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NC OC experience reports

Jsh

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Asheville I realize I'm in the heart of anti land but it's still the first negative I've had. And to clarify the security guard although never apologizing wasn't nearly as rude as the manager
 

WalkingWolf

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Asheville I realize I'm in the heart of anti land but it's still the first negative I've had. And to clarify the security guard although never apologizing wasn't nearly as rude as the manager

Wow! I thought Chapel Hill, and Cary were the heart of anti's. I think any large city in NC where there is a concentration of yuppies you are going to find anti's.
 

lpb8733

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Hendersonville, NC
Asheville I realize I'm in the heart of anti land but it's still the first negative I've had. And to clarify the security guard although never apologizing wasn't nearly as rude as the manager

The HT on Merrimon? I may feel the need to do some shopping there....
 

XD40sc

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NC
I'm not sure which part of the state you're in, but around Hendersonville / Asheville, all of the grocery store security guards are 3rd party contract. If that's the case for you, I would also contact the company the guard works for.

I haven't noticed a security guard at HT in Asheville, but I frequently see a couple in the Ingle's we frequent. One of them must be 90 years old, trying to supplement his SS income, and the other one likes being around all the food because he must weigh 350.
 

bc.cruiser

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Stopped by the library-posted-but I was using the outside drop box; 4 people sitting there but no one noticed. WM a non-issue as always; got 3 boxes of .22LR. At Western Sizzlin for supper, one older guy noticed but kept on filling his plate; a boy who was about eyeball height with the gun definitely noticed. Big eyes, then a big grin. Again, no issue at Lowe's on the way home.

XD40c: you must shop at the only Ingles in NC that isn't posted. Or, did they change?
 

Southern Covenanter

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Greenville, South Carolina
All Over the State and a Moms Demand Run-in In Charlotte

Well, I traveled from Greenville to RDU this weekend for church business; we had a called meeting of our presbytery in Raleigh this weekend, and since I never get to OC in South Carolina, I took the opportunity to OC every waking moment while in the great Tar Heel state. I open carried all over Raleigh and Durham with nary a sideways glance, including several restaurants and gas stations. I had a great interaction with two folks at the Comfort Inn on Glenwood Avenue. One employee (a young, nominally Muslim Pakistani gentleman) was interested in learning more about open carry, which morphed into a good conversation in which I was able to share the gospel with him. I also had a good interaction with a fellow guest at the hotel, and was able to point her toward OCDO. All in all, my stay in Durham was very pleasant, not least of which was due to the pleasant interactions with the folks there.

However, I had a very ironic interaction while passing through Charlotte:

I made it a point to stop and meet my parents for lunch in Pineville while I was passing through town, and after I left, I stopped at the QT on Woodlawn Road (right off I-77 where Woodlawn turns into Billy Graham Parkway) to gas up the Blue Bullet. This QT is in a somewhat sketchy part of town, so I was already on high alert when I pulled up to the pump. About the time I got the Bullet in park, I noticed three young men walking through the islands towards the store. One of the three was a younger white guy (about 6'1", 175 lbs, and all tatted up) was shirtless, loud, high as a Georgia pine, and clearly acting aggressively. I took note of him, and strolled inside to pre-pay for my gas. Lo and behold, when I got inside, some yuppie soccer Mom type wear a "Moms Demand Action" t-shirt spotted me and the sidearm on my hip and immediately started ranting about how I was dangerous and scary, that my big, bad SigSauer made her nervous, how did she know I wasn't going to shoot everybody in the joint, etc. I did my best to ignore her, hit the latrine, and came back out and paid for my gas.

While I was walking to the door, I noticed the doped up potential troublemaker was waving his arms around, beating on his chest and flinching at people like he was going to throw a punch while yelling, "I'ma f* you up! Y'all don't want none!" and so on.

I walked out the door to head to the car, and when I did, the Mom's Demand nutjob approached from my right and quietly asked, "Would you walk me to my car?"

My response: "I'm sure that loud mouth of yours will keep you safe."

The shocked look on her face was completely worth it.

OC: 1. Moms Demand: 0.
 

Jamesm760

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Salisbury, NC
...I walked out the door to head to the car, and when I did, the Mom's Demand nutjob approached from my right and quietly asked, "Would you walk me to my car?"

My response: "I'm sure that loud mouth of yours will keep you safe."

The shocked look on her face was completely worth it.

OC: 1. Moms Demand: 0.

LOL! Thanks for sharing the experience... though this is one of those devil/angel on your shoulder type encounters... Although she was MDA, maybe choosing the angel route would have made a better impact MAYBE**** (we all know somepeople can't have open minds). I personally would have walked her to her vehicle and told her to have a nice day.
 

Ken56

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Dandridge, TN
Well, that's not very Christianly of you. LOL. Priceless. I would have said "only if you apologize and post this incident on your mda facebook page" Why didn't the clerk at the store call the cops for a disorderly person complaint. Dick heads in your parking lot are not good for business.
 

Southern Covenanter

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Greenville, South Carolina
Well, that's not very Christianly of you. LOL. Priceless. I would have said "only if you apologize and post this incident on your mda facebook page" Why didn't the clerk at the store call the cops for a disorderly person complaint. Dick heads in your parking lot are not good for business.

I believe someone did ask the clerk to call the CMPD, however, I was too busy walking to my car to notice if he did or didn't.

And I didn't walk her to the car because it would have been my luck that someone who had heard her ranting at me inside the store would have called the cops to tell them that some mean man with a gun was harassing a lady in the parking lot, too. :banghead:

Honestly, it was a judgment call on my part. Better to let her take care of herself.
 

SovereignAxe

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I can totally understand the choice to leave the woman to her devices. If she thinks the absence of guns will make her safe, she should lie in the bed that she has made. But I'd like to think I would have still chosen the angel.

But before doing so I would have said, "I thought I was dangerous and scary. How do you know I'm not just going to shoot up the joint?" Using her own words against her.

And then when she's done giving whatever response to that, I'd point out the irony and hypocrisy of the situation, and probably ask her if she's going to share this story with her friends.
 

FlyBoy276

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Raleigh
...I walked out the door to head to the car, and when I did, the Mom's Demand nutjob approached from my right and quietly asked, "Would you walk me to my car?"

My response: "I'm sure that loud mouth of yours will keep you safe."...

LOL! Thanks for sharing the experience... though this is one of those devil/angel on your shoulder type encounters... Although she was MDA, maybe choosing the angel route would have made a better impact MAYBE**** (we all know somepeople can't have open minds). I personally would have walked her to her vehicle and told her to have a nice day.

If he had done so, and had recorded it, that would have gone viral, I'm sure. :p
 

Rusty Young Man

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SNIP...I walked out the door to head to the car, and when I did, the Mom's Demand nutjob approached from my right and quietly asked, "Would you walk me to my car?"

My response: "I'm sure that loud mouth of yours will keep you safe."

The shocked look on her face was completely worth it.

OC: 1. Moms Demand: 0.

How could you NOT be recording at a time like that!:lol:
The video would have been beyond hilarious and would have been a great wake-up call to those still on the fence.

Great interaction, regardless.
 

CDT COX

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NC
However, I had a very ironic interaction while passing through Charlotte:

I made it a point to stop and meet my parents for lunch in Pineville while I was passing through town, and after I left, I stopped at the QT on Woodlawn Road (right off I-77 where Woodlawn turns into Billy Graham Parkway) to gas up the Blue Bullet. This QT is in a somewhat sketchy part of town, so I was already on high alert when I pulled up to the pump. About the time I got the Bullet in park, I noticed three young men walking through the islands towards the store. One of the three was a younger white guy (about 6'1", 175 lbs, and all tatted up) was shirtless, loud, high as a Georgia pine, and clearly acting aggressively. I took note of him, and strolled inside to pre-pay for my gas. Lo and behold, when I got inside, some yuppie soccer Mom type wear a "Moms Demand Action" t-shirt spotted me and the sidearm on my hip and immediately started ranting about how I was dangerous and scary, that my big, bad SigSauer made her nervous, how did she know I wasn't going to shoot everybody in the joint, etc. I did my best to ignore her, hit the latrine, and came back out and paid for my gas.

While I was walking to the door, I noticed the doped up potential troublemaker was waving his arms around, beating on his chest and flinching at people like he was going to throw a punch while yelling, "I'ma f* you up! Y'all don't want none!" and so on.

I walked out the door to head to the car, and when I did, the Mom's Demand nutjob approached from my right and quietly asked, "Would you walk me to my car?"

My response: "I'm sure that loud mouth of yours will keep you safe."


The shocked look on her face was completely worth it.

OC: 1. Moms Demand: 0.

*mic drop*
 

solus

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here nc
raising my hand to ask a question...

don't any of you think it is just a bit strange that someone, completely out of the blue, who has never previously posted nary a word on this forum, posts a semi controversial conversation about an encounter in small town NC where the 'good' proselytizing christian (as they ensured to tell us several times) gets accosted by an apparent rabid anti, who then asks the poster for some semblance of protection or escort to their vehicle thus providing a small piece of mind against a wandering nut job.

But the 'good' christian says no to said request for aid thus exhibiting very non christian behaviour as well as a complete lack of consideration towards another citizen who requested their assistance from a very real weirdo, who could very easily caused potential injury to the woman.

yet, you all from different areas of the country laugh, applaud, state the encounter should be put on social media, and slap the 'drive by poster' on the back saying ~ good job in showing the anti how hypocritical they were in their initial statements.

sorry, perhaps i misunderstood why we carry openly: personal `SD', citizen firearm education (includes anti) , and to set an exemplar example (to anti), etc.

what a huge disappointment, especially in those posters from across the country who posted accolades to this christian newbie on his exhibited rude behaviour...since we are not on a closed forum, coupled with the anti now having their own story to tell all their anti friends about the rude behaviour from someone who carried and ignored a request for protection, i am sure it already is out on al gore's invention flying through the ether to everyone.

good job everyone multiple opportunities to excel and we stepped in it!!

ipse
 
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Rusty Young Man

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raising my hand to ask a question...
SNIP...
sorry, perhaps i misunderstood why we carry openly: personal `SD', citizen firearm education (includes anti) , and to set an exemplar example (to anti), etc.

what a huge disappointment, especially in those posters from across the country who posted accolades to this christian newbie on his exhibited rude behaviour...since we are not on a closed forum, coupled with the anti now having their own story to tell all their anti friends about the rude behaviour from someone who carried and ignored a request for protection, i am sure it already is out on al gore's invention flying through the ether to everyone.

good job everyone multiple opportunities to excel and we stepped in it!!

ipse

Speak for yourself. I carry for self defense, which includes protecting my loved ones (family and friends) and possibly children (the only innocent humans, IMO).

I've had a few disagreements with other members here and some people I've spoken to, but I have decided I will NOT put my neck on the line for someone who had the same opportunity I did to arm themselves to protect that which cannot be replaced by any amount of money; I did without a few commodities for a number of months in order to save up for my 1911, and I am sure that most people I'd encounter would have had the same opportunity to sacrifice some of the commodities they enjoy in order to buy something that could preserve their ability to continue enjoying said commodities into the future.
If others are inclined to do so, I suppose they could exchange protection for monetary compensation, but that is not what we are discussing here.

If someone is made a little safer by my VISIBLE sidearm, that may be a bonus to them but is NOT my intended purpose. I carry my sidearm for self defense; desensitizing and education of the masses are secondary and tertiary reasons (respectively). Anything else beyond that is unintended.
 
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SovereignAxe

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raising my hand to ask a question...

don't any of you think it is just a bit strange that someone, completely out of the blue, who has never previously posted nary a word on this forum, posts a semi controversial conversation about an encounter in small town NC where the 'good' proselytizing christian (as they ensured to tell us several times) gets accosted by an apparent rabid anti, who then asks the poster for some semblance of protection or escort to their vehicle thus providing a small piece of mind against a wandering nut job.

But the 'good' christian says no to said request for aid thus exhibiting very non christian behaviour as well as a complete lack of consideration towards another citizen who requested their assistance from a very real weirdo, who could very easily caused potential injury to the woman.

I'm not a Christian, and therefore don't get my morals from religion (however, I was one that understood why, but said I would have helped the woman, myself), so I didn't think much of it. But now that you mention it, it does seem awfully un-Christian-like.

But I live in the bible belt and have seen a lot of Christians do a lot of un-Christian-like things, so nothing really surprises me.
 

WalkingWolf

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I'm not a Christian, and therefore don't get my morals from religion (however, I was one that understood why, but said I would have helped the woman, myself), so I didn't think much of it. But now that you mention it, it does seem awfully un-Christian-like.

But I live in the bible belt and have seen a lot of Christians do a lot of un-Christian-like things, so nothing really surprises me.

I try to do un-christian-like things every night, emphasis is on try. But then I am a dirty old man...
 

Southern Covenanter

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Maybe We Should Get a Few Things Straight

raising my hand to ask a question...

don't any of you think it is just a bit strange that someone, completely out of the blue, who has never previously posted nary a word on this forum, posts a semi controversial conversation about an encounter in small town NC where the 'good' proselytizing christian (as they ensured to tell us several times) gets accosted by an apparent rabid anti, who then asks the poster for some semblance of protection or escort to their vehicle thus providing a small piece of mind against a wandering nut job.

But the 'good' christian says no to said request for aid thus exhibiting very non christian behaviour as well as a complete lack of consideration towards another citizen who requested their assistance from a very real weirdo, who could very easily caused potential injury to the woman.

yet, you all from different areas of the country laugh, applaud, state the encounter should be put on social media, and slap the 'drive by poster' on the back saying ~ good job in showing the anti how hypocritical they were in their initial statements.

sorry, perhaps i misunderstood why we carry openly: personal `SD', citizen firearm education (includes anti) , and to set an exemplar example (to anti), etc.

what a huge disappointment, especially in those posters from across the country who posted accolades to this christian newbie on his exhibited rude behaviour...since we are not on a closed forum, coupled with the anti now having their own story to tell all their anti friends about the rude behaviour from someone who carried and ignored a request for protection, i am sure it already is out on al gore's invention flying through the ether to everyone.

good job everyone multiple opportunities to excel and we stepped in it!!

ipse

To get directly to the point, I have in fact posted in this forum previously: my initial post (with a single reply) are in this very thread. Furthermore, I chose to respond as I did for the reasons stated above; the lady in question had already made it perfectly clear how she felt about firearms and she had done so in front of the cashier at the QT. Let's assume for a moment that all he sees is me walking across the parking lot with the woman in question. What is he to think? Am I being kind and helpful? Am I a man carrying a gun harassing the sweet, innocent soccer mom? He can't tell, but based on the previous interaction, I was concerned for myself that it would perceived as harassment. I didn't assist her for that reason. And let's be clear that this isn't in some "small NC town," it was at a gas station on Woodlawn Road, right off of I-77 North in Charlotte, a city with a population of around 800,000. But on the other hand, I pretty sure I already mentioned that in my post above.

Am I a bad Christian because I refused to help? Well, that's between Christ and myself—and given Christ's admonition for his people to be "as wise as serpents and as innocent as doves," I think I made the right call.

That being said, I could have handled it differently. I could have escorted her to her car, and told he politely to have a nice day. But would you put yourself at risk for to be on the receiving end of a MWAG call?
 
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