I am a new member here, lurked for a while but never joined. Just wanted to say hello and give some background on myself. I am 23, working full time and attending college at UW-O. I have been open carrying for a year and half now. I started on my own, and have now gotten others to join me.
I feel it is a very important right, and I plan to help the cause any way I can.
I often carry the Memorandum from 2009 declaring that open carry is our right in Wisconsin, since it includes almost everything I would like to have a violating officer see.
I have not been carrying a recorder, and have not had any problems. However, I WILL begin carrying a recorder to protect myself. Appleton Cops are notorious for stepping outside of their threshold of power.
Anyways, I would just like to say thank you to everybody who carries responsibly and diligently, and I tend to consider myself as a trail blazer when it comes to exercising our freedoms. I believe in protecting my rights, whatever they may be, and have no problem doing everything possible to explain to LEO's and others that in America, we have freedoms to certain important things, one of them being the right to bear arms (and carry!).
So, from one fellow OC'r to many others, Hello!
And just as a side note, I would just like to say that I have only had very minor issues with Scheels in Northland Mall. Recently, my buddy and I have gone there to look at a few pistols, and they immedialty deploy there plain clothes assets protection indiviudal and store managers to tail us around the store.
I worked retail for 4 years, and I spotted the PC assets individual immediately, not more than being a minute in the store. He knew his cover was blown too, as he then proceeded to stop shadowing us and began chatting with the manager.
They have never approached us yet, and we go there often. But they are beginning to be more watchful every time we go.
So, anybody going to Scheels in the Northland mall, mind your P's and Q's and be yourself. We don't want to create enemies or see another anti- 2nd amendment sign.
Either way, I don't see it as an issue yet, but my hope is that they focus their efforts on the teenage thieves and disturbances, and not a paying or prospective customer. I like Scheels and it would be a shame to kick them off of my list as a favorite store.
Thanks guys, and Carry On!:banana:
I feel it is a very important right, and I plan to help the cause any way I can.
I often carry the Memorandum from 2009 declaring that open carry is our right in Wisconsin, since it includes almost everything I would like to have a violating officer see.
I have not been carrying a recorder, and have not had any problems. However, I WILL begin carrying a recorder to protect myself. Appleton Cops are notorious for stepping outside of their threshold of power.
Anyways, I would just like to say thank you to everybody who carries responsibly and diligently, and I tend to consider myself as a trail blazer when it comes to exercising our freedoms. I believe in protecting my rights, whatever they may be, and have no problem doing everything possible to explain to LEO's and others that in America, we have freedoms to certain important things, one of them being the right to bear arms (and carry!).
So, from one fellow OC'r to many others, Hello!
And just as a side note, I would just like to say that I have only had very minor issues with Scheels in Northland Mall. Recently, my buddy and I have gone there to look at a few pistols, and they immedialty deploy there plain clothes assets protection indiviudal and store managers to tail us around the store.
I worked retail for 4 years, and I spotted the PC assets individual immediately, not more than being a minute in the store. He knew his cover was blown too, as he then proceeded to stop shadowing us and began chatting with the manager.
They have never approached us yet, and we go there often. But they are beginning to be more watchful every time we go.
So, anybody going to Scheels in the Northland mall, mind your P's and Q's and be yourself. We don't want to create enemies or see another anti- 2nd amendment sign.
Either way, I don't see it as an issue yet, but my hope is that they focus their efforts on the teenage thieves and disturbances, and not a paying or prospective customer. I like Scheels and it would be a shame to kick them off of my list as a favorite store.
Thanks guys, and Carry On!:banana:
