Scranton Police Encounter

[RBELARDI]

I was wearing a pullover when I walked into the Chinese restaurant. While getting out of the truck it must have pulled up a little and the bottom of the gun was sticking out like half of it. So I go in give them my phone number pay them and get my food and walk out. I then notice someone following me closely (like his shadow is almost over mine). So switch my food to my left hand with my keys to the truck just in case I need to get to my weapon and i'm going to have to defend my Chinese food (id fight to the death for my General TSO Chicken).

And I hear: “Excuse me” so I turn around and notice it is a SPD cop. I'm like “yes what's up” even thou I knew what was about to happen. He says: “I notice you are carrying a gun” I'm like “yup and so are you so I guess we are even” he laughed at that. He goes “is that one of those S&W M&P’s I'm like Why yes it is. He asks is it the full sized or compact I answered compact. Do u like it ? I'm like ya I love it. . . He asks what caliber 9mm ? I'm like no it’s a .357 sig. but I can change the barrel and shoot 40 out of it with no issues so it is cheaper to shoot. He says I was thinking of getting one and wanted to find someone that had one to see if they liked it then I noticed that u walked in and I thought it was an M&P. we chatted for a few minutes about it. then he asks “I'm assuming that u have a LTCF right” I said yup I do would u like to see it ? he’s like nope u seem like one of the good guys and he thanked me for the information. All in all good encounter but I forgot to get his information, he was definitely a higher up cuz he had on a white shirt and a gold badge, plus my food was getting cold . .

[bigandy1966]

Good Job ! This is how its supposed to happen.

[Storm88000]

Good Job ! This is how its supposed to happen.

Road salt is also supposed to melt ice off the roads, my Siamese kitten is also supposed to be outgoing but well-behaved, if only it always worked that way

[normanvin]

I am going to say that this was a good encounter. But. I will also say that you may have missed an interesting opportunity. Suppose for a second that you asked him if he might want meet up at the range sometime to try it out.

[pamedic]

Nice job! Glad to see it went well!

Just an FYI now people will start telling you you shouldn't talk to the police and never offer up your id when there is no need!

[RBELARDI]

Nice job! Glad to see it went well!

Just an FYI now people will start telling you you shouldn't talk to the police and never offer up your id when there is no need!

The way I see it, is there is a right time and a wrong time to be a dick and this wasn't it, he was prob. Poking around to see if I was a possible problem but like I said he was never confrontational so I was nice to him.

[pamedic]

The way I see it, is there is a right time and a wrong time to be a dick and this wasn't it, he was prob. Poking around to see if I was a possible problem but like I said he was never confrontational so I was nice to him.

I agree with you. He seemed genuinely interested in your firearm!

[Storm88000]

I agree with you. He seemed genuinely interested in your firearm!

Yeah, pretty rare - I'd assume most of the time if the LEO is comfortable with you being armed (regardless if it's legal or not) they'd pretend they didn't notice. If an LEO approached me in public I'd be happy to chat about it with him, but all things being equal, I'd rather be left alone

[bogey1]

Good encounter if you ask me.
I guess there are some decent cops out there.
nahhhh, he was probably gay
J/K

[wa3ra]

I'd mark that as a good encounter; LT or above in the white shirt.

I've had a lot of cops ask what I'm carrying; the XD with a CT wraparound in a Blackhawk CQC Serpa has a high WTF factor; never once have I been so much as asked if I had my LTCF. I must look like a cop (closest I was was a Highway Safety Officer back in the early 80s...those jobs dried up quick when the federal $ went away!)