WestonSmith
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I was asked if I had a gun after I donated plasma. I just thought I would share this with you, although it happened a few months ago. I am a college student and I donate plasma twice a week as a part-time side job. I do not have a carry permit yet, but am in the process of applying. I had my coat laying on top of me and he told me that I could not do that. So he asked me if he could put my coat up on a nearby ledge. I let him. He said that my coat was heavy and in a way that sounded like he was joking he asked, \"You do not happen to have lead in here do you?\" I thought that he was joking about lead pipes, so I was like \"Yea, I do.\" So after I was done donating plasma, the assistant manager saw me walking out and was like, \"Hey, can I talk to you for a second?\" So he took me in a side room and asked if I had any weapons on me. I said no, even though I did have pepper spray on me. He said that my coat was heavy and he thought I had a gun in it. I explained to him that I did not, although I did not tell him that I was wanting to get a concealed firearms permit. He said that he keeps tabs on all those who have guns. Later, I saw one of the higher ups at the plasma donating place, not far under the assistant manager position. I told her that the assistant manager thought I had a gun on me and called me into another room. When I told her this, her eyes widened and she was like, \"He did!\" Then she said, \"Well, we get a lot of crazies coming in and we do not put up with people with weapons. One time I was setting up a guy at one of the machines and he pulled out a knife and started waving it around in the air to show me. I was like, \'Okay that\'s it! Out now!\' We do not put up with weapons and so I can understand why he asked you.\"
Now I am in the process of getting a permit, and will plan on carrying at the plasma center once I receive the CFP, there are no signs posted. I find it interesting how most people automatically assume that just because someone has a gun, that automatically means that something is wrong. They do not seem to realize that some people have permits for them.
Now I am in the process of getting a permit, and will plan on carrying at the plasma center once I receive the CFP, there are no signs posted. I find it interesting how most people automatically assume that just because someone has a gun, that automatically means that something is wrong. They do not seem to realize that some people have permits for them.