CCW: Has A Concerned Citizen Call Police On You?
By Gregory Kielma
For those of you who do openly carry your firearm, have you had a "concerned citizen" call the police on you? What happened? Did you continue to openly carry after that?
For those of you who do openly carry your firearm, have you had a "concerned citizen" call the police on you? What happened? Did you continue to openly carry after that?
From and Avid reader of my blog
Yes I do and yes I have, and yes I continue to do so.
I was at Walmart six years ago, my pistol on my hip, in my Kydex holster.
As I exited the building an officer, whom I have been familiar with, but my wife knows well from her work, walked up to me. He told me someone called and described me, the shirt I was wearing, my hair (shaved at the time) and said that I was carrying a pistol in my hand around the store. I assured him that at no time had I unholstered my pistol and we talked for a few minutes about how often that kind of call happens. While we were talking a woman exited the store and stared at us, so he went and talked to her. I could tell she had called, as she pant-o-mimed how she said I had been carrying my pistol.
I don’t know what was said between them, he wouldn’t tell me, but as he walked back towards me, she seemed miffed and was shaking her head. He smiled, shook his head and said, “Some people.”. I asked what she said, he rolled his eyes and shook his head. I asked if I was good to go, he said I could have left already, so I did.
Since Walmart has changed their policy, I don’t intentionally openly carry my pistol in there anymore. I have on occasion, simply forgetting that I had it with me. One manager approached me and asked me not to do it anymore. I’m fine with that. My wife and I are friends with her, as she was a co-worker of mine many years ago.