Recent interactions in Wegmans & Lowes

[Qtrborecrazy]

It was probably Wakefield.

You think a Snickers bar would have helped Wakefield, nah.

[The Unknown 1087]

I don't get the Wakefield reference. Am I missing something obvious?

[alpacaheat]

I don't get the Wakefield reference. Am I missing something obvious?

Join Date: Sep 2008



Yep, you definitely missed something obvious.

[theunrulychef]

You missed a great opportunity to ask them if they ever heard of the Constitution, etc.

I think the next time I see someone open carrying, I will ask them "Have you ever heard of the constitution, motherfucker" just to see if they're PAFOA members. Or if they get angry. One of the two is probable.

[rwilson452]

I think the next time I see someone open carrying, I will ask them "Have you ever heard of the constitution, motherfucker" just to see if they're PAFOA members. Or if they get angry. One of the two is probable.

My response would be,"Yes, and I spent 20 years of my life defending it. How about you?"

[ungawa]

My response would be,"Yes, and I spent 20 years of my life defending it. How about you?"

A lot less, but it looks like both of us did a pretty shitty job of it.

[rwilson452]

A lot less, but it looks like both of us did a pretty shitty job of it.

Unfortunately we could only do what we allowed to do by our civilian "leadership".

[PAMedic=F|A=]

A lot less, but it looks like both of us did a pretty shitty job of it.

Truth.

[millsan1]

Recently I was at the Lowes in Bethlehem while in line at the cashier the guy behind me says is that a real gun? I said yes, he said you better cover it up, you can't be walking around open carrying. I told him that you can open carry, he said no you can't I have a carry permit I know it has to be concealed at all times. I told him he was wrong and to take out his license and read it the word concealed is not even printed on it.

He was misinformed, and probably by his sheriff. I work with a guy from that county and he has the same belief, because when he went to pick up his LTCF, they told him he had to conceal now that he has the LTCF and he could get arrested if he open carried.

[SpartanBlackout]

Sounds like both positive encounter to me. Just two citizens, one seemed concerned for your own sake and the other was just curious.

I've had people ask me to cover my weapon when its become revealed (my shirt gets caught on the holster or something). As long as they ask politely I comply with their request and thank them for pointing it out, like I would thank someone for telling me I had food on my face.

Its when I get comments like "you know it really is unnecessarily dangerous to be carrying around a loaded gun like that" that I start citing legal precedent, statistics, and peer reviewed studies until they back off. I then make it a point to keep my gun visible and in sight of the person who made the complaint until I'm done shopping.