Ex Pat
Regular Member
OCed at L. Adkins Oil Co. just north of Craigsville, WV. Nothing said even when I had to ask where the Twizzlers were (kids), and a tank full of conventional gas, i.e. no ethanol.
OC'd for the first time today. Went hiking at Beechfork Lake SP (south of Huntington). No weird looks from other campers/hikers. Felt self-conscious anytime I passed someone, but I imagine that just like carrying concealed (which I have for the past year) that feeling fades over time.
What anti gun ordances?--snipped--
On a side note, the original plan was to head to Charleston and then to Fairfax va.but because of the anti gun ords they have we changed the plan and went to the gorge
Welcome to OCDO.First post here thought I'd share.
I OC frequently in charleston and its become more of a hassle than its worth. I mainly OC because the weapons I like are pretty inconvenient to CC and being a 6'6" 260lb Sasquatch doesn't make it easy to wield those compacts and sub compacts.
The amount of dirty democrats around here just makes it such a hassle. It seems like every day I receive a comment from a bystander, or a disarm request from an establishment. So I have to end up, at some point in my day, making another trip back to the car to lock up my weapon. Not to mention having to educate the young men of the LEA when one of them inevitably confronts me. I always keep a copy of the law in my pocket and hand it over and try to be friendly and educate him/her. But the courtesy is very rarely returned.
Then there are the ever annoying "no I'm not a cop" rhetorical conversations. And having a firearm makes me feel like I have to be nice enough to engage these conversations because I don't want to poorly represent the rest of the individuals exercising their right to carry.
Being a very private introverted person with a general dislike/distrust of people makes OC very difficult because for some reason, people treat a law abiding citizen with a gun in plain view like some kind of unicorn.
Welcome to OCDO.
Comments from a few uneducated hoplophobia or stage I antis doesn't bother me a bit - actually some of them are quite amusing. 'Course it doesn't hurt to have a thick hide.
Personally, I never make a trip back to the vehicle - if my little friend is not welcome, I'll take my money somewhere else.
Referring to unicorn, I think you mean criminal. A unicorn is a fellow OCer unknown to members of this board. Hence, seeing a unicorn is a positive thing.
Now surely you did not register on OCDO just to tell us you're not going to OC anymore. Recommend that you catch a local meet n' greet, spend some time with other OCers and am sure you get to be more comfortable with it.
By no means. I just took my weapon off and placed it in the safe, to be exact.
I just wanted to share my experience in the most miserable city in the US. (I didn't make that up, google it.)
I have OCd for a while now, and I have honestly, never seen anyone else doing it around here. I'm not really sure what that means.
I will continue to OC as long as the law allows it, I just really wish i could be invisible in the process being such an introverted guy.
But if that was possible I guess I wouldn't need to have the firearm. Lol
Edit:
I do have one positive story about a LEO that I can share.
I was walking out of a gas station one day to find an older police officer walking around my rig. (It is an offroad geared hummer h2) I thought I was in trouble for something until the officer stuck out his hand for me to shake, introduced himself by first name (not officer so and so) and we proceeded to talk about offroading. In the 30 minute conversation and trading stories, not one time did he even mention my firearm until the very end. He simply said, "and we are both gun enthusiasts!" He then started asking me about my weapon, since its one you don't see every day. He asked me if I would unload it and let him look at it. I did so, handed it over and he and I spent a long while talking about guns.
He is still my friend to this day.
That's Forbes survey.
This is the national Gallup well being survey:
http://m.now.msn.com/charleston-west-virginia-named-most-miserable-city-in-america-in-gallup-poll
Charleston #1
Huntington #2
Huntington has been number one every year the survey has been done. Charleston edged them out this year.