LJ-MosinFreak-Buck
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I had my first "MWAG" today, or "Man With A Gun" call. I went into Eddy's by the hospitals to talk to my good buddy who works there, and for a drink. Fire department guy came in, bought a couple drinks, then left really slowly. About five minutes later a pair of CBPD officers stroll in, looking around cautiously like they were looking for someone, and then they seen me.
"Sir, do you have a permit to carry that pistol?" Officer 1 asks.
"Yes I do, officer," I replied.
"Can we see your permit and your ID?" Officer 2 asks.
I reached back to grab my wallet from my back right pocket, and of course, my pistol is on my right hip. They didn't even so much as reach for their pistols or act the slightest bit alarmed. This is point number one on how these two officers impressed me today.
I handed Officer 2 the weapons permit first, then the license.
"Okay, just sit tight, sir."
He runs the license info, and while he's speaking the info, I start smiling, because I know they're going to come back with my driving record first. It's horrible. LOL.
Officer 2 asks if I can hear Officer 1, which I said no, but realized afterwards that Officer 1 was on the phone with the sheriff's office checking the laws on carry in Iowa.
"~~Multiple drag racing charges and speeding charges. All traffic violations. No domestics, no violence. Everything cleared and valid."
Officer 2 kinda laughs when I tell him speed is an addiction, then hands back my ID and my weapons permit.
Officer 1 comes back over and says "I'm glad to see you carrying your firearm for protection, sir, but I would like to suggest that you keep it hidden. Open carry is legal in Iowa, but if you want to avoid all the hassle and being stopped, it'd be easier on you to conceal your firearm."
"I usually do," I told him. I actually forgot to grab my hoodie as I left the house, figuring I wouldn't be at the gas station very long. Otherwise it would have been covered.
This is point number two on how these two officers impressed me today.
The amount of professionalism these officers shown was unprecedented in my experience with police officers. They did not treat me as a criminal, and were very polite in what they had to do today. They were also glad to see legally armed citizens taking control of their own safety. These officers receive an "A" in my expectations.
"Sir, do you have a permit to carry that pistol?" Officer 1 asks.
"Yes I do, officer," I replied.
"Can we see your permit and your ID?" Officer 2 asks.
I reached back to grab my wallet from my back right pocket, and of course, my pistol is on my right hip. They didn't even so much as reach for their pistols or act the slightest bit alarmed. This is point number one on how these two officers impressed me today.
I handed Officer 2 the weapons permit first, then the license.
"Okay, just sit tight, sir."
He runs the license info, and while he's speaking the info, I start smiling, because I know they're going to come back with my driving record first. It's horrible. LOL.
Officer 2 asks if I can hear Officer 1, which I said no, but realized afterwards that Officer 1 was on the phone with the sheriff's office checking the laws on carry in Iowa.
"~~Multiple drag racing charges and speeding charges. All traffic violations. No domestics, no violence. Everything cleared and valid."
Officer 2 kinda laughs when I tell him speed is an addiction, then hands back my ID and my weapons permit.
Officer 1 comes back over and says "I'm glad to see you carrying your firearm for protection, sir, but I would like to suggest that you keep it hidden. Open carry is legal in Iowa, but if you want to avoid all the hassle and being stopped, it'd be easier on you to conceal your firearm."
"I usually do," I told him. I actually forgot to grab my hoodie as I left the house, figuring I wouldn't be at the gas station very long. Otherwise it would have been covered.
This is point number two on how these two officers impressed me today.
The amount of professionalism these officers shown was unprecedented in my experience with police officers. They did not treat me as a criminal, and were very polite in what they had to do today. They were also glad to see legally armed citizens taking control of their own safety. These officers receive an "A" in my expectations.
