Today my brother and I were looking at bikes in the middletown Walmart when I looked up and found myself surrounded by 5 middletown police officers. They disarmed me, asked me why I had a pistol, and told me I didn't have a right to carry. they asked for my license, I refused to give it to them until they told me what law I was breaking. At this point they forced me to put my arms above my head and spread my legs. Gave me a hard time, took me outside to the 4 police cruisers causing an even bigger scene.
They ran my license that they took without my permission. They continued to lecture me saying that its not normal outside of being an Leo to carry a firearm and insisted that they were checking to make sure I wasn't a felon. I asked why a felon would openly carry a pistol in a level 2 retention holster to which they replied it doesn't matter.
After they found that I'm not a felon and have no warrants, they lectured me on not carrying my firearm again, or I'm going to have problems. I asked if he's ever been held at knife or gin point before, he replied yes. I said its not a good feeling to be defenseless, is it? He said well thats the world we live in. I said that's my point, officer. He told me that doesn't justify carrying a pistol he asked if carrying my pistol to prove a point would be worth getting shot by a law enforcement officer. This pissed me off and said that I'm not being detained any further is like my magazine and my firearm back, and I'm going to walk to my car.
They put my magazine into an evidence bag after emptying all of my rounds gave me that and my firearm back. The whole time Walmart asset protection guy was watching me. I asked him if he could show me Walmart policy on legally carrying a firearm in the store, he said he could not, but he would look into it. Apparenpptly he took it upon himself to ask the police to tell me I'm not welcome back to the store while carrying.
Right now I'm so pissed off right now for so many reasons. Between me being told that ill probably get shot by a cop and the fact that the person that called was there watching the whole time and wasn't educated that open carry is legal.
Add this to the fact that as of right now, I've been put on a leave of absence from work since wed because someone saw my EMPTY holster under my shirt and reported me to HR. As of right now, I'm probably getting fired.
Note: I FORGOT THE KICKER!!! ONE OF THE COPS TOLD ME I NEED TO COVER IT WITH MY SHIRT WHEN HE GIVES IT BACK TO ME!! I told him I absolutely will not do that! He said yes you will, and again, I said I would not, that's illegal and I'm not doing it!
They ran my license that they took without my permission. They continued to lecture me saying that its not normal outside of being an Leo to carry a firearm and insisted that they were checking to make sure I wasn't a felon. I asked why a felon would openly carry a pistol in a level 2 retention holster to which they replied it doesn't matter.
After they found that I'm not a felon and have no warrants, they lectured me on not carrying my firearm again, or I'm going to have problems. I asked if he's ever been held at knife or gin point before, he replied yes. I said its not a good feeling to be defenseless, is it? He said well thats the world we live in. I said that's my point, officer. He told me that doesn't justify carrying a pistol he asked if carrying my pistol to prove a point would be worth getting shot by a law enforcement officer. This pissed me off and said that I'm not being detained any further is like my magazine and my firearm back, and I'm going to walk to my car.
They put my magazine into an evidence bag after emptying all of my rounds gave me that and my firearm back. The whole time Walmart asset protection guy was watching me. I asked him if he could show me Walmart policy on legally carrying a firearm in the store, he said he could not, but he would look into it. Apparenpptly he took it upon himself to ask the police to tell me I'm not welcome back to the store while carrying.
Right now I'm so pissed off right now for so many reasons. Between me being told that ill probably get shot by a cop and the fact that the person that called was there watching the whole time and wasn't educated that open carry is legal.
Add this to the fact that as of right now, I've been put on a leave of absence from work since wed because someone saw my EMPTY holster under my shirt and reported me to HR. As of right now, I'm probably getting fired.
Note: I FORGOT THE KICKER!!! ONE OF THE COPS TOLD ME I NEED TO COVER IT WITH MY SHIRT WHEN HE GIVES IT BACK TO ME!! I told him I absolutely will not do that! He said yes you will, and again, I said I would not, that's illegal and I'm not doing it!
Last edited by Delta2Echo on Thu Aug 19, 2010 11:15 pm, edited 2 times in total.
"I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy."