isaiah
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I've been carrying around the house lately since I got my new gun but have been hesitant to carry outside because the holster I've been using (11 Gear) is less than great. It might just be my belt, but when I draw the whole unit comes up with the gun and I have to hold the holster with my left hand to get the gun out. The retention screw is even out so far that it's almost falling out. If it's not better with the MS (if it ever makes it here) I'll have to find a new belt.
Anyway. So, I've taken it out with me a couple times. I figure having a gun that doesn't draw well is better than not having one.
The first time was at the Texas Inn here in Lynchburg, VA. For those unfamiliar, it's a small burger place open 24 hours in downtown Lynchburg. My roommates and I went at around 1 AM to satiate some late-night hunger. The whole trip was thankfully uneventful and I wasn't sensing any stares. It started getting packed just before we were ready to leave and my friends said a few guys at the door were giving the piece some looks. But all went well.
The second time was tonight. I was visiting some friends for a movie at their apartment. I wasn't carrying at this point. As I was leaving the apartment I noticed tire marks where my car was parked an hour and a half earlier.
Long story short, I made it back to my house and strapped on my gun. A friend gave me a ride to get my car back and, on the way, we stopped at the Sheetz next to Liberty University here in Lynchburg so I could get some cash out of the ATM there. As my withdrawal was being processed I thought I heard someone say, "Are you a sheriff?"
I ignored it and sure enough heard one of those 'excuse me' whistles.
The conversation went roughly like this:
(at this point, at about 12:30 AM, not only am I still fuming that I got towed but am also pretty tired and still am as I write this)
Guy: "Hey, are you a sheriff?"
Me: "No."
Guy: "Do you have a license for that?"
Me: "No, it's perfectly legal to openly carry a gun."
More was said here but it was happening so fast and all I was thinking about was getting my car back.
Guy: "Know the laws man, don't show off."
Me: "I'm not and I know the laws, that's why I'm carrying."
By this time I was halfway out the door and as I was looking back just about everyone at the checkout line was looking at me.
My friend said he's a fellow Liberty student and that he'd played pool with him before so I'm going to try and see if I can't find him and have a chat with him about OC here in the US (he had what sounded like a Russian accent). If I do find him, I'll definitely recommend he check out OCDO to get him up to speed.
Meanwhile, I go to bed $210 poorer.
I've been carrying around the house lately since I got my new gun but have been hesitant to carry outside because the holster I've been using (11 Gear) is less than great. It might just be my belt, but when I draw the whole unit comes up with the gun and I have to hold the holster with my left hand to get the gun out. The retention screw is even out so far that it's almost falling out. If it's not better with the MS (if it ever makes it here) I'll have to find a new belt.
Anyway. So, I've taken it out with me a couple times. I figure having a gun that doesn't draw well is better than not having one.
The first time was at the Texas Inn here in Lynchburg, VA. For those unfamiliar, it's a small burger place open 24 hours in downtown Lynchburg. My roommates and I went at around 1 AM to satiate some late-night hunger. The whole trip was thankfully uneventful and I wasn't sensing any stares. It started getting packed just before we were ready to leave and my friends said a few guys at the door were giving the piece some looks. But all went well.
The second time was tonight. I was visiting some friends for a movie at their apartment. I wasn't carrying at this point. As I was leaving the apartment I noticed tire marks where my car was parked an hour and a half earlier.
Long story short, I made it back to my house and strapped on my gun. A friend gave me a ride to get my car back and, on the way, we stopped at the Sheetz next to Liberty University here in Lynchburg so I could get some cash out of the ATM there. As my withdrawal was being processed I thought I heard someone say, "Are you a sheriff?"
I ignored it and sure enough heard one of those 'excuse me' whistles.
The conversation went roughly like this:
(at this point, at about 12:30 AM, not only am I still fuming that I got towed but am also pretty tired and still am as I write this)
Guy: "Hey, are you a sheriff?"
Me: "No."
Guy: "Do you have a license for that?"
Me: "No, it's perfectly legal to openly carry a gun."
More was said here but it was happening so fast and all I was thinking about was getting my car back.
Guy: "Know the laws man, don't show off."
Me: "I'm not and I know the laws, that's why I'm carrying."
By this time I was halfway out the door and as I was looking back just about everyone at the checkout line was looking at me.
My friend said he's a fellow Liberty student and that he'd played pool with him before so I'm going to try and see if I can't find him and have a chat with him about OC here in the US (he had what sounded like a Russian accent). If I do find him, I'll definitely recommend he check out OCDO to get him up to speed.
Meanwhile, I go to bed $210 poorer.