irish_ironsight
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Firstly let me say “Hello”,
Secondly let me apologise in advance as this may take some time
I have been visiting this site on and off for a while now and have kept a very keen eye on assorted topic’s. So let me tell you a little bit about myself before I go too far.
Well to start I’m from Ireland, Ahhhh poor Ireland where we know so little about, and where we have so few firearms especially handguns. In a population of roughly 4 million we have in the region of 3500 handguns, (well legal ones anyway)
Right what’s next, yes.. I’m a corrections officer and no we don’t have weapons of any sort and only a small number of our police force are armed, about 10% of them.
Despite this fact many of my fellow officers inside and outside the wall’s have our own personal sidearm which we carry, concealed I admit as open carry is prohibited, a stupid idea in my opinion but that’s the law. (we don’t want to go scaring the public, or so I’m told)
Now this site seems to advocate unfettered open carry of handguns, something which I personally approve of, and in May of 2008 I will be visiting the USA again, as I have done before with one small exception, this time I shall be travelling armed, (I’m doing some LEO/Corrections training, but that isn’t important)
What is important is my carrying of a sidearm,
Now I have the permission of the B.A.T.F to import my pistol to the USA, so from a legal point of view I am entitled to be in possession of a firearm,
All the States where I will be training and visiting have their own Open Carry Laws and Policy’s as they do for concealed weapons. As far as I can see as a non US citizen I am not permitted to apply for concealed weapons permit for my visit, not that I mind, open carry is not something I would have a problem with, but I will without doubt be self-conscious of the fact that there’s a pistol there for everyone to see.
So my question is this, how will I as an Open Carrier of a sidearm be received in the following State’s Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Washington and Idaho.?
I’m also very keen to see if on encountering the staff members in such places as WalMart and CostCo where civilians are not permitted to go armed, how they will deal with the prospect of an officer from another country.
Firstly let me say “Hello”,
Secondly let me apologise in advance as this may take some time
I have been visiting this site on and off for a while now and have kept a very keen eye on assorted topic’s. So let me tell you a little bit about myself before I go too far.
Well to start I’m from Ireland, Ahhhh poor Ireland where we know so little about, and where we have so few firearms especially handguns. In a population of roughly 4 million we have in the region of 3500 handguns, (well legal ones anyway)
Right what’s next, yes.. I’m a corrections officer and no we don’t have weapons of any sort and only a small number of our police force are armed, about 10% of them.
Despite this fact many of my fellow officers inside and outside the wall’s have our own personal sidearm which we carry, concealed I admit as open carry is prohibited, a stupid idea in my opinion but that’s the law. (we don’t want to go scaring the public, or so I’m told)
Now this site seems to advocate unfettered open carry of handguns, something which I personally approve of, and in May of 2008 I will be visiting the USA again, as I have done before with one small exception, this time I shall be travelling armed, (I’m doing some LEO/Corrections training, but that isn’t important)
What is important is my carrying of a sidearm,
Now I have the permission of the B.A.T.F to import my pistol to the USA, so from a legal point of view I am entitled to be in possession of a firearm,
All the States where I will be training and visiting have their own Open Carry Laws and Policy’s as they do for concealed weapons. As far as I can see as a non US citizen I am not permitted to apply for concealed weapons permit for my visit, not that I mind, open carry is not something I would have a problem with, but I will without doubt be self-conscious of the fact that there’s a pistol there for everyone to see.
So my question is this, how will I as an Open Carrier of a sidearm be received in the following State’s Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Washington and Idaho.?
I’m also very keen to see if on encountering the staff members in such places as WalMart and CostCo where civilians are not permitted to go armed, how they will deal with the prospect of an officer from another country.