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  1. Obi Wan

    I don't know how to answer this issue...

    Sometimes in casual conversation, a person will state something similiar to the following: Having a gun increases the possibility that someone will get hurt. If the gun were not there, nobody could get hurt by it. I know the usual cliches: when seconds count, the police are only minutes away...
  2. Obi Wan

    Open carry in a federal facility - exceptions

    This site has been a big help to me as I figure out how to handle open carry situations. Another question popped up while going hiking in a nearby National Forest. My wife and I were both OC'ing while traveling. Both firearms were loaded. But RCW 9.41.050 says this is not legal. Quoted in...
  3. Obi Wan

    If you record, do NOT do this...

    As I am figuring all this out, being new-ish to OC, I seek the advice of the forum. Which I am very grateful for. It seems good to record, video / audio / both during a LEO encounter. I have prepared to do that, using QIK, so that it cannot be erased. Works great! However, it seems that how...
  4. Obi Wan

    Am I being detained?

    Something has bothered me for quite some time. Let's see if I have this right... Most of the advice on this forum advocates that upon a law enforcement initiated encounter, the open carrier should immediately present the question: "Am I being detained?". This seems rather confrontational, and...
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