HeroHog
Regular Member
I was escorted out of Willis-Knighton North Hospital today by 3 officers. They were polite, professional and apologetic!
My wife and I had been up there to see her mom who is undergoing rehab from a stroke she had last week and we were up there bringing her some clothes and visiting. We hadn't been there very long when I left my bag and gun in the room and wheeled out in the hall looking for a bathroom. In the hall I ran into an officer and asked him if he knew where the restrooms were and he replied that he didn't and I jokingly asked "Well what good are ya?" He kinda laughed said "I sure don't mean to be intrusive here, we had a report of a gentleman in a wheelchair in a green shirt with a gun in a bag, would that be you sir?" I replied yes sir, it's in my bag in my mother-in-laws room right there..." He said "Well our policy, do you have a permit and everything?" Me "Yes sir, I do."
NOTE: I was Open Carrying and I do have a permit but as of last month, it is no longer valid for Concealed Carry for me in LA but I was legal a now wasn't the time for picking nits.
The officer continued: "We would appreciate it if you would take it out to your vehicle." Me: "OK." End of story!
Well, not quite but that was the meat of it! The officer I met 1st was VERY apologetic for everything and saw to it that they gave me a ride to my car and loaded my wheelchair in it for me. They did ask my name, weight and age but never asked for my ID and I gave them the info without question. A recording of the events above is right here: http://herohog.com/audio/20110904OCStop.mp3
The Shreveport PD was polite, professional and handled this very well im my view. I have no complaints.
My wife and I had been up there to see her mom who is undergoing rehab from a stroke she had last week and we were up there bringing her some clothes and visiting. We hadn't been there very long when I left my bag and gun in the room and wheeled out in the hall looking for a bathroom. In the hall I ran into an officer and asked him if he knew where the restrooms were and he replied that he didn't and I jokingly asked "Well what good are ya?" He kinda laughed said "I sure don't mean to be intrusive here, we had a report of a gentleman in a wheelchair in a green shirt with a gun in a bag, would that be you sir?" I replied yes sir, it's in my bag in my mother-in-laws room right there..." He said "Well our policy, do you have a permit and everything?" Me "Yes sir, I do."
NOTE: I was Open Carrying and I do have a permit but as of last month, it is no longer valid for Concealed Carry for me in LA but I was legal a now wasn't the time for picking nits.
The officer continued: "We would appreciate it if you would take it out to your vehicle." Me: "OK." End of story!
Well, not quite but that was the meat of it! The officer I met 1st was VERY apologetic for everything and saw to it that they gave me a ride to my car and loaded my wheelchair in it for me. They did ask my name, weight and age but never asked for my ID and I gave them the info without question. A recording of the events above is right here: http://herohog.com/audio/20110904OCStop.mp3
The Shreveport PD was polite, professional and handled this very well im my view. I have no complaints.