I was at my wife's old house this morning removing the appliances and getting everything else out of it before the Sheriff's sale this Tuesday. A NCC Police officer slowly rolled past me and a friend (who was helping me) while we were in the driveway loading his pickup truck. The Officer must have went down the street and turned around, because he was back in no time.
He pulled up right at the driveway and he looked over at us. He said something but I couldn't hear him. I walked down to him with my hand up to my ear so he knew I didn't hear him. I leaned over so I could see him in his car.
Him: "I see you have a gun there."
Me: "Yes Sir." (I said it almost happily with a smile)
Him: "What are you doing here?"
Me: "I'm getting the rest of my stuff out of the house before the Sheriff's sale on Tuesday."
Him: "So you're Mr. ------?" (looking at his computer)
Me: "Yes I am."
Him: "And who is that? Your son?" (referring to my friend)
Me: "No, he's a friend. He had the pickup!"
Him: "How'd you get into the house?"
Me: "With my key."
Him: "The Sheriff's don't have possession of the house?"
Me: "I guess not. I figured I had until the sale date to get everything out."
Him: "Oh, well OK. I just had to stop and check things out."
Me: "That's fine. Thank you."
And he drove off. He never asked me about my gun or if I had a license, or asked for ID or proof that I had a key to the house. He was very nice and never seemed upset or worried about us. I'm guessing he pulled up the house info by the time he rolled up to the driveway.
Since we were loading appliances into a pickup I'm sure that's why he stopped and questioned me as to what we were doing (especially since he had seen my gun when he went past the first time). I'm kind of surprised that he never asked for ID or for me to prove that I didn't force my way into the house or anything. But I looked him in the eyes while answering his questions, and I wasn't nervous at all, so I guess he was happy with what he heard.
I expected him to be "around" when we came back for the 2nd load, but I never saw anything at all the rest of the time we were there.
Overall, a good experience, and much "shorter" than I expected. I'm glad he stopped to make sure no one was breaking in and stealing stuff. Although I would hope no one would do that in broad daylight! (but I know some people would in this crazy world)
He pulled up right at the driveway and he looked over at us. He said something but I couldn't hear him. I walked down to him with my hand up to my ear so he knew I didn't hear him. I leaned over so I could see him in his car.
Him: "I see you have a gun there."
Me: "Yes Sir." (I said it almost happily with a smile)
Him: "What are you doing here?"
Me: "I'm getting the rest of my stuff out of the house before the Sheriff's sale on Tuesday."
Him: "So you're Mr. ------?" (looking at his computer)
Me: "Yes I am."
Him: "And who is that? Your son?" (referring to my friend)
Me: "No, he's a friend. He had the pickup!"
Him: "How'd you get into the house?"
Me: "With my key."
Him: "The Sheriff's don't have possession of the house?"
Me: "I guess not. I figured I had until the sale date to get everything out."
Him: "Oh, well OK. I just had to stop and check things out."
Me: "That's fine. Thank you."
And he drove off. He never asked me about my gun or if I had a license, or asked for ID or proof that I had a key to the house. He was very nice and never seemed upset or worried about us. I'm guessing he pulled up the house info by the time he rolled up to the driveway.
Since we were loading appliances into a pickup I'm sure that's why he stopped and questioned me as to what we were doing (especially since he had seen my gun when he went past the first time). I'm kind of surprised that he never asked for ID or for me to prove that I didn't force my way into the house or anything. But I looked him in the eyes while answering his questions, and I wasn't nervous at all, so I guess he was happy with what he heard.
I expected him to be "around" when we came back for the 2nd load, but I never saw anything at all the rest of the time we were there.
Overall, a good experience, and much "shorter" than I expected. I'm glad he stopped to make sure no one was breaking in and stealing stuff. Although I would hope no one would do that in broad daylight! (but I know some people would in this crazy world)
Dave
Co-Founder & Global Moderator
Delaware Open Carry
"You have to be prepared to do the violence in order to survive the violence."
Co-Founder & Global Moderator
Delaware Open Carry
"You have to be prepared to do the violence in order to survive the violence."