Michigan Open Carry, Inc.
Open Carry Specific => OC Experiences => Topic started by: onnie0047@gmail.com on September 08, 2011, 04:17:41 PM
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Oc'ed at Magnum Force Gun shop in Monroe, talked with worker and a buddy of mine that was keeping a stool warm. Monroe City cop came in and sat down and started conversation with everybody, no issues inside store
waiting on new 45 to arrive!
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8) Great the way we love it. Carry On.
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O yea it is!
OC'ed again at Magnum Force gun shop to pick up my new C45. While standing there a guy was butting into the conversion I was having with the Gun Clerk, he had heard me mention Open Carry.
Him: Well that's a STUPID was to carry a Gun!
Me: Oh you mean like this (as I point to my gun)
Him: ah, yea, whoops sorry!
Me: Not a problem!
after that he asked me a question about taking the gun to the police station for a safety inspection, both me and the clerk told him it was no longer required.
I seen no need to talk to him about Ocing, since he though it was stupid
Took My gun and a made a trip to the police to drop off my paper work and went home!
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Forgot to mention, I also OCed at my Doctors office today for the first time to test the waters, as I complained about being over charged for a office visit. Talked to the office manager, they to the doctor, and while i am sure the office mgr did not see it, the doctor got a direct view of it as he stood down the hall with my strong side to him, I did see a startled look on his face for a minute but besides that, no issues; I was there about 15 minutes
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Oced in Monroe at Staples, then i had to disarm myself to go to the post office, then oced at Advanced Auto, then over to Partyville liquor store where a clerk asked me "if you dont mind, what ya carrying"
I told him gave him some money for a money order and he did not miss a beat giving me back my Money order and wishing me a good day.
no issues as always
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Oced at the Monroe's 9-11 bike rally for 2 hours, lots of cops lots of looks but no issues other than the other bikers asking me if i would stand guard and protect their bikes. I kindly said.............NO! I know my brother bikers had their weapons with them, but they were all too chicken to OC..oh well!!!!!
Oced at Checkers pickup window picking up the wife her dinner after the rally, again no issues!
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On my way home this afternoon on my bike, I was sitting in the left turn lane of NBTelegraph at Stewart road.
I notice another motorcycle behind me. His head was bobbing around and then I noticed that he was inching up to my side. I look over gave him the old "Man" nod and he said:
Him: Your going to get you asp in trouble carrying your gun around like that.
Me: No im not, its total legal!
Him: Are you shipting me?
Me: No
Him: How long you been carrying out in the open like that?
me: About a year and half
Him: NO problems with the cops
Me: Were you at the bike rally downtown last night
Him: No
Me: I was there for a couple of hours with cops all over the place and not one issue from them
Him: Damn, im going to have to look into that
Unfortunately the light turned green and I was unable to give him any info as he took off and left me in a cloud of dust!
(Btw the misspelled xxx words were on purpose)
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Oced at Auto_lab on Monroe street and Dunbar....got a kick out of one employee, who's eyes opened wide as I walked in, and then scurried off. As the manager was setting up an appointment for me, I said "sorry if I Scared you helper"
Yea, you did, he though you were here to arrest him!
I let it go at that.
also ate dinner at El-Maguey Exit 15 off of 75 in Monroe........while they did not seem to mind me Ocing, the food was not the greatest!
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Oced at the Hayloft restaurant on Lewis Ave in Ida with my Patriot Guard Brothers after a mission. As we walked in there were a bunch of old guys sitting at one of the table probably local farmers. I think they were more taken back by the bikers then my ATI 45 walking by them at eye level!
No issues, great fries!
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Oced at Big Boys in Monroe off of Exit 15 on 75, then took my grandsons over to Sterling State Park for little beach combing picking up rocks and shells
no issues
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Is this thread open to all or is a personal journal. ::) hahaha
Gerry
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All
I was hoping that since we dont get much OCing reporting from Monroe, that we 3 or 4 down here would start one of our own to show its a good place to OC
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Just joking with you. I OC all the time and have for about the last 18 months. It is just a given that I 'll be OCing as I leave the house. I don't even think about it anymore.
I have never had anything to comment about except the incident at Food Town in Temperance and that's in another thread so I won't go into it here.
Weather you OC< or CC just carry.
Gerry
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I totally understand, i try to put some names of the new places i go to and some of the old ones if i haven't named them in a while.
I know of only 4 of us down here that OC and the posts for Monroe county are far and few in between
the thread is here and hopefully some of those coming to monroe who are Ocing may use it for a point of reference.
I been trying to hit different restaurants lately then my usual hang outs to get a little more feelings of the general business, so far so good never been confronted.
I dont get over to your part of town too often, just travel through a few time a week on Lewis from Maybee to toledo
take care
Randy
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I totally understand, i try to put some names of the new places i go to and some of the old ones if i haven't named them in a while.
I know of only 4 of us down here that OC and the posts for Monroe county are far and few in between
the thread is here and hopefully some of those coming to monroe who are Ocing may use it for a point of reference.
I been trying to hit different restaurants lately then my usual hang outs to get a little more feelings of the general business, so far so good never been confronted.
I dont get over to your part of town too often, just travel through a few time a week on Lewis from Maybee to toledo
take care
Randy
Am I counted in one of your 4?
I pass by monroe to and from work all the time, stops that I usually make while ocing are walmart, meijer, dunhams, have also oced at belle tire, staples and little ceasars to name a few.
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absolutely, its open to all that oc in Monroe County..............its bed time, please tell me a story!!!! ;D
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whoops double tapped
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If you have Oced in Monroe, please list your experience here if you wish!
Thanks
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My wife had Oral surgery this AM in Monroe and as we were leaving for the doctors office she bellows..........."you don't need to bring those GD things with you, its a doctors office, nothing is going to happen there"
and with that I snapped back, "can you guarantee it?"
She headed out to the car and plunked down in the car huffing and puffing all the way to the car while I was adjusting my belt and applying my guns to my attire.
We walked in the drs office and sat down and waited to be called in to the surgical room. As we waited I took off my jacket. my guns were blocked from view from most due to the sitting arrangement, but my BUG's handle was visible as I was carrying that IWB.
After her surgery the nurse came out and said I could now go in to sit with the wife while she recuperated from the drugs they gave her. As I picked up her belongings from the chair my weapon was eye level to about 10 old and I mean OLD people. There were several wide eyes but no gasps or screams or anything
as I walked back to the area my wife was at, one of the nurses eyes went from my eyes down to the gun, not a word. I was in there for about 1 hours talking to several nurses and the Doctor with not one issue
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Oced at Staples (again) and again, no issues!
Then went over to my usual party store, Partyville in M-50 in Monroe to get a couple of cheap money orders. this time there was an old man behind the counter really giving me the stink eye, when i started up a conversation with the younger guy behind the counter, he got the idea that i OC in there all the time and there was no issue, cuz he went outside to smoke.
no issues
btw I am so bored!!!!!!!
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OCed the other day at rivers edge pizza in Dundee the other day. Had to wait 30 minutes for a deep dish pizza with only 6 other people there. Also listened to the waitress give excuses to why everyone else had their orders messed up. Her man answer was new owners and the old staff quit. They also ran out of chips and fries the night before and had to run to kroger to have some on hand. Not sure I will be back
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OCed the other day at rivers edge pizza in Dundee the other day. Had to wait 30 minutes for a deep dish pizza with only 6 other people there. Also listened to the waitress give excuses to why everyone else had their orders messed up. Her man answer was new owners and the old staff quit. They also ran out of chips and fries the night before and had to run to kroger to have some on hand. Not sure I will be back
Ah go ahead and give them another chance, at least they're ok with OC.
Gerry
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Have you had any issues with OC in Meijers or Walmart? They are two of my places I go because they are handicap friendly. Just a bit nervous because I figure those will be the first two I OC too. I am not a Monroe County person, although, I love your airport...been there a lot.
~Pam
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We have a Airport :o
na just kidding, of course we have a airport, well kinda
ha
no issues with either here. I go to walmart just about every day and Meijers once a week or so with no issues
in fact a couple weeks ago they were giving flu shots out up front by the checkouts at Walmarts. I filled out my paperwork while the shot giver was working with another person for about 5 minutes then it was my turn, the girl shot giver was already flustered by the last person and I was joking with her and the other ladies on the check out lanes, strong side to the lanes, telling them if I fainted they would have to pick me up and put me on one of the checkout lanes and to make sure I don't hit my head when I fall, etc, no issues in total I was there about 15 to 20 minutes
In Monroe's Walmart and Meijers no one issue in over 15 month since I began Ocing
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Have you had any issues with OC in Meijers or Walmart? They are two of my places I go because they are handicap friendly. Just a bit nervous because I figure those will be the first two I OC too. I am not a Monroe County person, although, I love your airport...been there a lot.
~Pam
UPDATE: just noted in one of your other post elsewhere you state that you let your cpl expire
You can NOT even go on the property of Walmart or Meijers WITHOUT a valid CPL when in possession of a weapon
they both are licensed under the Michigan Liquor commission to sell beer and wine thus without a CPL you may not even enter their parking lot with a pistol. This includes it locked and secured in your trunk.
I dont have the cite for that at 5 am but its well established and known..............get your cpl back if you plan on open carrying, it takes a lot of the hassle out of the equation
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removed, it was a 5 am error hit of the keyboard
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OCed the other day at Bennett's orchard they did not have many apples left worth picking and had alot of people around of all ages, only heard one comment on the way out was a set of ladies behind me and all I could hear was "gun". Stooped at buger king exit 5 off 23 on the way home only issue was on long it was taking them to complete orders.
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Oced at TA truck stop at Exit 15 off of I75 in Monroe today getting me some Popeye's chicken and then a little window shopping for some new electronics in the truckers store..............
no issues
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Oced at Carleton Iron And Metals in Carleton, while turning in some 40 lbs of old Aluminum I had laying around
then over to the Marathon Gas station down the block for a subway sam'wich!
no issues
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Because I had just come from a funeral, as usual I CC. As I got off my bike in the parking lot of Big Blue BBQ in Monroe, i lifted up my jacket to OC my gun.
Walked in took off my jacket exposing my Bug SW40 in my shoulder holster.
As I was eating some mild looks, and just at the end of lunch, in comes two Monroe County Sheriff officers and sat in the booth one over from me. as the Sheriff on the far side sat down he glanced over at me and by his facial expression, it seems to me he MAY have noticed my SW40.
He never missed a beat and he went on talking to his partner
at the end of lunch I stood up put on my jacket and left. No issues
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Is this thread open to all or is a personal journal. ::) hahaha
Gerry
This thread not seems as personal journal from any angle.
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Any one can put it here, I just stated it and seems to the one who contributes the most. Its not a personal Journal, I want others to add their experiences here as well.
Reason I started it, Take Iron County, for example, while reading about Ocing there is interesting, right now it has little value to me since I have not been up there in 10 years no do I plan on going back up there in the future, but its nice to see what is going up up there without going through 21,000 posts in the general OC experience area.
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Oced at Lincoln Park City hall at the City Clerks office to pick up a copy of my sons Birth Certificate
Then over to Staples in Monroe
then Over to TJ Max in Monroe
No issues
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Keep up the posts and good work. i enjoyed reading all about your ventures in OC'ing.
Steve
Carleton
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Oced yesterday at kohls, cabela's and the marathon infront of cabela's.
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Keep up the posts and good work. i enjoyed reading all about your ventures in OC'ing.
Steve
Carleton
Thanks, TAG your turn!!!!
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Keep up the posts and good work. i enjoyed reading all about your ventures in OC'ing.
Steve
Carleton
Thanks, TAG your turn!!!!
Naw, I'm a CC only, except on my own property of course. But, I support what you guys do and enjoy reading about OC. I really like spotting OC in public. I just prefer CC. Been doing it for many years that way.
Keep up the good fight
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Oced today at walmart, got a Stink eye stare down from some guy but as soon as I made eye contact he stopped stinking on me!
Outside Walmarts as I was getting in my car when a guy in a car pulled up behind my car as ask me if I was carrying my gun ilegal since he thought my gun had to be concealed. He was told he had to keep it hidden when he got his "CCW" (that was the first clue he was uninformed), I told him no, open carry is within the law and said to him "let me give you one of my cards for me info", but he said no traffic in the parking lot was too bad and that he was just courious! Then drove off
should have been faster!!!!
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Oc'ed last night at Red Lobster in Monroe.
Ive heard Red Lobster in general is anti gun but I had no issues, sat with my gun on the isle side in there for about 1 hour
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Oc in Monroe at TA Truck Exit 15, restaurant with my two grandsons, no issues
last night and today Walgreens on Stewart road No issues
Lowes, no issue
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Oced at Sebres Market out in the boonies just outside Maybee Mi for some deli stuff yesterday
one clerk give my a glance then her eyes opened up wide, but no mention of my gun and no problems
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Admiral Gas station in Monroe
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Secretary of State in Monroe
no issues
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Finally got the nerve to OC at my dentist office on N. Macomb street. Thought I was going to have surgery, nope, fixed my smile up like a million bucks!
no issues
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Admiral Gas station in Monroe
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Secretary of State in Monroe
no issues
Isn't the Secretary of State office a government building? I often thought about open carrying in there, but thought it was on the list of gun free zones. I have a CPL.
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Isn't the Secretary of State office a government building? I often thought about open carrying in there, but thought it was on the list of gun free zones. I have a CPL.
You may carry in any state office building like any other place. Concealed or Open -- your choice.
I personally know DTMB (the people who run the buildings) has given training to people on how to handle an MWAG -- they even credited our group -- that's actually how I found out about MOC.
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Oced AGAIN at the Secretary of State, no issues
and then Oced at Cracker Barrel off Exit 15 in Monroe
no issues,
i was with two guys interested in getting their first handguns, one is from New Orleans, the other his brother lives in taylor, before long he will be open carrying!
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I think it's great somebody has been documenting this and actually being the guinea pig/test subject as to who will give you problems. I live in Monroe and I am for sure glad there's someone who's done this before I'd try to. Thank you
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sorry I did not see your response before today, i have not been on the ball due to family issues, but any time you want to OC just let me know, I am sure we can find someplace to visit!!!
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Been a while since I posted here. Yesterday went to the Monroe County Fair, in Attendance with me was my 32 year old son from VA (CPL) who Open Carried one of my pistols. Walked around, put the grand kids on the rides spend way too much money, walked down one isle where two Monroe County Sheriffs were sitting on a cart, my son noticed them looking at us and we just kept on the route we were taking. My son noted they are on the move. with that i watched as they passed me by and headed down the road to our south, about 30 feet away, one on his radio. The went to the end of the road and waited as we passed, they just chatted and watched us, that was the last time we seen them. Walked into the small Monroe county Sheriff's display the had there with all the guns they used in their service. Asked the Deputy if the Tommy Gun was one the department used in the past, he said yes. We walked out. My son laughed as we got got out of ear range and said boy was he giving your gun the stink yes...maybe it was Pistol envy???
all in all a very good day to OC at the Monroe County Fair 2012
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Oced over twice over the last 2 weeks at the Ellis branch of the Monroe County Library system. My grandson is in town and wanted some books to read, so we headed to the library. I had to get a library card so I had to work for about 20 minutes with a librarian and then after she entered all my info into the system we headed over to the kids section where she helped my grandson pick out the books he wanted, then she helped us check them out via the electronic check out. On the second visit we picked up ordered books. I seen a couple looks but no one bothered us as we did our business............all in all a good day.........
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maybe it was Pistol envy?
Was yours bigger than his? :)
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Past few months have OC'd at Meijer, Walmart, Big Blues, Big Lot's (all in Monroe, SOS (Monroe and Lambertville/Temperance), Ihop in Woodhaven. No problems anywhere.
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OC'd at Red Lobster in Monroe, and Food Town after that. No issues, one stink eye from an elderly man at Red Lobster but he didn't say anything.
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Great thread , keep it up.
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Was yours bigger than his? :)
I dont know, Im not in the habit of looking at a guys gun ;D
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OC'd to Ihop and Lowes on West Road in Woodhaven with my wife, step-son and step-daughter. Only had a couple of odd looks by an elderly couple as I held the door open for them, and one waitress glared a bit. During dinner my step-son and I were talking guns, and my wife actually said she may go for her CPL. I about fell out of my chair! Not that she is anti-gun, but she isn't comfortable carrying. Told her the only way to get comfortable is take the class, go to one of the MOC seminars (we are planning to go to the one at Ganders on the 20th) and carry, even if only around the house to start with. We shall see what happens, should prove interesting.
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During dinner my step-son and I were talking guns, and my wife actually said she may go for her CPL. I about fell out of my chair!
Excellent! Two of the things that I used to encourage my wife to get her CPL was for the extra training and legal knowledge and to avoid any problems if I left my handgun in the car to go in a PFZ. She doesn't carry but she has her CPL and she is glad she got it.
Good luck ... I hope she goes for it! :)
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Well hoping she does too. Time will tell.
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OC'd at Denny's on North Dixie in Monroe for dinner, no issues.
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OC'd today at Todd's Guns in Lambertville for some ammo. Got invited down to my wife's cousin's farm to do some shooting and was a little short on target rounds for my Glock's and my unmentionables. Then went to Monroe Bank and Trust in Erie to get some papers notarized and walked around Erie and stopped at the Post Office to drop the notarized papers in the mail. I of course stayed outside and my wife ran the papers in. There was a Monroe County Sheriff's Deputy at Todd's, he never batted an eye and just asked what model Glock I was carrying. I told him and we had a nice chat about open carry. All in all good times.
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OCED today at River Raisin National Battlefield Park during the festivities they had there.......no issues no look no nothing!!!
was wearing my ATI 45 cannon