Passed a concealed carry test. Didn't get made.

bwframe · 06-18-2008

I strapped the spinning rod on the bike and rode down to the lake at sunset.

Two CO's in an Expedition came driving down the causeway that I was fishing. They seen my bike, stopped in the road and turned on their lights, (the possum cops always have to check out my bike to make sure it's street legal.) The CO's both got out as I was approaching. The first CO told me the other one would need to see my fishing license. He then went around me to motion in a pontoon fishing near me.

I rested my pole in the weeds along the bank and took out my wallet that lives 1" downrange of the muzzle of my 1911. The CO checked my fishing license and we jabbered a bit about the fish I'd caught, waiting on the other one to return. He did, and they got in their big ol' gas hog to go down the road.

Both CO's seen me from the front, back and both sides. What was I hiding my full size 1911 (IWB) and double mag holder (OWB) under? A large T-shirt, untucked.

melensdad · 06-19-2008

Wow, you had your chance to blow away 2 of them, in a remote setting, and you didn't do it!!! Seriously, does this mean that honest law abiding citizens who choose to carry guns for their protection are not a threat (not that I am implying that arming citizens could be a good thing) . . . are you just weird?

Scutter01 · 06-19-2008

Are you sure you didn't get made? Maybe they saw but just chose not to comment as you were doing nothing illegal.

indyjoe · 06-19-2008

Your wallet is 1" downrange of the muzzle? That means you carry them both on the same side? That is the first thing I changed when I started carrying. I moved my wallet to my weak side pocket, so the chance of exposing the pistol on my strong side was reduced. It also would give you a change of turning your pistol away from the aggressor as you get your wallet in a mugging situation, possibly allowing you to draw without getting noticed.

bwframe · 06-19-2008

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Originally Posted by Scutter01

Maybe they saw but just chose not to comment as you were doing nothing illegal.

That is possible. However, I didn't think it likely considering they stopped to make sure I was licensed to fish and, I believe, to make sure the bike was licensed. Not to mention, if they made me, I would think reaching for my wallet, in the same vicinity as my gun, would have made them concerned.

As they were leaving, I guess I could have pulled up my shirt and asked "hey, did you guys notice this before?"

mrw · 06-19-2008

Bicycle or Motorcycle? Do bicycles have to be licensed here?

Scutter01 · 06-19-2008

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Originally Posted by mrw

Bicycle or Motorcycle? Do bicycles have to be licensed here?

Only bwframe's, because of the optional rocket launcher.

IUGradStudent · 06-19-2008

bwframe · 06-19-2008

Yamaha XT600. Big dirt bike with lights and mirrors.

bwframe · 06-19-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scutter01

..because of the optional rocket launcher.

I do want one for those annoying bicyclists clogging up the roads around here.

06-18-2008	#1 (permalink)
bwframe BullShooter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Unionville, IN Posts: 1,099	Passed a concealed carry test. Didn't get made. I strapped the spinning rod on the bike and rode down to the lake at sunset. Two CO's in an Expedition came driving down the causeway that I was fishing. They seen my bike, stopped in the road and turned on their lights, (the possum cops always have to check out my bike to make sure it's street legal.) The CO's both got out as I was approaching. The first CO told me the other one would need to see my fishing license. He then went around me to motion in a pontoon fishing near me. I rested my pole in the weeds along the bank and took out my wallet that lives 1" downrange of the muzzle of my 1911. The CO checked my fishing license and we jabbered a bit about the fish I'd caught, waiting on the other one to return. He did, and they got in their big ol' gas hog to go down the road. Both CO's seen me from the front, back and both sides. What was I hiding my full size 1911 (IWB) and double mag holder (OWB) under? A large T-shirt, untucked. __________________

06-19-2008	#2 (permalink)
melensdad Jerk in a Hawaiian shirt. So what about it? Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lake County / West Creek Posts: 1,354	Wow, you had your chance to blow away 2 of them, in a remote setting, and you didn't do it!!! Seriously, does this mean that honest law abiding citizens who choose to carry guns for their protection are not a threat (not that I am implying that arming citizens could be a good thing) . . . are you just weird? __________________ Father John Corapi: "Don't be so open minded that your brains fall out!" Visit my Antique Snowcat, political, gun & general discussions (with this lawsuit) I'd like to think that I've been more successful at saving lives than Roe V Wade. -- Dick Anthony Heller, 3/18/08 on the steps of the SCOTUS after leaving the Heller v DC Gun Ban hearing.

06-19-2008	#3 (permalink)
Scutter01 Avatar pictured below may not be actual size Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Verify range to target, one RFC792 ICMP type 8 packet only, please. Posts: 3,968	Are you sure you didn't get made? Maybe they saw but just chose not to comment as you were doing nothing illegal. __________________ It's a bacon thing. You wouldn't understand.

06-19-2008	#4 (permalink)
indyjoe Not your average Joe Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indy Posts: 1,498	Your wallet is 1" downrange of the muzzle? That means you carry them both on the same side? That is the first thing I changed when I started carrying. I moved my wallet to my weak side pocket, so the chance of exposing the pistol on my strong side was reduced. It also would give you a change of turning your pistol away from the aggressor as you get your wallet in a mugging situation, possibly allowing you to draw without getting noticed. __________________ 228 - I know what I'm about.

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bwframe BullShooter Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Unionville, IN Posts: 1,099	Yamaha XT600. Big dirt bike with lights and mirrors. __________________

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mrw Plinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 223	Bicycle or Motorcycle? Do bicycles have to be licensed here?

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