Lincoln7
Regular Member
Hello, I visited Louisville, KY as a stop on my way to Indiana from Virginia. I decided to check out the Frazier (formerly Arms) Museum. I called ahead of time from the road and asked "Does your museum follow state laws and allow the lawful carry of firearms?" The woman replied 'Yes'. To which I asked her to confirm 'Yes' which she did. Great, I thought.
I arrived at the museum with my 1911 holstered on my hip as it was throughout the entire trip. I pay for tickets and walk toward the exibit when I hear 'Sir...Sir' I turn around and a man asks me why I am carrying like that. I reply that open carry is legal in KY and that I called ahead of time and they said it was fine. He asks me if I would talk to his supervisor to which I agreed. (the first employee informed me that he CC's and thanked me for carrying openly) The supervisor was not as kind and told me I was not allowed to carry here 'like that' (openly). He said 'CC is fine, even if we know about it, I just don't want to see it'. He also said I was pretty much 'crazy' for open carrying in Louisville for the cops would give me trouble. I asked who the facility was owned by and I was told it was paid for by charitable donations and not owned by the city/state. I will look further into this. I eventually converted to CC and returned to the museum for the exibits. This was a situation I had not experienced before. I know I am going to receive some flak for not immediately leaving the museum but I had planned on CCing before I called which is what I ended up doing. I did have my audio recorder running but I don't have the cords/software to upload until I return home. I will keep you updated on further information and hopefully an audio clip.
I arrived at the museum with my 1911 holstered on my hip as it was throughout the entire trip. I pay for tickets and walk toward the exibit when I hear 'Sir...Sir' I turn around and a man asks me why I am carrying like that. I reply that open carry is legal in KY and that I called ahead of time and they said it was fine. He asks me if I would talk to his supervisor to which I agreed. (the first employee informed me that he CC's and thanked me for carrying openly) The supervisor was not as kind and told me I was not allowed to carry here 'like that' (openly). He said 'CC is fine, even if we know about it, I just don't want to see it'. He also said I was pretty much 'crazy' for open carrying in Louisville for the cops would give me trouble. I asked who the facility was owned by and I was told it was paid for by charitable donations and not owned by the city/state. I will look further into this. I eventually converted to CC and returned to the museum for the exibits. This was a situation I had not experienced before. I know I am going to receive some flak for not immediately leaving the museum but I had planned on CCing before I called which is what I ended up doing. I did have my audio recorder running but I don't have the cords/software to upload until I return home. I will keep you updated on further information and hopefully an audio clip.