JBolder
Regular Member
On Friday 12/24 my friend and I left the San Luis Obispo area to spend Christmas with his family in Visalia and Fresno. In Kettleman City, I decided to UOC for the first time (after reading and watching videos on this site for the last 2 months). I had already discussed it with my friend so he had a good understanding of what I was going to do. We stopped at a gas station/mini mart to get some beef jerky and I belt holstered my .45 on one side and 2 full clips on the other side. I turned on my "spy pen" camera and gave him my cell phone/camcorder. A couple of the customers and the two women at the register noticed that I was carrying, but no one seemed to mind. We were back on the road in ten minutes with no problem. What a hoot!
On Sunday 12/26, we were in Fresno and stopped at Starbucks to get coffee for the drive home. I had read on this site that Starbucks was friendly toward UOC so I holstered up again. The girl at the counter must like pistols because she looked at mine and then gave me a big smile and took our order. Again, no problems.
My buddy got a Droid X for Christmas so we stopped at Best Buy so he could get a protective clear cover put on. I wasn't sure of their policy for UOC, but figured I would soon find out. We were in line for service for over 20 minutes, and many people noticed my firearm, including employees. Finally, one big guy (a customer) asked me why I was carrying. I gave him a brief rundown on UOC and he said he had been an MP in the military and wanted "to join the club", so I directed him to this site. Later, store security noticed my weapon and said nothing. I was beginning to feel like an old pro!!! LOL
On the way home I was driving and I got lit up by CHP just south of Fresno, and I was still UOC. He came up to the passenger side window and told me I was missing a front license plate and asked for DL and registration. It was apparent that he could not see my pistol or mags due to the center console. I gave him my DL and my friend started searching for his registration (it was his truck); and sure enough, he couldn't find it. I told the officer that he had been sorting and packing things for the last week because he was leaving in a soon for Afghanistan. He asked for a deployment date and my friend told him Jan. 3rd. He said there was no sense in giving him a ticket if he wasn't going to be here to fix it, wished us a Merry Christmas sent us on our way. There is one good cop for you. Now, if things had gone differently and he asked us to get out, I would have first told him that I was UOCing. Also, I know that even though he could not readily see my belt holsters and that might appear to be concealed carry, P.C. 12025 (f) states that it is not.
Also, due to how quickly we were pulled over, I did not record the stop. My bad. What I learned is that while UOCing, I need to stay in an UOC frame of mind, no matter what is going on.
Back in Kettleman City, we stopped at IN & OUT. A few looks but no one fainted.
A good weekend over all.
On Sunday 12/26, we were in Fresno and stopped at Starbucks to get coffee for the drive home. I had read on this site that Starbucks was friendly toward UOC so I holstered up again. The girl at the counter must like pistols because she looked at mine and then gave me a big smile and took our order. Again, no problems.
My buddy got a Droid X for Christmas so we stopped at Best Buy so he could get a protective clear cover put on. I wasn't sure of their policy for UOC, but figured I would soon find out. We were in line for service for over 20 minutes, and many people noticed my firearm, including employees. Finally, one big guy (a customer) asked me why I was carrying. I gave him a brief rundown on UOC and he said he had been an MP in the military and wanted "to join the club", so I directed him to this site. Later, store security noticed my weapon and said nothing. I was beginning to feel like an old pro!!! LOL
On the way home I was driving and I got lit up by CHP just south of Fresno, and I was still UOC. He came up to the passenger side window and told me I was missing a front license plate and asked for DL and registration. It was apparent that he could not see my pistol or mags due to the center console. I gave him my DL and my friend started searching for his registration (it was his truck); and sure enough, he couldn't find it. I told the officer that he had been sorting and packing things for the last week because he was leaving in a soon for Afghanistan. He asked for a deployment date and my friend told him Jan. 3rd. He said there was no sense in giving him a ticket if he wasn't going to be here to fix it, wished us a Merry Christmas sent us on our way. There is one good cop for you. Now, if things had gone differently and he asked us to get out, I would have first told him that I was UOCing. Also, I know that even though he could not readily see my belt holsters and that might appear to be concealed carry, P.C. 12025 (f) states that it is not.
Also, due to how quickly we were pulled over, I did not record the stop. My bad. What I learned is that while UOCing, I need to stay in an UOC frame of mind, no matter what is going on.
Back in Kettleman City, we stopped at IN & OUT. A few looks but no one fainted.
A good weekend over all.