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Thread: Unexpected open carry benefit
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April 16th, 2008, 03:59 PM #1
Unexpected open carry benefit
I have been coming around to the idea of open carrying more.
I get tired of people "freaking out" at the mention of a gun. I think if people see more guns they will get used to it. If not, I am doing nothing illegal.
Anyway, I was dressed in a shirt and tie and was going into a convenience store. I thought, "I can hide my gun or take it off but what the heck, I'm just going to walk in with it on my hip."
I got a cup of coffee and when I went to the counter and tried to pay the owner insisted that I take it for free. I also insisted on paying but in the end accepted the free cup of coffee.
So open carry = free coffee
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April 16th, 2008, 04:04 PM #2
Re: Unexpected open carry benefit
In all likelihood he thought you were a detective.
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April 16th, 2008, 04:05 PM #3
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April 16th, 2008, 04:08 PM #4
Re: Unexpected open carry benefit
Any comments from the clerk? Any comments about your gun? I figured that same thing, he probably thoght you were a police officer. OR, he figured that if he gave you a free cup o joe you wouldn't rob him
Ron USAF Ret E-8 FFL01/SOT3 NRA Benefactor Member
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April 16th, 2008, 04:13 PM #6
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April 16th, 2008, 04:24 PM #7
Re: Unexpected open carry benefit
When I worked retail (Turkey Hill), I always took the money from LEOs for coffee/snacks, then handed it back as 'change'. Not their fault I gave them the wrong change for their stuff. Though I had one out-of-towner not even bother to offer to pay. Just waved and went to walk out, I stopped him and asked that if he was planning to steal our coffee, let me know so I could call the locals over.
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April 16th, 2008, 04:33 PM #8
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No comments from the clerk/owner - a pakistani.
I am pretty sure he assumed I was a police officer.
My daughter spent a stint as a convenience store clerk and always loved it when police officers came in. Her owner told her to give them free coffee to get them to come around more often.
I'm going to give that car dealer thing a try
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April 16th, 2008, 05:06 PM #9
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