Greenwood Mall this afternoon. Then to Starbucks.
One girl at Starbucks gave me my drink, and very out of nowhere said: "So why do you carry a gun?"
I need to think of a short and
acceptable answer for this question. I don't want to go on about "rights"... I typically say something about personal protection.
How do you answer?
Was OCing inside of Elder Beerman in Elkhart and was waiting on the service man to finish doing the paper work on a sofa and two chairs that I was buying when the store manager asked to speak with me around the corner from where I was standing. He asked that I leave the store and put my firearm in my car or cover it up. After a nice talk with him I said fine, that I would leave the store but before I left I told the service man in the furniture department I wanted my $3,100 check back, and to forget me ever buying anything from them again. Then the store manager's jaw fell to the floor as I walked out the door. There loss, my business went else where.
Was OCing inside of Elder Beerman in Elkhart and was waiting on the service man to finish doing the paper work on a sofa and two chairs that I was buying when the store manager asked to speak with me around the corner from where I was standing. He asked that I leave the store and put my firearm in my car or cover it up. After a nice talk with him I said fine, that I would leave the store but before I left I told the service man in the furniture department I wanted my $3,100 check back, and to forget me ever buying anything from them again. Then the store manager's jaw fell to the floor as I walked out the door. There loss, my business went else where.
Was OCing inside of Elder Beerman in Elkhart and was waiting on the service man to finish doing the paper work on a sofa and two chairs that I was buying when the store manager asked to speak with me around the corner from where I was standing. He asked that I leave the store and put my firearm in my car or cover it up. After a nice talk with him I said fine, that I would leave the store but before I left I told the service man in the furniture department I wanted my $3,100 check back, and to forget me ever buying anything from them again. Then the store manager's jaw fell to the floor as I walked out the door. There loss, my business went else where.
On my way out to my car I ran into a younger couple and they also asked if I was a cop. I replied no and the young man asked me what the law was on carrying a gun, I told him, and that was it. He said cool and gave me a donut. Win-Win.
Was OCing inside of in Elkhart and was waiting on the service man to finish doing the paper work on a sofa and two chairs that I was buying when the store manager asked to speak with me around the corner from where I was standing. He asked that I leave the store and put my firearm in my car or cover it up. After a nice talk with him I said fine , that I would leave the store but before I left I told the service man in the furniture department I wanted my $3,100 check back , and to forget me ever buying anything from them again . Then the store manager's jaw fell to the floor as I walked out the door...
Finally, after two years of carrying at Greenwood Park Mall!
Older security guard approaches while I'm talking to my aunt that works there in the middle of the mall, he asks "Excuse me sir, are you a police officer?" with a smile on his face. We both know where it's going
I say "Nope", and he says "Well you're really not supposed to even have that here", pointing at my USP 40.
I say I didn't see any signs, and he chuckles and says it's "rule 6" or something. He was nice about it and funny, so I just covered up. He asked me to pull shirt over it until I get out.
Ah well. Didn't feel like arguing, wasn't a big deal.