The Seattle police dept. hold community open houses at their precincts with free hot dogs, ice cream and soft drinks. I went to the East precinct open house a few weeks ago, but I didn't open carry because I wanted to go inside the precinct for a tour, and firearms are not allowed. They have all the units there talking to the public. SWAT, Dive, Cannine, Narcotics, Bomb Squad and infomation tables put on by community groups.
Yesterday they held another open house/picnic at the North precinct. All the units were there again, and the community tables. This time I open carried. They had the street on the side of their precinct closed, and the Dive, Swat, and Bomb Squad are on the street. I know North precinct has signs posted on their front door, no weapons allowed. Some of the other units and the community tables, as well as the free food and live music were in the parking lot in the front of the precinct. I asked one of the female sargents that was standing in the driveway if it was ok to open carry in their parking lot, she said it would scare people and that I might get my ccpl checked by one of the other officers, but she said "I'm not telling you, you can't". So I went in and started to talk to some of the people I had met at the previous open house. About and hour later I had a horse patrol officer come over and talk to me, because he was curious what I was all about. We talked about 5 minutes and then he went back over to his horse unit. I had on me the Seattle police trainning bulletin, but I didn't need it.
The next open houses are at:
Harbor patrol July 16.
Southwest precinct August 20.
West precinct August 25
South precinct Sept. 10
They start at 1pm and end at 4pm.
It was nice to get to know the Seattle police officers and talk with them.
Yesterday they held another open house/picnic at the North precinct. All the units were there again, and the community tables. This time I open carried. They had the street on the side of their precinct closed, and the Dive, Swat, and Bomb Squad are on the street. I know North precinct has signs posted on their front door, no weapons allowed. Some of the other units and the community tables, as well as the free food and live music were in the parking lot in the front of the precinct. I asked one of the female sargents that was standing in the driveway if it was ok to open carry in their parking lot, she said it would scare people and that I might get my ccpl checked by one of the other officers, but she said "I'm not telling you, you can't". So I went in and started to talk to some of the people I had met at the previous open house. About and hour later I had a horse patrol officer come over and talk to me, because he was curious what I was all about. We talked about 5 minutes and then he went back over to his horse unit. I had on me the Seattle police trainning bulletin, but I didn't need it.
The next open houses are at:
Harbor patrol July 16.
Southwest precinct August 20.
West precinct August 25
South precinct Sept. 10
They start at 1pm and end at 4pm.
It was nice to get to know the Seattle police officers and talk with them.