positive encounter with Whatcom County Sherrif
I had a similar incident a few days ago. I sometimes pick my Sweet Baboo at work, and sometimes I just show up to escort her home when we ride the motorcycles.
Sunday afternoon was great for motorcycles. I rode down the street passing the jail and pulled into the jail parking lot. I parked behind Herselfs bike, got off and stretched. There was a WCS squad in the lot and a Sheriff behind the wheel. It took him about ten or fifteen minutes to get out of the vehicle. He opened the trunk and peeked around the lid to observe me. A minute later he started to mosey my way, about thirty or forty feet.
"Are you open carrying Sir?" "Yes, I am" as I sat on my bike. "Do you do it often?" "Why Yes, every day, all day". "I wanted to ask, because I am out in the County most of the time and you see it quite a bit there. Have you had any problems in the City?" Only once, with a patrolmen who wanted to bully me. Not about the gun, he was just a bully." " Do you have a CPL?" "Yes, I have to in order to carry on my bike or in a car without unloading?
The Sheriff NEVER asked to produce ID, was very polite and treated me as just another Citizen. We talked about how the unload/load regarding vehicles was dumb and should be changed for safety. We both admired Herselfs bike spoke a bit more and he moved on. Now I was sitting in HIS parking lot, armed, and just sitting, waiting. He may have had a duel purpose, but it seemed to be a very positive encounter. Not every LEO is an allen bass.