rj3663
Regular Member
Ok, heres one for thought. I have a cpl. I carry both open and concealed, depending on what I'm wearing. Usually in my right back pocket as i have for most of my adult life. (I'm 56 now). I was in WalMart shopping where I always shop, carrying openly as is the norm and minding my own business. I had several conversations with friends that I encountered (none concerning the Colt Commander in my back pocket) and when I was done shopping I went to the check out lanes. While I was talking to the cashier, a woman whom I know from school field trips with our kids, non other than the chief of police crept up behind me. The cashier stared wide eyed alerting me to the sneaky approach and I turned, asking "What's up"
This guy knows me well from several other encounters, only one of which was less than positive. "Well, obviously I got a call about a man with a gun."
"Yeah. That would be me right?" Remember, contempt of cop is not against the law. This guy does know me. "Open carry is legal."
"Well, yeah." he paused, "So is that open carry or do you have a permit?" (We pay this guy)
"Well...it's hangin' from my pocket there so it looks like open carry to me." I stated the painfully obvious for him and the gathering crowd of onlookers, now numbering about ten or so. "But I have a permit too."
"Could I see your permit," he stared up at me from his towering five foot six inch height. "or do you have a problem with that?"
"Yeah I have a problem with that." I resisted picking him up and placing him on the check out conveyer where I could look him in the eye. I handed him the permit along with my DL and continued, "Wal Marts policy is that they welcome all guests that are compliant with Federal, state and local laws.
He briefly peeked at my documents and handed them back. "I didn't know that. Have a nice evening."
And with that he handed them back to me and scurried down to the stores Loss Prevention office, no doubt to examine their company policy manuel. I looked about at the other people standing there and they had mostly supportive comments to offer me along with some suggestions as to where Fowlervilles top cop might be more welcome. (pretty hot there)
I looked for something I could print out here to offer him as a form of educational materials. Venator knows some of his past story from the OC event we held at our club house here in Fowlerville but I couldn't find anything appropriate.
Suggestions? (not wise cracks or sarcasim)
This guy knows me well from several other encounters, only one of which was less than positive. "Well, obviously I got a call about a man with a gun."
"Yeah. That would be me right?" Remember, contempt of cop is not against the law. This guy does know me. "Open carry is legal."
"Well, yeah." he paused, "So is that open carry or do you have a permit?" (We pay this guy)
"Well...it's hangin' from my pocket there so it looks like open carry to me." I stated the painfully obvious for him and the gathering crowd of onlookers, now numbering about ten or so. "But I have a permit too."
"Could I see your permit," he stared up at me from his towering five foot six inch height. "or do you have a problem with that?"
"Yeah I have a problem with that." I resisted picking him up and placing him on the check out conveyer where I could look him in the eye. I handed him the permit along with my DL and continued, "Wal Marts policy is that they welcome all guests that are compliant with Federal, state and local laws.
He briefly peeked at my documents and handed them back. "I didn't know that. Have a nice evening."
And with that he handed them back to me and scurried down to the stores Loss Prevention office, no doubt to examine their company policy manuel. I looked about at the other people standing there and they had mostly supportive comments to offer me along with some suggestions as to where Fowlervilles top cop might be more welcome. (pretty hot there)
I looked for something I could print out here to offer him as a form of educational materials. Venator knows some of his past story from the OC event we held at our club house here in Fowlerville but I couldn't find anything appropriate.
Suggestions? (not wise cracks or sarcasim)