leeland
Regular Member
Many people at my office CC, but as far as I knew, I was the only one who ever OC'd (including daily at work). This morning I got a fun IM from a co-worker that he has given me permission to share:
(09:59:51 AM) Co-worker: I think you'd be proud... I got my first MWAG call last night =D
(10:00:06 AM) Leeland: wow. Do tell!
(10:03:36 AM) Co-worker: So I've started opening carrying more and more over the last month. I went to the store after work last night while OCing and everything went fine. Came home and began mowing the front lawn. Apparently my neighbor across the street had a problem with it... he called the Taylorsville pd. Cops came out and talked to me for about 10 minutes.
(10:04:28 AM) Co-worker: The cops asked me the silliest questions, they said, "Sir, do you know you are wearing a gun?" to which I answered yes. They asked why I had a gun and I told them I was a proponent of open-carry. Seemed happy with this they left to talk to the neighbor
(10:04:43 AM) Co-worker: The neighbor was NOT happy that they weren't arresting me...
(10:08:36 AM) Leeland: Do you have an account on the opencarry forums for utah?
(10:08:56 AM) Co-worker: I have one over at UCC
(10:09:03 AM) Leeland: That story is priceless and simply must be shared. If you don't have an account, I want your permission to post it.
(10:09:21 AM) Co-worker: You can post it =D.
(10:10:21 AM) Leeland: Can you remember any more about your conversation with the cops?
(10:09:52 AM) Co-worker: As far as the cops went, they handled everything well and didn't make up BS laws like I've heard happening to other people.
(10:13:42 AM) Co-worker: Conversation with the cops basically went:
C: Do you know you have a gun?
Me: Yes
C: Why are you carrying a gun while mowing the lawn?
Me: Because I am a proponent of open-carry.
C: Well I don't carry my gun when I mow the lawn, it makes people uncomfortable.
Me: Which is why I open-carry, if more people were to open carry it wouldn't make people uncomfortable.
C: Can I get your name?
Me: <name>
C: Were you threatening your neighbor?
Me: No.
C: Did you feel threatened by your neighbor and that's why you put on a
gun?
Me: No.
C: Okay, we're going to talk to <neighbor>.
I half jokingly told him to spend a few minutes patrolling the perimeter of his yard each night with an AR, and offered to loan him some bigger handguns to carry...
(09:59:51 AM) Co-worker: I think you'd be proud... I got my first MWAG call last night =D
(10:00:06 AM) Leeland: wow. Do tell!
(10:03:36 AM) Co-worker: So I've started opening carrying more and more over the last month. I went to the store after work last night while OCing and everything went fine. Came home and began mowing the front lawn. Apparently my neighbor across the street had a problem with it... he called the Taylorsville pd. Cops came out and talked to me for about 10 minutes.
(10:04:28 AM) Co-worker: The cops asked me the silliest questions, they said, "Sir, do you know you are wearing a gun?" to which I answered yes. They asked why I had a gun and I told them I was a proponent of open-carry. Seemed happy with this they left to talk to the neighbor
(10:04:43 AM) Co-worker: The neighbor was NOT happy that they weren't arresting me...
(10:08:36 AM) Leeland: Do you have an account on the opencarry forums for utah?
(10:08:56 AM) Co-worker: I have one over at UCC
(10:09:03 AM) Leeland: That story is priceless and simply must be shared. If you don't have an account, I want your permission to post it.
(10:09:21 AM) Co-worker: You can post it =D.
(10:10:21 AM) Leeland: Can you remember any more about your conversation with the cops?
(10:09:52 AM) Co-worker: As far as the cops went, they handled everything well and didn't make up BS laws like I've heard happening to other people.
(10:13:42 AM) Co-worker: Conversation with the cops basically went:
C: Do you know you have a gun?
Me: Yes
C: Why are you carrying a gun while mowing the lawn?
Me: Because I am a proponent of open-carry.
C: Well I don't carry my gun when I mow the lawn, it makes people uncomfortable.
Me: Which is why I open-carry, if more people were to open carry it wouldn't make people uncomfortable.
C: Can I get your name?
Me: <name>
C: Were you threatening your neighbor?
Me: No.
C: Did you feel threatened by your neighbor and that's why you put on a
gun?
Me: No.
C: Okay, we're going to talk to <neighbor>.
I half jokingly told him to spend a few minutes patrolling the perimeter of his yard each night with an AR, and offered to loan him some bigger handguns to carry...