Positive OC encounter that didn't start that way...

[lildobe]

For the first time, I've been "talked to" by a City officer. It was in the Eat 'n Park I'm always in, no less!

They usually have a detail officer on Friday and Saturday nights, to keep an eye on the bar crowd. I came in with 6 friends to have a late snack, and while waiting to be seated, the officer came over and asked me for my LTCF - at first I refused, then he provided justification: he had seen me get out of the car - OK, I'll give him that - I was hungry and didn't want to deal with him at the time. Showed him my LTCF and lazily draped my shirt over the butt of my gun, leaving the rest exposed. After I sat down, I fully uncovered again.

The entire time I was eating, HE was poring over his code book and what looked like departmental memos!

After dinner I went up front to pay, weapon fully exposed, strong side towards him. He glanced, made eye contact, but didn't say anything.

I went out to my car and retrieved one of PA Patriot's fliers, and went back in, handed it to him and we proceeded to have a 15 minute discussion about the legalities of carry, open and concealed. He even learned a few things about reciprocity (He was under the impression that any CCW was valid in PA). He even conceded that OC was in fact legal, and offered no opinions about weather or not I should!!!

We shook hands and parted ways, both smiling!

So I just want to say for all to read here and I am going to mail the commander on Monday:

Thank you Ofc. Savko, City of Pittsburgh, Zone 3! You have renewed my faith in Law Enforcement Officers!