Had two OC situations today. While at work took a customers food order and had a sweat shirt on that said ARMY on it, the female tried to call me a liar and tell me I wasnt in the ARMY(I am National Guard). Stopped once I showed her my Military ID. I had gotten off work and changed into my everyday clothes, no more work uniform, and so throwing trash from my truck into the trash bins at the gas pump. Her and her teen posse were leaving the store and getting into there vehicle. I had my weapon on my hip and two mags on the other side all in holsters they were backing out of the parking space and stopped when I walked right by them and she rolled down the window and yelled "HEY, HE HAS A GUN! WHY DOES HE HAVE A F***** GUN?" I just looked and waved as they drove off with a smile on my face.
The second OC situation today was at a Gas Station in Fowlerville. I pulled into the lot and parked in from of the store right behind a FPD squad car. I thought in the back of my mind, Oh sh** this is gonna be fun and the first LEO encounter. Walked in and right by the front counter were the officer was sitting sipping some coffee talking it up with the Clerk. The officer didn't notice at all just said hi, the clerk on the other hand.
Clerk "Got enough fire power there?"
ME " NOPE, left the other ones at home tonight." As I walked into the Beer Cave. Came out with the beverages for the night. With the weapons all locked up safe and unloaded.
Clerk "That all?"
ME "Sure?"
FPD "Are you a Cop, or something?"
Me "Nope, just a law going citizen, following the law."
The clerk gives me my total and I pay for it and stick around to talk with him like I usually do cuz he is a good gun friendly guy, just making a little fuss for the hell of it. The officer asked me about the gun, make and model, and cal. Which led to a conversation about guns and cal. And what the department cares and what not over all very good first LEO encounter if only all of them were like that. The officer didnt give a hint at all that he thought I was doing anything illegal, which I wasnt. And yes I have a CPL so I can care at a place the sells beer and what not.