TaosGlock
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Last summer three of us went to Wendy's carrying openly as usual. My wife, me and a good buddy who is a local trainer and CCW instructor. The Wendy's manager is pro-gun and says she welcomes good guys carrying openly. BTW-the overall crime index here in this sleepy little town of 5,000 (20,000 plus residents in Taos County) or so is a bit over twice the national average. Mostly gang and drug related crimes.
My buddy and I had 45ACP's carried on our strong side, condition one in open top holsters and my wife had her Glock 17 also carried strong side. Our dress was casual and neat, jeans and tee shirts appropriate for the town's warm weather.
We put our trays down and the guy sitting next to us said to my wife, "Why do you carry that?" She replied politely, confidently and casuually, "This is a 9mm Glock. As a woman, statistically, I have a 50% chance of being assaulted in my lifetime and the police have no constitutional duty to protect me." She is an attorney BTW. She went on and very briefly explained New Mexico's open carry and concealed weapons policy. Then she mentioned the crime rate index for our community. The whole conversation took a minute or so.
The guy, clean cut himself, listened politely, asked another question about open carry and seemed to be satisfied with my wife's answer. He didn't ask either of us guys any questions.
He finished his meal, left and smiled. We finished our meal shortly after.
Overall it was a positive experience.
Last summer three of us went to Wendy's carrying openly as usual. My wife, me and a good buddy who is a local trainer and CCW instructor. The Wendy's manager is pro-gun and says she welcomes good guys carrying openly. BTW-the overall crime index here in this sleepy little town of 5,000 (20,000 plus residents in Taos County) or so is a bit over twice the national average. Mostly gang and drug related crimes.
My buddy and I had 45ACP's carried on our strong side, condition one in open top holsters and my wife had her Glock 17 also carried strong side. Our dress was casual and neat, jeans and tee shirts appropriate for the town's warm weather.
We put our trays down and the guy sitting next to us said to my wife, "Why do you carry that?" She replied politely, confidently and casuually, "This is a 9mm Glock. As a woman, statistically, I have a 50% chance of being assaulted in my lifetime and the police have no constitutional duty to protect me." She is an attorney BTW. She went on and very briefly explained New Mexico's open carry and concealed weapons policy. Then she mentioned the crime rate index for our community. The whole conversation took a minute or so.
The guy, clean cut himself, listened politely, asked another question about open carry and seemed to be satisfied with my wife's answer. He didn't ask either of us guys any questions.
He finished his meal, left and smiled. We finished our meal shortly after.
Overall it was a positive experience.