Daddyo
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I've been OC'ing in the car to and from work and when getting gas (often at 4am:shock:, who wouldn't want a gun), and wearing it around the house. But today was my first time at OC'ing into a store.
I had to go to Lowe's for some stuff for work. I was dressed in a white t-shirt with company logo front and back, jeans and work boots. Also had my multitool on my belt opposite my gun and my keycard clipped to my pocket next to my gun. As I drove up to Lowe's, the manager and another employee were doing something with the grills right at the front entrance and I figured he would immediately see the gun and tell me to leave it in the car. He looked my way as I walked in and wished me good morning. I went about my business, all the time expecting an employee to at least shadow me, but the only other employee I saw simply said "good morning". He definitely saw my gun, and walked right by as if it were the most normal thing in the world (as it should be).
At the register, I tried to be extra friendly and chatted with the cashier about the dilemma I was trying to solve at work (hanging a whiteboard on sheetrock that is glued to a structural steel beam). Again, she definitely saw my gun for sure as I reached around it for my wallet. Two Hispanic gentlemen had also walked up at this moment and when I reached for my wallet and had my gun sticking out there, they suddenly backed up a little and began speaking in hushed tones.
Only other thing interesting was that as I was leaving, I got proof positive that people are more polite around guns. As I was walking out of the store, a car came barreling in from the street, narrowly missing a couple of people going into the garden area. I stopped as he got near me and prepared to jump out of the way, but no need. When he got about 50ft from me, he suddenly slammed on the brakes. Full anti-lock nosedive. I motioned him to go on by, but he just sat there and waited patiently for me to cross.
I've been OC'ing in the car to and from work and when getting gas (often at 4am:shock:, who wouldn't want a gun), and wearing it around the house. But today was my first time at OC'ing into a store.
I had to go to Lowe's for some stuff for work. I was dressed in a white t-shirt with company logo front and back, jeans and work boots. Also had my multitool on my belt opposite my gun and my keycard clipped to my pocket next to my gun. As I drove up to Lowe's, the manager and another employee were doing something with the grills right at the front entrance and I figured he would immediately see the gun and tell me to leave it in the car. He looked my way as I walked in and wished me good morning. I went about my business, all the time expecting an employee to at least shadow me, but the only other employee I saw simply said "good morning". He definitely saw my gun, and walked right by as if it were the most normal thing in the world (as it should be).
At the register, I tried to be extra friendly and chatted with the cashier about the dilemma I was trying to solve at work (hanging a whiteboard on sheetrock that is glued to a structural steel beam). Again, she definitely saw my gun for sure as I reached around it for my wallet. Two Hispanic gentlemen had also walked up at this moment and when I reached for my wallet and had my gun sticking out there, they suddenly backed up a little and began speaking in hushed tones.
Only other thing interesting was that as I was leaving, I got proof positive that people are more polite around guns. As I was walking out of the store, a car came barreling in from the street, narrowly missing a couple of people going into the garden area. I stopped as he got near me and prepared to jump out of the way, but no need. When he got about 50ft from me, he suddenly slammed on the brakes. Full anti-lock nosedive. I motioned him to go on by, but he just sat there and waited patiently for me to cross.