A Little Late.....
So I'm posting this a little late. This will actually cover the weekend of the 31st-2nd. (Labor Day Weekend)
Saturday the 1st I went to American Lake with my Wife, the in-laws, brother in-law visiting from South Dakota, and other brother in-law his wife and two kids.
My father in-law had invited everyone out to his boat for some swimming, wakeboarding, and tubing.
When we arrived at American Lake at about 1030 we were among the first ones there. I walked to the bathroom and found this 3x5 (apprx.) sign on the building.
At this point we were ready to launch the boat so I met up with the others at the boat ramp. As I was walking down I saw a Crown Vic parked next to the ramp and a moment later saw the Officer. I thought to myself, "Here we go." I reached in my pocket for my phone and realized it was safely stowed in my Assault Pack. On the boat.
So I get down to the boat and am standing there for all of 3.5 seconds when the cop sees me and approaches.
I mentally prepared myself and then he says, "Hey, is that a Springfield?"
Me, "No, it's a Sig."
Cop, "Really? That's a beautiful firearm. Hope you don't lose it in the water!"
I laughed and said, "No, once we're out it's going in my bag."
The Officer says, "I'm just glad you're not leaving it in your car." He chuckles, "People are always leaving them in their car and I'm going no don't do that! Please don't do that!"
Then we spoke fpr a couple minutes about the lake, how we were surprised at the lack of people and some other stuff.
This Officer was incredibly professional and friendly. I really wish I had payed more attention to his name so I could submit a compliment to his department.
We had a great day on the Lake and afterwards went to the in-law's house in Puyallup. We had dinner then I ran home to grab my tent, sleeping bag, and one of my dogs.
I was going camping with my brother in-laws and some of their friends. We went out to Bertha May Lake in Lewis County. It was dark when we got there so we had to climb up in the dark. Two of our party were already at the site so there was a fire waiting for us. We stayed just the one night and spent the whole day hiking, fishing, and just enjoying being outside. A few of the others started open carrying their pistols when they saw me doing it.
We went to high rock lookout at the end of the day and had some outstanding views. If you guys have not been to this area I highly recommend going.
One of the guys was really interested in open carry and said, "OC is the way I want to carry. I thought about getting a CPL but I didn't want to forfeit my rights. You know?"
I took me a second to really hear what he said and then I replied, "Wait. What do you mean forfeit your rights?"
He says, "You know, when you get a CPL you have to CC. You can't OC anymore."
I said, "Where did you hear that?"
He says, "A cop told me. A cop told my dad the same thing. That's why he doesn't have a CPL either."
I just shook my head and began explaining the law.
No, I did not ask what department told him this or when this occurred.
All in all it was a great weekend.