vtme_grad98
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I hadn't been bothered for open carry for quite a while, so I guess I was due.
For those that don't know me, I'm a pretty clean cut guy, to the point of frequently being mistaken for law enforcement or military, even when not armed. At the time, I was wearing a pair of a jeans and a VT t-shirt.
I entered the mall through Sears, did a little tool browsing, and then decided to check out a couple of other shops before loading up with toys to go with my air compressor. As I was leaving Sears, a security guard happened to be coming down the escalator to my right. Shortly after that, I hear from behind me.
"Sir, excuse me sir. Are you on the job?"
The puzzled look on my face and "uh, on the job?" response made it pretty clear to him that I'm not a cop, at which point he informed me that the mall had a "no guns" policy and that I'd have to leave. Before actually leaving, I took a minute to talk to the guard and the woman at the information desk to find out who I need to contact to complain about the policy. I did enjoy hearing the woman there stating that she and her husband both have CHPs, and that her preference would be to have a number of people like me in the mall, in case something were to happen.
I'm still putting together my email to the head of mall security, and I'll post their response once I get it.
This has made me feel a little more motivated to get a voice recorder, though not for the typical reason. Despite my best efforts to make it obvious that I wasn't arguing about the legality of the mall policy, and that I just wanted to know who to complain to about their policy, it seemed like they weren't perceiving my comments the way I intended. I definitely need to record things like this so I can listen back later to see if I sound more confrontational than I realize.
I hadn't been bothered for open carry for quite a while, so I guess I was due.
For those that don't know me, I'm a pretty clean cut guy, to the point of frequently being mistaken for law enforcement or military, even when not armed. At the time, I was wearing a pair of a jeans and a VT t-shirt.
I entered the mall through Sears, did a little tool browsing, and then decided to check out a couple of other shops before loading up with toys to go with my air compressor. As I was leaving Sears, a security guard happened to be coming down the escalator to my right. Shortly after that, I hear from behind me.
"Sir, excuse me sir. Are you on the job?"
The puzzled look on my face and "uh, on the job?" response made it pretty clear to him that I'm not a cop, at which point he informed me that the mall had a "no guns" policy and that I'd have to leave. Before actually leaving, I took a minute to talk to the guard and the woman at the information desk to find out who I need to contact to complain about the policy. I did enjoy hearing the woman there stating that she and her husband both have CHPs, and that her preference would be to have a number of people like me in the mall, in case something were to happen.
I'm still putting together my email to the head of mall security, and I'll post their response once I get it.
This has made me feel a little more motivated to get a voice recorder, though not for the typical reason. Despite my best efforts to make it obvious that I wasn't arguing about the legality of the mall policy, and that I just wanted to know who to complain to about their policy, it seemed like they weren't perceiving my comments the way I intended. I definitely need to record things like this so I can listen back later to see if I sound more confrontational than I realize.