PistolPackingMomma
Regular Member
My encounters in Martinsburg this week so far.
I was at the Daily Grind with my sister and our kids, and a gentleman a few tables away asked if I had a permit. I said no, WV does not require one to OC. He then asked if I had taken a class, and I said that I had, because I wanted to. He was very polite and curious, and agreed it was an effective form of defense. The conversation then turned to my newborn baby, and parted on friendly terms.
Two days later I was picking my mom up from an appointment, and lifting my newborn's carseat into the car, and a car pulled up to drop a woman off. The woman got out, walked by and said "My husband and I just wanted to tell you you get the cool mom of the day award, for having a gun and a baby!"
Then there has been the typical joking "I saw you had a gun, and thought I'd better open the door for you!" type of comments. But primarily the majority response is very positive, curious and encouraging.
I was at the Daily Grind with my sister and our kids, and a gentleman a few tables away asked if I had a permit. I said no, WV does not require one to OC. He then asked if I had taken a class, and I said that I had, because I wanted to. He was very polite and curious, and agreed it was an effective form of defense. The conversation then turned to my newborn baby, and parted on friendly terms.
Two days later I was picking my mom up from an appointment, and lifting my newborn's carseat into the car, and a car pulled up to drop a woman off. The woman got out, walked by and said "My husband and I just wanted to tell you you get the cool mom of the day award, for having a gun and a baby!"
Then there has been the typical joking "I saw you had a gun, and thought I'd better open the door for you!" type of comments. But primarily the majority response is very positive, curious and encouraging.