Task Force 16
Campaign Veteran
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Saturday evening I ran over to Walmart in Hohenwald to pick up some ink cartidges. AS I enter the store I saw the greeter, an older gentleman, setting at a small desk. He saw me and my open carried CZ 82 and motioned me over. He asked me if I was a LEO. I smiled and said no. He then asked if I had a permit to carry. I told him I did. He then asked to see it. I said sure. While I was digging out of my wallet, he said that he had his HCP too and carried all the time, but didn't think that I should be carrying a gun openly like I was. I handed him my HCP, and while he was looking at it, I told him that since he had one he should know that we have the option to OC or CC and that both were legal. He said he knew it was legal, but just didn't think it was a good idea, that it could cause trouble. Still smiling, I told him that I'd been OC'ing everyday and everywhere since I got my HCP, and that I had been in that store and the Walmart in Dickson many times while OC'ing and have never had any problems. He just shook his head and say he still didn't think it was a good idea, but that I was free to shop and wished me a good evening. I politely said that we simply don't share the same opinion on the issue and told him to have a good evening as well. I headed on back to the electronics dept and grabbed my ink cartridges, then stood inline at the checkout for about 10 minutes without further incident.
There was no confrontation in the old guys demeaner, but rather mild concern. And our verbal exchange was low key and polite. And at no time did he tell me I couldn't OC in the store.
Saturday evening I ran over to Walmart in Hohenwald to pick up some ink cartidges. AS I enter the store I saw the greeter, an older gentleman, setting at a small desk. He saw me and my open carried CZ 82 and motioned me over. He asked me if I was a LEO. I smiled and said no. He then asked if I had a permit to carry. I told him I did. He then asked to see it. I said sure. While I was digging out of my wallet, he said that he had his HCP too and carried all the time, but didn't think that I should be carrying a gun openly like I was. I handed him my HCP, and while he was looking at it, I told him that since he had one he should know that we have the option to OC or CC and that both were legal. He said he knew it was legal, but just didn't think it was a good idea, that it could cause trouble. Still smiling, I told him that I'd been OC'ing everyday and everywhere since I got my HCP, and that I had been in that store and the Walmart in Dickson many times while OC'ing and have never had any problems. He just shook his head and say he still didn't think it was a good idea, but that I was free to shop and wished me a good evening. I politely said that we simply don't share the same opinion on the issue and told him to have a good evening as well. I headed on back to the electronics dept and grabbed my ink cartridges, then stood inline at the checkout for about 10 minutes without further incident.
There was no confrontation in the old guys demeaner, but rather mild concern. And our verbal exchange was low key and polite. And at no time did he tell me I couldn't OC in the store.