Posted: 9/8/2008 3:41:06 PM EDT
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So I was at the range today, and then had a lot come up with no time to leave my piece anywhere safe. So I open carried w/ my girlfriend all day. I went 100% unbothered, and went to the grocery store, a pet store, a second hand store, and the most surprising, a check cashing store. I always here horror stories about harassment and unjustified cop calls, but for my first open carry experience it was great. I should note that NO stores had any signs prohibiting firearms. Anyway, hardly worth a read, but thought I’d mention it for anyone reluctant to open carry in Arizona (phoenix). |
| when i was going to school in phoenix, well after i found out az was open carry i started to carry all the time at first i felt odd but after one day and no one paying any attention or at lest saying anything i carried all the time my g/f hated it, but the one day i was carring after i had a job interview everyone asked me if i was a cop / i was in a blue dress shirt tie and black slacks |
Most malls have small signs saying no weapons. I can go to most places without issue (home depot, ace, the bank, target, gamestop, etc etc etc). I have only ever been challenged on open carry twice: once at a VERY high end mall that didn't have signs posted, and once at a Sportsman's Warehouse by an employee that didn't understand the corporate policy on weapons in the store. |
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I had a problem with one bank once. Not the bank's policy, it was the new manager's problem. I moved my account. Burlington Coat Factory asked me to leave (they had a tiny sign at ankle level) I told them ok, but I'm going to spend $700 at your competition, and went to Babies "R" Us instead. And I got some odd looks at Checker Auto once, along with a guy who asked me why I needed such a "Big Gun". I told him "mountain lions". I had been up at the mining claim and was weiring my Dan Wesson .44 mag. |