Justin Mang
New member
Hello everyone,
First post here and also first time of open carrying. I decided to try it out at night with less people in the stores just to get a feel for it and as to not cause that big of a scene on the first time, because it does cause a scene around this area.
First off I left my mothers house after helping her with a few things and when I left, to my surprise, there was a DUI check point at the end of the development on rt9. I had my 9mm SR9 on the passengers seat in plain sight. I stopped at the check point and the officer saw my pistol and asked if it was loaded, I said yes. He ran my license and such and asked a few question pertaining to drinking and then handed me back my papers and said have a nice night.
Second off I went to a local gas station to get gas. I holstered my pistol before exiting the car, pumped gas and then went inside to pay. There were numerous people inside the store and not one seemed to mind. The cashier looked directly at my holstered pistol and did seem a little nervous, but not alarmed. As a matter of fact he wasn't going to card me for my tobacco purchase until I showed it to him at will, as to easy his nervousness. I then left the store.
Third off was Walmart. People in general seemed a little more uneasy at the sight of my open carry in Walmart, mainly employees of the store, they seemed to take a double look at me. I walked through the store at a normal speed and picked up the things I needed and headed for the check out. As I was standing in line to check out I only had a few items and the lady in front of me told me I could jump in front of her. She noticed my pistol and smiled as I said thank you and moved ahead of her in line. The cashier smiled and replied very well when I asked her how she was doing this evening. I payed up and left the store. As I was leaving I saw a group of employees standing outside the store all talking and pointing at me as I walked by them. I did not hear what was said but one can only assume.
Finally I got in my car and unholstered my pistol. As I drove through the town of Martinsburg to go home I noticed at least three MPD cars headed towards walmart with lights not on. So altogether nothing really happened that was unexpected and I am certainly going to continue to open carry around the area and I posted this to let everyone in the area know they should as well.
Thanks for reading.
Justin M.
First post here and also first time of open carrying. I decided to try it out at night with less people in the stores just to get a feel for it and as to not cause that big of a scene on the first time, because it does cause a scene around this area.
First off I left my mothers house after helping her with a few things and when I left, to my surprise, there was a DUI check point at the end of the development on rt9. I had my 9mm SR9 on the passengers seat in plain sight. I stopped at the check point and the officer saw my pistol and asked if it was loaded, I said yes. He ran my license and such and asked a few question pertaining to drinking and then handed me back my papers and said have a nice night.
Second off I went to a local gas station to get gas. I holstered my pistol before exiting the car, pumped gas and then went inside to pay. There were numerous people inside the store and not one seemed to mind. The cashier looked directly at my holstered pistol and did seem a little nervous, but not alarmed. As a matter of fact he wasn't going to card me for my tobacco purchase until I showed it to him at will, as to easy his nervousness. I then left the store.
Third off was Walmart. People in general seemed a little more uneasy at the sight of my open carry in Walmart, mainly employees of the store, they seemed to take a double look at me. I walked through the store at a normal speed and picked up the things I needed and headed for the check out. As I was standing in line to check out I only had a few items and the lady in front of me told me I could jump in front of her. She noticed my pistol and smiled as I said thank you and moved ahead of her in line. The cashier smiled and replied very well when I asked her how she was doing this evening. I payed up and left the store. As I was leaving I saw a group of employees standing outside the store all talking and pointing at me as I walked by them. I did not hear what was said but one can only assume.
Finally I got in my car and unholstered my pistol. As I drove through the town of Martinsburg to go home I noticed at least three MPD cars headed towards walmart with lights not on. So altogether nothing really happened that was unexpected and I am certainly going to continue to open carry around the area and I posted this to let everyone in the area know they should as well.
Thanks for reading.
Justin M.
