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From Thursday to Sunday I went on vacation for the first time in years. (Not one of those lame "staycations" I seem to take ever so often)
My journey took me from Durham, North Carolina to Richmond, Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, and Newport News, Virginia.
I open carried a recently purchased, well-loved Browning BDA 380/HP-DA in a soft nylon hip holster.
Glad to say I had little LEO interaction from the Virginia State Police, Richmond Police, the James City County Police, Williamsburg Police, or the Newport News Police -- in fact there was only two places I went that barred me from carrying: King's Dominion and Busch Gardens. (I didn't know King's Dominion actually had their own Police Department until now unlike Busch Gardens which just seems to use the James City County Police)
I stayed at the King's Creek Plantation (where they tried to sell me a timeshare that I declined) and OC'ed every day there.
Several restaurants in these areas did not scoff at me open carrying in their establishments.
JD's Chicken & Waffles in Richmond (honey chicken wings and buttery waffles? Oh yeah)
Bourbon Street Steak & Grill (felt good to open carry, heck... CARRY! in an establishment that served alcohol instead of my locking regiment that I engage in while in North Carolina) [the steak here was super lackluster though...]
Kroger
Astronomical Pancake & Waffle House (which they do live up to their name by the way!) [if you haven't been here when in Williamsburg, turn around and go back!]
Prime Outlet Stores of Williamsburg (Fossil, Converse, Nike, Perfumania, Bare Escentuals, Oakley)
Downtown Williamsburg
Angelo's Steak & Pancakes; Mystic Jamaica in Newport News
Nothing else to report except that Virginia was friendly. My wife wants to move to that area and so do I.
I wish I still had the pictures but I ruined the camera by deciding to ride all three water rides at Busch Gardens -- Log Flume, Pompeii, and Roman Rapids [where the damage was done!]
From Thursday to Sunday I went on vacation for the first time in years. (Not one of those lame "staycations" I seem to take ever so often)
My journey took me from Durham, North Carolina to Richmond, Williamsburg, Jamestown, Yorktown, and Newport News, Virginia.
I open carried a recently purchased, well-loved Browning BDA 380/HP-DA in a soft nylon hip holster.
Glad to say I had little LEO interaction from the Virginia State Police, Richmond Police, the James City County Police, Williamsburg Police, or the Newport News Police -- in fact there was only two places I went that barred me from carrying: King's Dominion and Busch Gardens. (I didn't know King's Dominion actually had their own Police Department until now unlike Busch Gardens which just seems to use the James City County Police)
I stayed at the King's Creek Plantation (where they tried to sell me a timeshare that I declined) and OC'ed every day there.
Several restaurants in these areas did not scoff at me open carrying in their establishments.
JD's Chicken & Waffles in Richmond (honey chicken wings and buttery waffles? Oh yeah)
Bourbon Street Steak & Grill (felt good to open carry, heck... CARRY! in an establishment that served alcohol instead of my locking regiment that I engage in while in North Carolina) [the steak here was super lackluster though...]
Kroger
Astronomical Pancake & Waffle House (which they do live up to their name by the way!) [if you haven't been here when in Williamsburg, turn around and go back!]
Prime Outlet Stores of Williamsburg (Fossil, Converse, Nike, Perfumania, Bare Escentuals, Oakley)
Downtown Williamsburg
Angelo's Steak & Pancakes; Mystic Jamaica in Newport News
Nothing else to report except that Virginia was friendly. My wife wants to move to that area and so do I.
I wish I still had the pictures but I ruined the camera by deciding to ride all three water rides at Busch Gardens -- Log Flume, Pompeii, and Roman Rapids [where the damage was done!]
