UIndyKenneth
Plinker
Tonight, like many other nights, I had to go to Walmart for some random stuff that I needed. Tonight, I needed to go and get a bunch of envelopes and some packing tape. Most times that I go into Walmart around midnight, I choose to go with OC versus CC. I got to Walmart and had left my CC holster at home, so I decided to OC in my SERPA holster instead of choosing to leave my Sig SP2340 in my car. I walked in and like usual there were no disturbances, no problems, I was very nice and courteous to people. While I was in the stationary aisle figuring out which envelopes and what sizes I needed and looking for packing tape, I did hear some kid walk by and caught the end of a sentence that sounded like, "that guy has a gun strapped to him!" I ignored the kid and kept choosing my stationary. When I was leaving the aisle, two KPD LEO's were walking up one of the main aisles. I smiled, and said, "how's it going guys?" They smiled back and murmured their response cheerfully, but still looking around. After the lower part of my body was no longer blocked by the random stuff that Walmart puts int he middle of the aisle, they saw my handgun sitting on my hip. One LEO says, "Hey, man. We got a call about you."
I replied, "Really? Ha. Okay. Would you like to see my LTCH? I have it on me."
The same LEO says, "Yeah, that will work." So I handed him my LTCH and my driver's license after I put my boxes of envelopes on the ground.
Before really looking at my information, the LEO says, "So I'm trying to figure out why you're carrying your gun out in the open like this?"
Not having prepared a speech ahead of time, I said the first thing that came to my mind: "Uh... because I can." I thought that I may have an argument on my hands.
The LEO smiled and responded to dispatch then looked back at me and said, "I understand that you can, but I was just curious why you would want to carry it like that versus concealed in Walmart. When I'm off duty, I never walk around in public displaying my firearm."
I explained, "Well, I typically carry concealed in public, but tonight I left my CC holster at home and didn't want to leave my handgun in the car. So since my license allows me to do that, I did it."
The LEO was very kind and responded, "Alright, I guess that makes sense." The LEO talked with dispatch for a second and then after a quiet moment I asked them if they knew my uncles who were on KPD.
After I mentioned one of my uncle's names the LEO said, "Ohhhh, alright. This whole situation makes a little more sense now. One of your uncles is big into guns too." I laughed a little and then they gave my information back and he said I could go. When I turned to walk away, I noticed that two additional LEO's had been slowly walking up the main aisle while I had my back turned and had probably been there for most of the conversation.
I put my info and wallet away, picked up my stuff, told the officers I appreciated them doing their job and told them to have a good night, then walked up to the check-out, paid, and left.
A guy at the check-out said that he saw the LEO's come in and some young teenagers were waiting at the door and told the LEO's, "he's wearing an orange shirt and he's over there!"
The guy and I continued to talk about guns and LTCH. He has his LTCH and has had a somewhat bad experience with KPD before.
Overall, the LEO's were great. The whole conversation with them lasted around 2 minutes and it was done with no bad blood. Good experience with them. I guess the young bucks that called read my mind about how bad I wanted to stick-up the place while shopping for stationary.
Thumbs up for courteous LEO's on KPD.
I replied, "Really? Ha. Okay. Would you like to see my LTCH? I have it on me."
The same LEO says, "Yeah, that will work." So I handed him my LTCH and my driver's license after I put my boxes of envelopes on the ground.
Before really looking at my information, the LEO says, "So I'm trying to figure out why you're carrying your gun out in the open like this?"
Not having prepared a speech ahead of time, I said the first thing that came to my mind: "Uh... because I can." I thought that I may have an argument on my hands.
The LEO smiled and responded to dispatch then looked back at me and said, "I understand that you can, but I was just curious why you would want to carry it like that versus concealed in Walmart. When I'm off duty, I never walk around in public displaying my firearm."
I explained, "Well, I typically carry concealed in public, but tonight I left my CC holster at home and didn't want to leave my handgun in the car. So since my license allows me to do that, I did it."
The LEO was very kind and responded, "Alright, I guess that makes sense." The LEO talked with dispatch for a second and then after a quiet moment I asked them if they knew my uncles who were on KPD.
After I mentioned one of my uncle's names the LEO said, "Ohhhh, alright. This whole situation makes a little more sense now. One of your uncles is big into guns too." I laughed a little and then they gave my information back and he said I could go. When I turned to walk away, I noticed that two additional LEO's had been slowly walking up the main aisle while I had my back turned and had probably been there for most of the conversation.
I put my info and wallet away, picked up my stuff, told the officers I appreciated them doing their job and told them to have a good night, then walked up to the check-out, paid, and left.
A guy at the check-out said that he saw the LEO's come in and some young teenagers were waiting at the door and told the LEO's, "he's wearing an orange shirt and he's over there!"
The guy and I continued to talk about guns and LTCH. He has his LTCH and has had a somewhat bad experience with KPD before.
Overall, the LEO's were great. The whole conversation with them lasted around 2 minutes and it was done with no bad blood. Good experience with them. I guess the young bucks that called read my mind about how bad I wanted to stick-up the place while shopping for stationary.
Thumbs up for courteous LEO's on KPD.
