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Tonight I went up to a group of 5 Seattle police officers in Pioneer Square (downtown Seattle) and asked if they were aware of the legality of Open Carry in the state of Washington. The following conversation ensued:
Cop: "Yes, it is Illegal to openly carry in the state of Washington"
Me: "Huh? No, actually it isn't..."
Cop: (cuts me off) "Oh wait, I thought you were talking about alcohol! No, it's completely legal to carry a firearm in Washington, I just wouldn't recommend it."
Me: "Why is that?"
Cop: "Well, we're going to get a lot of calls from people that aren't aware, and we'll probably stop you and ask for ID, and try to convince you to conceal it..."
Cop#2: "... assuming you have a permit to conceal it.."
Cop: "Yeah, that's assuming you have a CPL. We've had to deal with that before, some guy was at the mall wearing a cowboy style pistol rig, and we got about 30 calls (laugh)."
Me: "Well I just wanted to see if you guys were aware, thanks for your time."
Cop#2: "No problem, you guys have a nice night!"
So uh... that was a shock! Seattle PD actually knowing it's legal! Sure they basically said they'd harrass me for it, but they didn't say they'd arrest me for it, which is a step in the right direction!
~Aaron
Tonight I went up to a group of 5 Seattle police officers in Pioneer Square (downtown Seattle) and asked if they were aware of the legality of Open Carry in the state of Washington. The following conversation ensued:
Cop: "Yes, it is Illegal to openly carry in the state of Washington"
Me: "Huh? No, actually it isn't..."
Cop: (cuts me off) "Oh wait, I thought you were talking about alcohol! No, it's completely legal to carry a firearm in Washington, I just wouldn't recommend it."
Me: "Why is that?"
Cop: "Well, we're going to get a lot of calls from people that aren't aware, and we'll probably stop you and ask for ID, and try to convince you to conceal it..."
Cop#2: "... assuming you have a permit to conceal it.."
Cop: "Yeah, that's assuming you have a CPL. We've had to deal with that before, some guy was at the mall wearing a cowboy style pistol rig, and we got about 30 calls (laugh)."
Me: "Well I just wanted to see if you guys were aware, thanks for your time."
Cop#2: "No problem, you guys have a nice night!"
So uh... that was a shock! Seattle PD actually knowing it's legal! Sure they basically said they'd harrass me for it, but they didn't say they'd arrest me for it, which is a step in the right direction!
~Aaron