brighamr
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I'll try to keep this brief as the trip had so many stories I could probably write a novel. Basically, my wife and I travelled from California through Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. We visited yellowstone (bear paw prints on the 4runner), toured an ammo plant in SLC, and I open carried my XD throughout the entire trip (excluding CA and Yellowstone). Here are my reports as to the public opinion of open-carry:
In Nevada, no one batted an eye. When I entered a gas station at 3am, the woman behind the counters gave me a "are you gonna rob me?" look, but after I smiled and went for the coffee counter, she didn't care.
In Utah, no one cared. I talked to a forrest ranger who directed me to the best places to go shooting "because of the view"...
In Wyoming, I'm not f*cking kidding. There is a subaru forrester in Afton wyoming with a .50 Ma Deuce mounted to the roof of the car! I felt so free just seeing it parked in the drive way.
In Montana, a couple guys grinned at me, then asked why I carry such a small pistol...
My only concern was yellowstone. I talked to a ranger who said that firearms can be transported in a car, but can not be used or carried within the park (which was expected). My problem was that the same ranger identified the paw prints on my truck as a 4 year old black bear that had been frequenting my camp for 2 weeks.... Needless to say, I didn't OC but I wasnt far from my sidearm while sleeping...
Long story short, I drove nicely, left the finger at home and had zero problems packing through 5 states. I think America is getting back to it's roots, all we need to do now is build a wall around California (similar to the berlin wall) and hope the few pro-gun people in the PRK will out-breed the antis...
On a side note, some of you may have seen my plans about moving to Montana and opening an ammunition plant. I applied for my house last Friday, and as soon as I have a MT state ID, I will be applying for the business permits. I'll update my old ammunition plant thread soon...
In Nevada, no one batted an eye. When I entered a gas station at 3am, the woman behind the counters gave me a "are you gonna rob me?" look, but after I smiled and went for the coffee counter, she didn't care.
In Utah, no one cared. I talked to a forrest ranger who directed me to the best places to go shooting "because of the view"...
In Wyoming, I'm not f*cking kidding. There is a subaru forrester in Afton wyoming with a .50 Ma Deuce mounted to the roof of the car! I felt so free just seeing it parked in the drive way.
In Montana, a couple guys grinned at me, then asked why I carry such a small pistol...
My only concern was yellowstone. I talked to a ranger who said that firearms can be transported in a car, but can not be used or carried within the park (which was expected). My problem was that the same ranger identified the paw prints on my truck as a 4 year old black bear that had been frequenting my camp for 2 weeks.... Needless to say, I didn't OC but I wasnt far from my sidearm while sleeping...
Long story short, I drove nicely, left the finger at home and had zero problems packing through 5 states. I think America is getting back to it's roots, all we need to do now is build a wall around California (similar to the berlin wall) and hope the few pro-gun people in the PRK will out-breed the antis...
On a side note, some of you may have seen my plans about moving to Montana and opening an ammunition plant. I applied for my house last Friday, and as soon as I have a MT state ID, I will be applying for the business permits. I'll update my old ammunition plant thread soon...
