5jeffro7
Regular Member
To make a long story short:
Having been OC for quite some time, and not having had an encounter for probably close to 2 years, it happened tonight!
Because of the heat, I tend to go to Martha Lake Park (164th in Lynnwood) to cool off after work, and have always OC'd. Tonight, I see the deputy walking around the park like he's looking for something/someone specific...damned if I was going to approach him & ask if he was looking for a MWAG
I returned to the main fishing dock & got my iphone set up to record the video, the only problem is the guy I gave it to knew nothing about much & managed to not even get the audio...but at least I remembered that part
Deputy walks out on the dock & starts making small talk with some of the people fishing, then, after about a minute, turns to me & states, "I see that you're carrying: I know that it's completely legal & you're within your rights, but so I know who I"m dealing with, can I please see some ID?
I explained that I had none on me (I'd left it locked in my vehicle, on purpose, as usual). He then asked for my name & date of birth. at this time, I couldn't remember if I had to ID myself or not, and quite frankly, didn't want to start pushing buttons that I wasn't 100% sure of, so relented telling him my name & date of birth.
The deputy also explained that he had a rookie with him & that he wanted to make sure the rookie understood the legality of open carry so there weren't problems in the future. After drooling over my gun (figuratively, of course), he shook my hand, thanked me & was on his way.
I'll probably take some heat for actually giving up my information, but I figure if he's going to approach me in the way he did, casually & without alarm, there's no need to start pushing buttons...all in all, a positive experience
Having been OC for quite some time, and not having had an encounter for probably close to 2 years, it happened tonight!
Because of the heat, I tend to go to Martha Lake Park (164th in Lynnwood) to cool off after work, and have always OC'd. Tonight, I see the deputy walking around the park like he's looking for something/someone specific...damned if I was going to approach him & ask if he was looking for a MWAG
I returned to the main fishing dock & got my iphone set up to record the video, the only problem is the guy I gave it to knew nothing about much & managed to not even get the audio...but at least I remembered that part
Deputy walks out on the dock & starts making small talk with some of the people fishing, then, after about a minute, turns to me & states, "I see that you're carrying: I know that it's completely legal & you're within your rights, but so I know who I"m dealing with, can I please see some ID?
I explained that I had none on me (I'd left it locked in my vehicle, on purpose, as usual). He then asked for my name & date of birth. at this time, I couldn't remember if I had to ID myself or not, and quite frankly, didn't want to start pushing buttons that I wasn't 100% sure of, so relented telling him my name & date of birth.
The deputy also explained that he had a rookie with him & that he wanted to make sure the rookie understood the legality of open carry so there weren't problems in the future. After drooling over my gun (figuratively, of course), he shook my hand, thanked me & was on his way.
I'll probably take some heat for actually giving up my information, but I figure if he's going to approach me in the way he did, casually & without alarm, there's no need to start pushing buttons...all in all, a positive experience