urbanamish99
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On Friday morning a friend of mine joined me to go stand in line to buy our new iPhones at the Apple Store in Christiana Mall. I decided that I didn't want to be unarmed in this situation, with hundreds of people lining up hours before the store opened to buy the new phone. I have a PA LTCF, but of course that doesn't help a lot in DE, so I decided to open carry.
I have a H&K USP .45 full size, in a black Galco belt holster, so it certainly isn't a small gun that doesn't get noticed. I had never OC'd in this mall before, so I was nervous about it, but I couldn't think of a good alternative, so I decided to go for it. I had not thought of the fact that no doubt there would be a heavy mall security force there for this event, but of course there was, with at least six guards working that area of the mall.
We got there at 6:30 a.m., 90 minutes before the Apple store opened, and were about 50 people back from the front of the line. As soon as the first guard instructed us as to where to line up, he noticed my gun, and did a double take, and I thought, 'oh dear, here we go', but he just checked it out, and gave me a strange look, then moved on. We proceeded to stand in line with the rest of the crazies for 90 minutes.
The media was there, covering the event, and a reporter asked to take my picture, which I consented to, and he asked my name, etc., asked about our excitement about the new phone, etc. He never mentioned the gun, and soon moved on down the line.
The store finally opened at 8:00 a.m., and we snaked our way in through the store, past the watchful eye of the three security guards at the door, and made our way up the counter uneventfully. We made our purchase and headed back to the safety of Pennsylvania.
I ate lunch at McDonalds in Gap, PA, where a fellow at the next table observed me as I sat down. He watched me bow my head to say grace, then commented that he 'appreciates my dedication to the ten commandments and the second amendment'. We visited a bit about guns, and he was interested to know that open carry is legal, and increasingly common.
Overall, an excellent OC day, despite my early hesitations.
Carry on!
On Friday morning a friend of mine joined me to go stand in line to buy our new iPhones at the Apple Store in Christiana Mall. I decided that I didn't want to be unarmed in this situation, with hundreds of people lining up hours before the store opened to buy the new phone. I have a PA LTCF, but of course that doesn't help a lot in DE, so I decided to open carry.
I have a H&K USP .45 full size, in a black Galco belt holster, so it certainly isn't a small gun that doesn't get noticed. I had never OC'd in this mall before, so I was nervous about it, but I couldn't think of a good alternative, so I decided to go for it. I had not thought of the fact that no doubt there would be a heavy mall security force there for this event, but of course there was, with at least six guards working that area of the mall.
We got there at 6:30 a.m., 90 minutes before the Apple store opened, and were about 50 people back from the front of the line. As soon as the first guard instructed us as to where to line up, he noticed my gun, and did a double take, and I thought, 'oh dear, here we go', but he just checked it out, and gave me a strange look, then moved on. We proceeded to stand in line with the rest of the crazies for 90 minutes.
The media was there, covering the event, and a reporter asked to take my picture, which I consented to, and he asked my name, etc., asked about our excitement about the new phone, etc. He never mentioned the gun, and soon moved on down the line.
The store finally opened at 8:00 a.m., and we snaked our way in through the store, past the watchful eye of the three security guards at the door, and made our way up the counter uneventfully. We made our purchase and headed back to the safety of Pennsylvania.
I ate lunch at McDonalds in Gap, PA, where a fellow at the next table observed me as I sat down. He watched me bow my head to say grace, then commented that he 'appreciates my dedication to the ten commandments and the second amendment'. We visited a bit about guns, and he was interested to know that open carry is legal, and increasingly common.
Overall, an excellent OC day, despite my early hesitations.
Carry on!