any of you know anything about this?
I've carried to the Belmont Wal-Mart pretty much every time I've been there, and never had an issue.
Now to the point of this: Saturday June 11th, me and my family had gotten back from Carowinds, stopped at the house, washed up, and went out to the new Sake Express right beside the Pizza Hut. We ordered our food, and sat down. Shortly after we sat down, a Belmont Police Officer came in with a big group of people. They moved two tables together to fit them all. Right after our food was brought to the table, the officer approached me, and told me that Belmont had a no firearms ordinance. I asked if he wanted me to cover it up, since I had my CCP, and he told me I needed to go put it in the car, because I wasn't allowed to carry it at all. Not wanting to disturb our dinner any further, I complied, but due to most of the restaurant seeing me deposit a firearm in my vehicle, I opted to unload and bring the magazine back in with me. I tried to do some google searching on my phone while we were eating to no avail. I couldn't find anything solid about it. He got a call shortly after that, so I followed him out to the car to ask about it. I got the address of the police station and paid a visit Monday after work. The secretary said she asked the chief and neither of them had heard of this before. I left my name and number for a call back about it, because I want to carry legally.
So I suppose the question is, do any of you know anything about this?