FogRider
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I went to the Century 16 to see a movie tonite (Balls of Fury is the most hilarious thing I have seen in a while btw), and decided to OC. Had no problems in line getting my ticket, but I noticed a couple of cops sitting in the lobby watching everyone. I figured they hadn't seen my XD when I walked in and got in line (they were to my 10oc 15yd), and might want to talk to me. Sure enough, the stood up (surprisingly fast), and came over to inquire about my gun carrying habits.
Cop 1: Your shirt is untucked (I had a button down shirt tucked behind my owb rig)
Me: Yes, I know.
C1: Why are you carrying a gun?
Me: Because I can and want to.
C1: So why don't you have it concealed?
C2: Do you have a permit for that?
Me: Well, I don't need a permit to carry openly, but I do have a chp.
C1: Mind if I see it?
Me: *hands over my permit*
C2: I'm going to have to ask you to cover that up.
Me: OK, but I prefer not to.
C1: Well, I prefer you don't. You are going to cause people to get nervous and cause me problems. So cover it up, or I will ask you to lock it up in your vehicle. (it seemed like a bad idea to mention that he was the only nervous one in the lobby, and if anyone hadn't noticed my gun before, the whole lobby did now.
Me: Well, to be honest with you I have never had a problem before.
C1: That realy surprises me. Have a nice evening.
It seems a good idea to mention that the theater itself didn't seem to have a problem with my gun, or at least no-one said anything. Perhaps they didn't because they new the cops were present? Slightly annoying, and in a different situation I might have been a little more set on continuing to OC, but I believe in picking my battles and preferred to just cover up (not that effective, an owb holster and a short shirt is hardly concealed) and move on. I suppose the most annoying part was having a couple of cops announce to the theater that I was carrying.
I went to the Century 16 to see a movie tonite (Balls of Fury is the most hilarious thing I have seen in a while btw), and decided to OC. Had no problems in line getting my ticket, but I noticed a couple of cops sitting in the lobby watching everyone. I figured they hadn't seen my XD when I walked in and got in line (they were to my 10oc 15yd), and might want to talk to me. Sure enough, the stood up (surprisingly fast), and came over to inquire about my gun carrying habits.
Cop 1: Your shirt is untucked (I had a button down shirt tucked behind my owb rig)
Me: Yes, I know.
C1: Why are you carrying a gun?
Me: Because I can and want to.
C1: So why don't you have it concealed?
C2: Do you have a permit for that?
Me: Well, I don't need a permit to carry openly, but I do have a chp.
C1: Mind if I see it?
Me: *hands over my permit*
C2: I'm going to have to ask you to cover that up.
Me: OK, but I prefer not to.
C1: Well, I prefer you don't. You are going to cause people to get nervous and cause me problems. So cover it up, or I will ask you to lock it up in your vehicle. (it seemed like a bad idea to mention that he was the only nervous one in the lobby, and if anyone hadn't noticed my gun before, the whole lobby did now.
Me: Well, to be honest with you I have never had a problem before.
C1: That realy surprises me. Have a nice evening.
It seems a good idea to mention that the theater itself didn't seem to have a problem with my gun, or at least no-one said anything. Perhaps they didn't because they new the cops were present? Slightly annoying, and in a different situation I might have been a little more set on continuing to OC, but I believe in picking my battles and preferred to just cover up (not that effective, an owb holster and a short shirt is hardly concealed) and move on. I suppose the most annoying part was having a couple of cops announce to the theater that I was carrying.