Visted a Gun Store today.

[GOPerfect]

I will attempt to explain in a bit different way. I started this OC thing about four years ago. It was when I was working part time at Gander at the Firearms counter.

It was not my original idea. I actually got talking to a couple of regulars in the store about it. We started the topic because every time I saw them, they had their guns out in the open. It was their thing to fight back at the Bullshit that the State had been throwing at all gun owners for years. This was prior to me getting my current job. The way their "fight" went was simple; they would walk around just to see if anyone noticed. If someone did notice and said something, they would just ignore them and go along with their business. If they were in a store and someone would make a big deal about it, they would usually leave. There had been times that they would just claim to be cops. Most people would never question that. It was all part of their "game". The majority of people have no idea what is allowed and what is not allowed in NY in regards to guns. If they were ever stopped by the local Police, they said they would show their permits and thank the officer for correcting them. As of the last time I talked to them, no officers had ever stopped them. I have run into both of them from time to time and they are still doing the same stuff.

Again, this is just kind of a test towards members of society.

I do find it funny some of the reactions of some of the members here. A few actually said I should have been shot! Shot for having a gun showing in public. Pretty extreme if I do say so myself. Some of the ridiculous responses are part of the reason we have lost nearly ever battle in NY when it comes to our guns.

Sure, I may have come off as a bit dickish, not my intention. I threw the claim of being a cop, not because I am one, because I knew the guy would drop it with that statement. Anyone can say anything and the majority of people will believe it.

Whatever....

 

[Acer-m14]

@GOPerfect

What would be the rules of doing that with a bb-pistol or airsoft ... or is there any rules for that ???
that would be a mad in your face experiment too .. LOL ..

Or get a nice horse rifle holster and wear that and walk around with a rife in a nice leather holder .. LOL ..

I'm glad i live where i do .. and don't have to worry about all this .. .. i could walk around the neighbor hood here with a rifle
( i'm just out side the village ) ... the only question i have gotten was did you get them damn woodchucks ..

 

[Marine Cpl]

I will attempt to explain in a bit different way. I started this OC thing about four years ago. It was when I was working part time at Gander at the Firearms counter.

It was not my original idea. I actually got talking to a couple of regulars in the store about it. We started the topic because every time I saw them, they had their guns out in the open. It was their thing to fight back at the Bullshit that the State had been throwing at all gun owners for years. This was prior to me getting my current job. The way their "fight" went was simple; they would walk around just to see if anyone noticed. If someone did notice and said something, they would just ignore them and go along with their business. If they were in a store and someone would make a big deal about it, they would usually leave. There had been times that they would just claim to be cops. Most people would never question that. It was all part of their "game". The majority of people have no idea what is allowed and what is not allowed in NY in regards to guns. If they were ever stopped by the local Police, they said they would show their permits and thank the officer for correcting them. As of the last time I talked to them, no officers had ever stopped them. I have run into both of them from time to time and they are still doing the same stuff.

Again, this is just kind of a test towards members of society.

I do find it funny some of the reactions of some of the members here. A few actually said I should have been shot! Shot for having a gun showing in public. Pretty extreme if I do say so myself. Some of the ridiculous responses are part of the reason we have lost nearly ever battle in NY when it comes to our guns.

Sure, I may have come off as a bit dickish, not my intention. I threw the claim of being a cop, not because I am one, because I knew the guy would drop it with that statement. Anyone can say anything and the majority of people will believe it.

Whatever....

If you are referring to me, I might have been misquoted. What I mean is you don't know the actions of that clerk. He could have felt a chip on his shoulder for being ignored in his house and escalated it to the point where he drew on you while another concerned citizen who doesn't know the story after just walking in backs him up.

I'm sure you've seen such scenarios at work.

 

[VietnamEraVet]

I will attempt to explain in a bit different way. I started this OC thing about four years ago. It was when I was working part time at Gander at the Firearms counter.

It was not my original idea. I actually got talking to a couple of regulars in the store about it. We started the topic because every time I saw them, they had their guns out in the open. It was their thing to fight back at the Bullshit that the State had been throwing at all gun owners for years. This was prior to me getting my current job. The way their "fight" went was simple; they would walk around just to see if anyone noticed. If someone did notice and said something, they would just ignore them and go along with their business. If they were in a store and someone would make a big deal about it, they would usually leave. There had been times that they would just claim to be cops. Most people would never question that. It was all part of their "game". The majority of people have no idea what is allowed and what is not allowed in NY in regards to guns. If they were ever stopped by the local Police, they said they would show their permits and thank the officer for correcting them. As of the last time I talked to them, no officers had ever stopped them. I have run into both of them from time to time and they are still doing the same stuff.

Again, this is just kind of a test towards members of society.

I do find it funny some of the reactions of some of the members here. A few actually said I should have been shot! Shot for having a gun showing in public. Pretty extreme if I do say so myself. Some of the ridiculous responses are part of the reason we have lost nearly ever battle in NY when it comes to our guns.

Sure, I may have come off as a bit dickish, not my intention. I threw the claim of being a cop, not because I am one, because I knew the guy would drop it with that statement. Anyone can say anything and the majority of people will believe it.

Whatever....

Interesting thread,... and I definitely would not criticize GP over it,- because who among us has not pushed the line a bit at one time or another.

The other thing that is crazy about this is how overly sensitive (more like panic stricken) people can be here in New Yorkistan at the mere sight of someone carrying a gun. I do think some desensitizing is a good thing. Hell, I open carry inside my business property, and if you don't like it, well, there's the door...

Think about it,- with my PA CCW in hand, I can open carry just across that invisible border a bit south of me. And in fact, I do exactly that when I feel like it. And I have never been called on it. In fact, I don't think I've even gotten much in the way of wary looks when doing it there. Just goes to show how fucked up our situation is here. My two cents, YMMV.

 

[Defilade]

I think that was a great experiment. It's shows how conditioned people really are. I am old enough to remember when smoking in public stores/Malls were the norm, ashtrays everywhere. Try walking in the mall with a big Cigar puffin away and see the reaction you would get. I could only imagine. lol

 

[FCG LLC]

I will attempt to explain in a bit different way. I started this OC thing about four years ago. It was when I was working part time at Gander at the Firearms counter.

It was not my original idea. I actually got talking to a couple of regulars in the store about it. We started the topic because every time I saw them, they had their guns out in the open. It was their thing to fight back at the Bullshit that the State had been throwing at all gun owners for years. This was prior to me getting my current job. The way their "fight" went was simple; they would walk around just to see if anyone noticed. If someone did notice and said something, they would just ignore them and go along with their business. If they were in a store and someone would make a big deal about it, they would usually leave. There had been times that they would just claim to be cops. Most people would never question that. It was all part of their "game". The majority of people have no idea what is allowed and what is not allowed in NY in regards to guns. If they were ever stopped by the local Police, they said they would show their permits and thank the officer for correcting them. As of the last time I talked to them, no officers had ever stopped them. I have run into both of them from time to time and they are still doing the same stuff.

Again, this is just kind of a test towards members of society.

I do find it funny some of the reactions of some of the members here. A few actually said I should have been shot! Shot for having a gun showing in public. Pretty extreme if I do say so myself. Some of the ridiculous responses are part of the reason we have lost nearly ever battle in NY when it comes to our guns.

Sure, I may have come off as a bit dickish, not my intention. I threw the claim of being a cop, not because I am one, because I knew the guy would drop it with that statement. Anyone can say anything and the majority of people will believe it.

Whatever....

One of the biggest issues I ever had and I've ever seen with internet forums is, people sometimes forget about being people, and become either larger, smaller or different than life on a forum. If we took a head count for all the people IN THIS THREAD, and had us meet on the range 2x a week for six weeks, most of us would find everyone else to be cool as shit, and different in some ways.

I know this, because I have seen people from forums in person and then seen them post on line or vice versa.

And sometimes I've been that person who seemed larger than life on a forum, and regrettably more often than not a bigger jackass on forums than in real life.

I've also been fortunate in life to have worked with some of the biggest illusionists known to man (I work/worked in the entertainment industry), and realize well enough to discount by more than half anything I see from most media based entities as bullshit braggadocio.

All of the above is more a reminder to me, because I know/assume everyone has figured this out a long time ago.

FCG

 

[Cooolone]

I want to stop this piling on of GP though. We know him, and respect him. Not some random n00B. We have voiced our disapproval of the actions taken, and while I started it, some have taken it a little far IMO.

I miss something? I wasn't piling on anyone and thought I made it clear I agreed the store clerk was an idiot. Maybe I should've been more clear.