Went to Columbia to meet a fellow shooter and do some trading. We met at Hooters, got out and shook hands, then proceeded to show the firearms we brought to trade. We were in the parking lot for about 10 minutes or so, guns visible as we looked them over. We then put them in our trunks and went inside. We were both OC'ing with my gun exposed to the outside where a family was sitting with 2 kids. We stayed an hour or so chatting and looking :uhoh: around at the scenery. No troubles, the gals were very nice to us and no cops called. Before that I met a few guys in Jamestown in the square at the bank. We had 3-4 AR's out in front of the bank showing what we had to trade and such...lmao, we didn't even think about it for a bit, then someone mentioned it. My Dad is a deputy in that county, so I felt like I would be OK .:lol:
So far, Columbia has never posed a problem. California same way, but it's a smaller town. Jeff City, same, no troubles at all.