Are you an undercover cop?

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sbryce

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While shopping for a new holster and a jacket under which to conceal it, there was no way that I could keep my gun out of sight. (The holster had to fit my gun, and the jacket had to hide it, so I had to try both with the gun.) I explained the situation to the sales people and got their O.K. before I took off my jacket, so there were no sudden surprises. I didn't expect the gun department of a sporting goods store to give me any trouble, and they were very cooperative. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the manager of one men's store also had a CCW, as did the father of the sales associate who helped me at the department store.

On more than one occasion I was asked if I was an undercover cop. No, I am just Joe Citizen who has decided to carry and give the average BG an incentive to find another line of work. I used the question to educate the person asking the question about CCW laws and the benefits of having guns in the hands of responsible law abiding citizens.

I brought this subject up an a gun store, and the guy behind the counter got rather animated about it. He insists that the people asking the question should have kept their question to themselves. He felt that any questions about a gun that is visible in public, particularly if you are "made," is out of line and a potential danger to the person with the gun.

I might agree, if I had been "made" in public, but when I intentionally exposed the gun, I didn't mind the question, and I liked having the opportunity to educate someone who was ignorant about guns and CCW.

How do the rest of you feel about this?


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Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other, and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked.
Nehemiah 4:17,18
 
I would guess it was an attempt to make conversation on the part of the salesperson.

I still think it's none of their business, which may or may not be the way you'd want to respond, depending on your personality. I'd probably do what you did, and tell them that I'm a CCW holder.

Of course, I live in Ohio, so I'll never really say this :(



[This message has been edited by TomMarker (edited March 17, 2000).]
 
sbryce...

Yup, with you all the way... Any chance I get to educate a fence sitter, or anti is an opportunity... I use it...

In the PRK (SillyCon Valley), CCW's are worth more than pre-ipo shares of Yahoo... Probably not much opportunity fo rthis, but I do keep my better targets up on my cube wall at work. There is an indoor range about 2 miles done the street, and I do lunch there sometimes, especially stressfull days ;)

I can't tell you how many people inquire about the targets, which have many large holes in the 10 & X rings.

Definately conversation peices... ;)
 
I carry openly whenever I can even though I have my CCL.

Why? Because it stirs the pot and brings up the questions that I love to answer.

Q:"Why do you need/carry a gun to clean windows?"

A:"I don't. I need a squeegee to do that."

Q:"Why do you carry a gun?"

A:"For the same reason the police do."

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Sometimes I love to throw them for a loop...

Q:"Why do you carry a gun?"

A:"You have no idea what it's like to work at this place do you?" was my response to a customer of the establishment I was at.

"You're kidding. Aren't you?" as he glance around furtively.

The look on his face was priceless!

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I've been carrying openly for nearly 2 years now, and some of my customers are just now noticing...

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John/az

"The middle of the road between the extremes of good and evil, is evil. When freedom is at stake, your silence is not golden, it's yellow..." RKBA!
 
I'd have done what I do every time I go shopping for a new garment. I'd take it to the fitting room were I could try it on unobserved.
 
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