I finally have a "getting made" story of my own, and it was a bit of an annoyance.
I left the house a little after 2pm to drop off some packages at UPS. I arrived there and parked 2 spaces away from a K-9 unit - large white SUV. I got out of my car, said hi. He was already out of his car. He returned my greeting and turned and walked toward the building.
Meanwhile, I realized my shirt had ridden up, so I adjusted it. Then I got my packages out of the back of the car and walked toward the building.
Cop said the front door was locked, I might have to use the side entrance. I looked at the sign: Hours 7am-12pm and 4pm-7pm. Duh. They were closed. I told the cop that I guess I'd be going to the post office. I idly wondered what the heck he was doing there if they were closed. He didn't seem to be doing much.
So off to the post office. I was nearly there (literally a block away) when I notice a white SUV behind me. It's the K-9. I had planned to go to the post office and leave my gun in the glove compartment while I dropped off my packages. But it has been awhile since I took the course, and I haven't kept up on any possible changes to the law since then. So I decided to pull into a gas station, rather than a government parking lot, to see if I was being followed. Yup.
I parked. The SUV stopped in the parking lot a good ways away. I looked at him, and he motioned at me to stay where I was. My window was rolled down. I simply said "I'm licensed," and put my hands on the car door where they could be seen.
Two more patrol cars drove in. One blocked my car from the back. None of them put their lights/sirens on. They asked me to step out of the car slowly, then show them my ID. As I handed over my ID, I asked the K-9 cop if I had flashed. He said he saw me printing when I bent down to pick up the boxes out of my car, and that they had to be careful cuz there where "crazies out there."
While the check was going through, I admitted that I had planned to drop off some packages with the gun in my car, and one cop seemed confused as to the legality. Another said it would be fine, do to so. Two minutes later, check came through, and they told me to have a nice day.
So I pull out. A patrol car pulls out right behind me. I get to the post office. Cop right behind me. Well, ***. I guess I don't trust them, because I decided to drive all the way home to drop off my gun before returning to the post office. The cop followed me for all the way back to my place, before continuing off after I turned into my street!
So am I crazy, or do you think these cops decided to profile a guy who has passed extensive background checks and been voluntarily fingerprinted? I wonder what would have happened had I pulled into the post office? I remember clearly from my course that I cannot bring a firearm into a government building or any school properties, including parking lots. But I honestly wasn't sure if government building parking lots were on the list... I sure as heck didn't want to take any chances though.
I left the house a little after 2pm to drop off some packages at UPS. I arrived there and parked 2 spaces away from a K-9 unit - large white SUV. I got out of my car, said hi. He was already out of his car. He returned my greeting and turned and walked toward the building.
Meanwhile, I realized my shirt had ridden up, so I adjusted it. Then I got my packages out of the back of the car and walked toward the building.
Cop said the front door was locked, I might have to use the side entrance. I looked at the sign: Hours 7am-12pm and 4pm-7pm. Duh. They were closed. I told the cop that I guess I'd be going to the post office. I idly wondered what the heck he was doing there if they were closed. He didn't seem to be doing much.
So off to the post office. I was nearly there (literally a block away) when I notice a white SUV behind me. It's the K-9. I had planned to go to the post office and leave my gun in the glove compartment while I dropped off my packages. But it has been awhile since I took the course, and I haven't kept up on any possible changes to the law since then. So I decided to pull into a gas station, rather than a government parking lot, to see if I was being followed. Yup.
I parked. The SUV stopped in the parking lot a good ways away. I looked at him, and he motioned at me to stay where I was. My window was rolled down. I simply said "I'm licensed," and put my hands on the car door where they could be seen.
Two more patrol cars drove in. One blocked my car from the back. None of them put their lights/sirens on. They asked me to step out of the car slowly, then show them my ID. As I handed over my ID, I asked the K-9 cop if I had flashed. He said he saw me printing when I bent down to pick up the boxes out of my car, and that they had to be careful cuz there where "crazies out there."
While the check was going through, I admitted that I had planned to drop off some packages with the gun in my car, and one cop seemed confused as to the legality. Another said it would be fine, do to so. Two minutes later, check came through, and they told me to have a nice day.
So I pull out. A patrol car pulls out right behind me. I get to the post office. Cop right behind me. Well, ***. I guess I don't trust them, because I decided to drive all the way home to drop off my gun before returning to the post office. The cop followed me for all the way back to my place, before continuing off after I turned into my street!
So am I crazy, or do you think these cops decided to profile a guy who has passed extensive background checks and been voluntarily fingerprinted? I wonder what would have happened had I pulled into the post office? I remember clearly from my course that I cannot bring a firearm into a government building or any school properties, including parking lots. But I honestly wasn't sure if government building parking lots were on the list... I sure as heck didn't want to take any chances though.
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