chris829
Regular Member
Today I was hanging out around Salisbury and I was OCing. I went to CiCi's pizza, the comic monstore, mega mart (never heard of it before), the a gun store on Jake Alexander Blvd. I then went to the Salisbury mall to go to books-a-million and take the wife to cato. while walking I had a guy come up and question me. Here is the convo.
GUY: Excuse me, are you a cop?
ME: No,why?
GUY: Do you have a concealed carry permit?
ME: No, that's why I open carry.
GUY: Well you're not allowed to just walk around the mall with gun on your hip.
ME: Sir, there's not sign on the door that says I can't.
GUY: Well you just can't do that.
ME: There's no sign on the door saying that I can't.
GUY: Well you don't have a concealed carry.
ME: Sir, you don't have to have a concealed carry to open carry.
GUY: Well I'm going to call the police and ask them about it.
ME: If that's what you feel like you need to do.
He calls the police dept and talks to them for a second then tells the police officer to tell me what they told him. He hands me the phone
ME: Hello:
COP ON PHONE: Sir, why are you carrying a gun around at the mall?
ME: Well, I open carry everywhere I go that I'm legally allowed to carry.
COP ON PHONE: Sir, you're not allowed to carry a firearm in the public like that.
ME: Yes I can. The law says I can carry. I'm carrying open, my weapon out in the open. I don't know what the problem is.
COP ON PHONE: Right now you're going armed to the terror of the public.
ME: Well, sir, my weapon is in a retention holster. It's not going anywhere, my hand isn't on it, I'm not causing a scene. I'm just out with my wife.
COP ON PHONE: Well, do you want me to send a cop out there and see what he says?
ME: You do whatever you feel like you need to do.
COP ON PHONE: Okay, I'm going to send one out there, where are you at?
ME: Outside of cato at the mall.
The guy kept asking me about gun laws and asking where I can and can't carry and said he's never seen anyone carry a gun in the mall. Asked me if I carry in places like Walmart, K-mart, ect. So the officer finally arrived and he comes up and asks what the problem is.
GUY: I had a complaint about him carrying his gun and asked him to put it in the vehicle or leave.
ME: No, he said no such thing. (My wife at this point is livid)
COP: Well, sir there's no sign on the door, he's not doing anything wrong. You are allowed to carry a firearm on your side in the state. All you can do is ask him to leave.
GUY: I've never seen someone carry. If its legal, then why don't more people carry?
ME: That's because most people don't know you can or they carry concealed.
COP: He's right. More people carry than you think.
GUY: I still didn't know you were allowed to carry.
COP: Well, all you can do legally is ask him to leave. He's doing nothing wrong.
ME: If had asked me to leave, I would've been gone already.
GUY: Well, leave.
ME: Okay, well you have a good day, officer. I'm going out the entrance I came in at.
it sucked guys. but i think it went a lot better than it could have. what do you guys think?
GUY: Excuse me, are you a cop?
ME: No,why?
GUY: Do you have a concealed carry permit?
ME: No, that's why I open carry.
GUY: Well you're not allowed to just walk around the mall with gun on your hip.
ME: Sir, there's not sign on the door that says I can't.
GUY: Well you just can't do that.
ME: There's no sign on the door saying that I can't.
GUY: Well you don't have a concealed carry.
ME: Sir, you don't have to have a concealed carry to open carry.
GUY: Well I'm going to call the police and ask them about it.
ME: If that's what you feel like you need to do.
He calls the police dept and talks to them for a second then tells the police officer to tell me what they told him. He hands me the phone
ME: Hello:
COP ON PHONE: Sir, why are you carrying a gun around at the mall?
ME: Well, I open carry everywhere I go that I'm legally allowed to carry.
COP ON PHONE: Sir, you're not allowed to carry a firearm in the public like that.
ME: Yes I can. The law says I can carry. I'm carrying open, my weapon out in the open. I don't know what the problem is.
COP ON PHONE: Right now you're going armed to the terror of the public.
ME: Well, sir, my weapon is in a retention holster. It's not going anywhere, my hand isn't on it, I'm not causing a scene. I'm just out with my wife.
COP ON PHONE: Well, do you want me to send a cop out there and see what he says?
ME: You do whatever you feel like you need to do.
COP ON PHONE: Okay, I'm going to send one out there, where are you at?
ME: Outside of cato at the mall.
The guy kept asking me about gun laws and asking where I can and can't carry and said he's never seen anyone carry a gun in the mall. Asked me if I carry in places like Walmart, K-mart, ect. So the officer finally arrived and he comes up and asks what the problem is.
GUY: I had a complaint about him carrying his gun and asked him to put it in the vehicle or leave.
ME: No, he said no such thing. (My wife at this point is livid)
COP: Well, sir there's no sign on the door, he's not doing anything wrong. You are allowed to carry a firearm on your side in the state. All you can do is ask him to leave.
GUY: I've never seen someone carry. If its legal, then why don't more people carry?
ME: That's because most people don't know you can or they carry concealed.
COP: He's right. More people carry than you think.
GUY: I still didn't know you were allowed to carry.
COP: Well, all you can do legally is ask him to leave. He's doing nothing wrong.
ME: If had asked me to leave, I would've been gone already.
GUY: Well, leave.
ME: Okay, well you have a good day, officer. I'm going out the entrance I came in at.
it sucked guys. but i think it went a lot better than it could have. what do you guys think?
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