I woke up at 5 a.m. to find two security videos on my phone of three prowlers checking for unlocked doors on my truck at 3:45 am (truck was locked and they moved on). After coming to and double checking vids I called local PD about 5:30 to report the incident. The Communications desk said I should see an officer in about 30 minutes. I hopped into the shower and dressed quickly, almost fast enough. I was finishing up when the doorbell rang; my holster was in place but did not have time to pull my shirt over and tuck it in, so the gun was effectively in open carry.
As I greeted the officer, I told him I was required to tell him I was armed. He glanced at the gun on my hip and made a face like, "Yeah, I see it... no big deal." We moved on to the report. Arkansas is "duty in inform" by law, but it is required, " when the officer asks the licensee for identification (driver’s license, or personal information, such as name and date of birth)." (https://handgunlaw.us/states/arkansas.pdf)
Clearly, for this (very helpful) officer, it was a minor no-big-deal incident In fact, when I started to offer my driver's license he said he did not need it.
Next door neighbor and I both had videos of the miscreants, so we gave the officer (email) stills from them and offer to provide full vids any time. Obviously, dudes all in black with masks two hours before the investigation there will be little chance of finding them. However, I think I will turn the sound notification back on for the security camera, so it will wake me real time if we get another visit.
As I greeted the officer, I told him I was required to tell him I was armed. He glanced at the gun on my hip and made a face like, "Yeah, I see it... no big deal." We moved on to the report. Arkansas is "duty in inform" by law, but it is required, " when the officer asks the licensee for identification (driver’s license, or personal information, such as name and date of birth)." (https://handgunlaw.us/states/arkansas.pdf)
Clearly, for this (very helpful) officer, it was a minor no-big-deal incident In fact, when I started to offer my driver's license he said he did not need it.
Next door neighbor and I both had videos of the miscreants, so we gave the officer (email) stills from them and offer to provide full vids any time. Obviously, dudes all in black with masks two hours before the investigation there will be little chance of finding them. However, I think I will turn the sound notification back on for the security camera, so it will wake me real time if we get another visit.