JeffTL
Regular Member
First let me state that overall the officers i encountered on my way to work this morning were overall professional. they were not aggressive or rude per se.
i stopped at speedway for my coffee and walked right past the driver side window (which was open) of a police cruiser while OC. So that put my pistol right in LEO's eye level. He milled around the parking lot while i was inside and seemed to be waiting for me to be a problem. i paid for my coffee, got in my truck and headed on down the road. He followed me, and since I have out of state plates on my truck he pulled me over on 8th ave. I shut off my vehicle and remained buckled in, hands on the wheel. two more cruisers showed up. then i was ordered to place my hands out the window. i complied. An officer with a drawn weapon appeared by my passenger side window, glock drawn, but did not point it at anybody, he just watched me exit and watched my pistol, which was in open view on the seat. I was patted down, my spare mag, and little pocket knife were taken (temporarily) and then i was questioned a bit. I didnt really say anything except my name. and that i live here. When the shift commander stated that the right to open carry was only guaranteed to West Virginia citizens I knew I had them. All I said was
"really? can you tell me which law that is?" he says " wait here"
Comes back with a book from the attorney generals office: " it says here that according to the AG.... (i know you have all read that snippet on the site before so i wont beat a dead horse)
i reply "well sir, that is the AG's opinion, but that is not a law, he is the chief attorney, but the legislature makes the laws, and they have said nothing of the sort."
From there he sort of relaxed a bit, and then told me i need to update my tags since ive been in WV for more than 6 months. i thanked him for setting me straight on my tags and they let me go. at the next stop light, the original officer who stopped me shouts through his window, "I like your SIG man!"
End of encounter.
Just thought Id share and hear any thoughts from the forum about what could be done better, worse. Gotta get back to work. OUT
i stopped at speedway for my coffee and walked right past the driver side window (which was open) of a police cruiser while OC. So that put my pistol right in LEO's eye level. He milled around the parking lot while i was inside and seemed to be waiting for me to be a problem. i paid for my coffee, got in my truck and headed on down the road. He followed me, and since I have out of state plates on my truck he pulled me over on 8th ave. I shut off my vehicle and remained buckled in, hands on the wheel. two more cruisers showed up. then i was ordered to place my hands out the window. i complied. An officer with a drawn weapon appeared by my passenger side window, glock drawn, but did not point it at anybody, he just watched me exit and watched my pistol, which was in open view on the seat. I was patted down, my spare mag, and little pocket knife were taken (temporarily) and then i was questioned a bit. I didnt really say anything except my name. and that i live here. When the shift commander stated that the right to open carry was only guaranteed to West Virginia citizens I knew I had them. All I said was
"really? can you tell me which law that is?" he says " wait here"
Comes back with a book from the attorney generals office: " it says here that according to the AG.... (i know you have all read that snippet on the site before so i wont beat a dead horse)
i reply "well sir, that is the AG's opinion, but that is not a law, he is the chief attorney, but the legislature makes the laws, and they have said nothing of the sort."
From there he sort of relaxed a bit, and then told me i need to update my tags since ive been in WV for more than 6 months. i thanked him for setting me straight on my tags and they let me go. at the next stop light, the original officer who stopped me shouts through his window, "I like your SIG man!"
End of encounter.
Just thought Id share and hear any thoughts from the forum about what could be done better, worse. Gotta get back to work. OUT