The great majority of "open carry drama" stories posted here and pretty much every other place on the internet have a theme. As we speak there are at least three "OC drama" stories floating around this place.
They all start with a person carrying in a place that it would be unusual to find a random person carrying a gun. The person is then getting questioned by local law enforcement and feels put upon, upset, violated or denied in some way.
To no one's suprise, the OC supporter is stopped and questioned by an LEO. He/she is offended at the prospect of being questioned and tries to engage the officer is some unwanted discourse on why he/she has every right to wander the streets with a gun in plain sight.
well, i'm glad to say my "open carry stories" are few and far between. for the most part, most people don't notice, or care. which, by the way, is fine. as i said, i carry a gun everywhere, so locations are irrelevent, except for the visualization for the reader.if you read my story, you'll see i was neither put out upset or offended by the deputies. i was only mildly amused.
The OC supporter professes to know the law better than the LEO in question and has never thought to carry a copy of whatever local or state ordnance supports their position. Why would this be handy? Most LEO's do not know every one of the thousands of laws they are charged with enforcing by heart and this is a good way to get them informed. This is a better way than the OC supporter whining about his/her god given rights to open carry in Denny's.
i don't profess to know the law better than any LEO, i only profess to know the law. it's not my fault if they don't know it. i normally do have a pamphlet or two, i just didn't have one that day. i left them home, behind my shiny CCW badge.
and I HATE DENNY"S!!!!
In the end, the OC supporter runs home to post the latest drama on the internet.
nah, i waited 'til the end of the day.
The rest of the world expects the LEO to at least ask why a man wearing a gun and petting a rat is hanging out in the parking lot.
you're hung up on rat thing. rodentphobe?
Crime in this country is at an all time low or close to it. The instances of women being attacked at their kids soccer games and of men being attacked while taking their kids to see the doctor are probably at an all time low as well. On the other hand, the instances of crazed men/women walking into a church, mall, store or school and shooting people for no earthly reason are occuring someplace in America every week.
and i'm sure those loonies walk around with holstered weapons to warn us.
If the instances of someone "legally" openly carrying a firearm in an urban area are not much higher than instances of someone engaging in criminal behavior with a firearm in an urban area, why would you expect the cops to ignore you?
i don't expect anything, except for the police to know the law, or at least not try aand make it up as they go along.
