So, I hit Acme tonight around 11pm to pick up some breakfast food and stuff for the picnic tomorrow and, while I was in line, I had a couple of kids (18, 17) behind me.
#1: Excuse me, are you like a cop?
Me: Nope.
#2: So, you have a license for that?
Me: Don't need a license to carry it in the open.
#1: Don't take this wrong, but you're... just a nobody?
Me *chuckle* I'm just a nobody.
#1: That's legal?
Me: Yep! If you're 18 or older you can carry a weapon in the open, but you need a license if you want to conceal it.
#2: So, I'm 18, I could walk around with a gun? I mean, as long as I don't go shooting people?
Me: Yep.
#1: Why do you have it? I mean, it's illegal to shoot people and stuff.
Me: Self-defense.
#2: But Delaware doesn't have self-defense law anymore.
Me: It sure does -- you can defend yourself, others and there's also castle doctrine for your home. I have two little girls and I want them kept safe.
#1: Wow.
Heh, I wish I had more time in line to explain things a bit better. Even though they were 18 and close to 18, they were still 'kids' if you know what I mean -- didn't seem too mature. Outside of that, it was a fine encounter.
On a side note, I worked the Italian Festival tonight at the Admissions Gate... They had a couple of the WPD SWAT guys at the gate with us -- one was kind of uptight, but the younger guy was relaxed and pretty cool. I got a chance to talk pistols with them... asked them if they like the S&W 990, told them I carried the XD (even though I wasn't carrying that night). They're apparently switching to a new pistol sometime soon.
In any case, the guy was pretty cool -- we oggled a few of the more attractive women who passed through the gate and he made the remark, "It's a good night to be cross eyed."
ROFL.
#1: Excuse me, are you like a cop?
Me: Nope.
#2: So, you have a license for that?
Me: Don't need a license to carry it in the open.
#1: Don't take this wrong, but you're... just a nobody?
Me *chuckle* I'm just a nobody.
#1: That's legal?
Me: Yep! If you're 18 or older you can carry a weapon in the open, but you need a license if you want to conceal it.
#2: So, I'm 18, I could walk around with a gun? I mean, as long as I don't go shooting people?
Me: Yep.
#1: Why do you have it? I mean, it's illegal to shoot people and stuff.
Me: Self-defense.
#2: But Delaware doesn't have self-defense law anymore.
Me: It sure does -- you can defend yourself, others and there's also castle doctrine for your home. I have two little girls and I want them kept safe.
#1: Wow.
Heh, I wish I had more time in line to explain things a bit better. Even though they were 18 and close to 18, they were still 'kids' if you know what I mean -- didn't seem too mature. Outside of that, it was a fine encounter.
On a side note, I worked the Italian Festival tonight at the Admissions Gate... They had a couple of the WPD SWAT guys at the gate with us -- one was kind of uptight, but the younger guy was relaxed and pretty cool. I got a chance to talk pistols with them... asked them if they like the S&W 990, told them I carried the XD (even though I wasn't carrying that night). They're apparently switching to a new pistol sometime soon.
In any case, the guy was pretty cool -- we oggled a few of the more attractive women who passed through the gate and he made the remark, "It's a good night to be cross eyed."
ROFL.
Rob/Wynder
Delaware Open Carry, Founder
Notary Public
Delaware Open Carry, Founder
Notary Public
