ADulay
Regular Member
All,
I'll try to be brief with this one as I'll just assume all of us are on FCC also and I've already posted up the details there, but for those who only come in here, this is what happened today!
First off, I open carry daily. Yes, every day. It's my "thing". Some people play tennis or golf or workout. I open carry.
This afternoon I was headed to the range, open carrying on the motorcycle of course, and got pulled over by the Charlotte county sheriff's department as I was making a left turn off the main highway (US 41). This type of stop has been coming around about every three months or so at this time. I'm used to it.
The officer explained that he had assumed I was going to the range (he was aware of 790.25(3)) and only lit me up as a citizen had pointed to me in traffic while we were stopped at the light and wanted him to "do something".
So he immediately turned on the lights after the left turn so the citizen could see that he was "doing something" and I pulled over.
A professional traffic stop ensued and there were no problems at all. We eventually discussed duty weapons, places to eat and shooting in general.
Once again, the Charlotte county sheriff's department's officer did a good job with no problems at all.
For those of you who contemplate open carrying for fishing, camping and shooting just be prepared to get pulled over from time to time. Either because of some sort of citizen concern (very rare) or an officer that may want to satisfy his own curiosity. As long as you're following the statutes, you're good to go!
Not everyone has the time or energy to open carry every day. I've very lucky and I can, and do!
Also, now that I have my official box of Zombie ammo, I'm no longer afraid of night time driving!! (hehehe)
AD
I'll try to be brief with this one as I'll just assume all of us are on FCC also and I've already posted up the details there, but for those who only come in here, this is what happened today!
First off, I open carry daily. Yes, every day. It's my "thing". Some people play tennis or golf or workout. I open carry.
This afternoon I was headed to the range, open carrying on the motorcycle of course, and got pulled over by the Charlotte county sheriff's department as I was making a left turn off the main highway (US 41). This type of stop has been coming around about every three months or so at this time. I'm used to it.
The officer explained that he had assumed I was going to the range (he was aware of 790.25(3)) and only lit me up as a citizen had pointed to me in traffic while we were stopped at the light and wanted him to "do something".
So he immediately turned on the lights after the left turn so the citizen could see that he was "doing something" and I pulled over.
A professional traffic stop ensued and there were no problems at all. We eventually discussed duty weapons, places to eat and shooting in general.
Once again, the Charlotte county sheriff's department's officer did a good job with no problems at all.
For those of you who contemplate open carrying for fishing, camping and shooting just be prepared to get pulled over from time to time. Either because of some sort of citizen concern (very rare) or an officer that may want to satisfy his own curiosity. As long as you're following the statutes, you're good to go!
Not everyone has the time or energy to open carry every day. I've very lucky and I can, and do!
Also, now that I have my official box of Zombie ammo, I'm no longer afraid of night time driving!! (hehehe)
AD
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