p2a1x7
Regular Member
I went around the Seattle area with my girlfriend to give her some company between her interviews today. The first one was in Bellevue and I just went down to Barnes and Noble with no issue. Then we went over to downtown Seattle for her next one and to walk around a bit. There was a mounted officer outside the parking lot we parked in. I walked by and it went a little like this.
Cop, "Hi"
Me, "Hi" walking away
Cop, "Can you come over here for a second?" I do so. "Did you know you have a gun on your hip?"
Me, "Yes"
Cop, "Open carry huh? Well don't be surprised if you get run down by some cops if your behavior makes people nervous."
Me, "Ok" I stare at him and he stares at me for a second
Cop, "Ok" and I walked away.
I think it went pretty well considering I was a bit annoyed that I heard him say gun down instead of run down (run down makes more sense now). But I didn't want to bring it up because my girlfriend doesn't like me carrying anyways, so the less I make it an issue, the less she will care. Other than that if your behavior makes people nervous, open carry or not, I don't see why you should be surprised if someone calls the cops on you. So I don't see his point. I also went into a gelato place and someone said something about packing heat, but I don't really think they were talking to me. A cop did come up from down stairs when I was there, but nothing interaction. All in all, a good day, got some mushrooms and bok choy from Pikes Place Market and had a good dinner.
Cop, "Hi"
Me, "Hi" walking away
Cop, "Can you come over here for a second?" I do so. "Did you know you have a gun on your hip?"
Me, "Yes"
Cop, "Open carry huh? Well don't be surprised if you get run down by some cops if your behavior makes people nervous."
Me, "Ok" I stare at him and he stares at me for a second
Cop, "Ok" and I walked away.
I think it went pretty well considering I was a bit annoyed that I heard him say gun down instead of run down (run down makes more sense now). But I didn't want to bring it up because my girlfriend doesn't like me carrying anyways, so the less I make it an issue, the less she will care. Other than that if your behavior makes people nervous, open carry or not, I don't see why you should be surprised if someone calls the cops on you. So I don't see his point. I also went into a gelato place and someone said something about packing heat, but I don't really think they were talking to me. A cop did come up from down stairs when I was there, but nothing interaction. All in all, a good day, got some mushrooms and bok choy from Pikes Place Market and had a good dinner.