Two interactions today: had to talk to the police.

[PAMedic=F|A=]

I know, I know.
Was walking out of the Starbucks when a early 30s/late 20s asked me, loudly "what I was that I was carrying a gun" he was by his car, & being on 11/15 I figured he might be from out of State. PA tags. I said "just a dad". He said he spent 8 years in the marines & that is why he asks Dumb questions. I replied I have 12 years in the Arnh with a contract for another 6. This visibly relaxed him.

Then I went to the local PSP barracks (Lewistown) to report fraud charges on my bank/Visa card. All the cars were out, but the lady took my info & called a car back. Few minutes go by & I hear "why the fuck does he have to have a gun.
I had noticed a weapons maybe confiscated, people subject to search sticker on the door leading into the not public area. Of course this area includes holding cells.

1 trooper came out, another stayed behind the glass. He took the info I had, & remained professional. Not sure I He was the one who expressed an opinion or not. He did ask why I did not concealed & I just said no reasion to.

They didn't ask for my LTCF, wouldn't be supprised if they had already run it. He asked if I had any plans the rest of the weekend & I said just tondrop my check off & get caught up on yard work, then head back into work tomorrow. He asked where I worked, & he knew one of the other paramedics.

Never took be back past the common area. Notsure what their normal process is I've only been to the barracks on an ambulance & never that barracks.

[JAKIII]

The older I get the crankier... I might have said, "who the fuck wants to know why I have a gun?"

[bogey1]

The older I get the crankier... I might have said, "who the fuck wants to know why I have a gun?"

^^^This^^^

[gnbrotz]

He did ask why I did not concealed

"Why don't you?"

[unclejumbo]

I know, I know.
Was walking out of the Starbucks when a early 30s/late 20s asked me, loudly "what I was that I was carrying a gun" he was by his car, & being on 11/15 I figured he might be from out of State. PA tags. I said "just a dad". He said he spent 8 years in the marines & that is why he asks Dumb questions. I replied I have 12 years in the Arnh with a contract for another 6. This visibly relaxed him.

Then I went to the local PSP barracks (Lewistown) to report fraud charges on my bank/Visa card. All the cars were out, but the lady took my info & called a car back. Few minutes go by & I hear "why the fuck does he have to have a gun.
I had noticed a weapons maybe confiscated, people subject to search sticker on the door leading into the not public area. Of course this area includes holding cells.

1 trooper came out, another stayed behind the glass. He took the info I had, & remained professional. Not sure I He was the one who expressed an opinion or not. He did ask why I did not concealed & I just said no reasion to.

They didn't ask for my LTCF, wouldn't be supprised if they had already run it. He asked if I had any plans the rest of the weekend & I said just tondrop my check off & get caught up on yard work, then head back into work tomorrow. He asked where I worked, & he knew one of the other paramedics.

Never took be back past the common area. Notsure what their normal process is I've only been to the barracks on an ambulance & never that barracks.

Depends. I did both. Usually, if the lobby was empty and the incident was small, I'd just grab the info in the lobby. Something more complex or with a lobby full of people then it was "come on back" to get the info. Most PSP, at least the ones I worked with, were pro-gun. But there is always that handful that aren't. Our property room Trooper used to wand everyone before she brought them in to get property back. If I wasn't bringing you in as a criminal, I just brought you back unless something big was going on. Like a dangerous prisoner or a barracks full of bigwigs working on something. Then I'd find somewhere else to get my information.

[unclejumbo]

"Why don't you?"

"I always do when I'm not in uniform" would have been the likely answer. Been carrying a gun for 29 years and I've concealed unless I was hunting or working in uniform. If I wasn't familiar with this place, I'd probably look at open carry differently than I do. That's what brought me here, I was researching it. I had a gun store owner bitching at me wanting to know if open carry was legal because some guy he knew did it and he thought it was not OK.

[PAMedic=F|A=]

Depends. I did both. Usually, if the lobby was empty and the incident was small, I'd just grab the info in the lobby. Something more complex or with a lobby full of people then it was "come on back" to get the info. Most PSP, at least the ones I worked with, were pro-gun. But there is always that handful that aren't. Our property room Trooper used to wand everyone before she brought them in to get property back. If I wasn't bringing you in as a criminal, I just brought you back unless something big was going on. Like a dangerous prisoner or a barracks full of bigwigs working on something. Then I'd find somewhere else to get my information.

I was somewhat surprised, as I've only ever had netural or post is interactions with that barracks. There is always one guy.

[abner13]

Then I went to the local PSP barracks All the cars were out, but the lady took my info & called a car back.


Few minutes go by & I hear "why the fuck does he have to have a gun.

Because I watch the news , read the papers and obviously , there's never a cop around when ya need one!

[Manxdriver]

The older I get the crankier... I might have said, "who the fuck wants to know why I have a gun?"

Someone rep the Jarhead for me! I'm out of ammo!

[Ricochet]

I'll say one thing, in today's climate it takes balls ocing in a so barracks.