Lthrnck
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Well had my first encounter with a LEO last evening while OC’ing at my son’s work.
A little background so you understand what happened. My son is 25 and unfortunately started having seizures this last February so he cannot drive for at least 6 months until they figure out what’s going on and get whatever medication he needs at the therapeutic levels.
He just recently started working as a computer tech at the Speedway Corporate offices in Enon, OH. My wife takes him to work and I pick him up. When I first went there the building he works in is posted. There is a set of outer doors, which are not posted, and then you go into a small foyer to another set of double doors, which are posted. You are then in the receptionist area and from there is another set of double doors which are locked and card controlled for security.
The middle set of doors is the only ones posted, and I must say it is very clearly marked on theses doors. Speedway corporate office grounds or parking lot are NOT posted.
I usually just wait in the parking lot for my son to get off work and listen to my music or nap. Last night I stopped at the Speedway service station in Enon (separate location from the corporate offices) and got a little snack and some water. Funny thing is I OC’d there and have OC’d at many other Speedway’s and never had a problem.
Well I got out of my truck to go throw the trash away and stretch my legs a little. While walking from my truck to the trash can a Speedway employee pulled up. I threw my trash away and when I turned to go back he must have saw my Beretta 92FS, in my OWB holster on my right hip. I returned to my truck and continued to wait for my son.
Now this was right about the time my son was suppose to get off work, so I’m waiting and he comes out the doors and starts walking toward the truck, but he’s not walking to the passenger side like he normally does. He comes up to my window and says “Dad, we can’t leave yet”. I said “Why not”? He proceeded to tell me that when he was coming out the door a co-worker told him not to go outside because there was a man with a gun outside.
My son said he started to laugh and got some funny looks for his co-workers. He then said “Is this guy about my height, heavy set, wearing a Marine hat, and in a white Ford Ranger pickup”? They said yes, how did you know? My son said, “That’s my Dad”.
Well he then came out and told me they had called the Sheriff’s Department and they were dispatching a Deputy to investigate “Man with a gun” call. Well I knew what to do, and I really wasn’t nervous. So I started getting my license and even my CHL out. Just as I was doing that the Deputy pulled up behind me. I had already got my DL out and was trying to get my CHL out when I dropped my DL down between my door and my seat. I started to reach down and get it, but then realized what I was doing and put both of my hands on the steering wheel and just waited for the Deputy to get to my door.
They had security cameras outside and must have reported my license plate to the Deputy. Because as soon as the Deputy approached I started to say good evening and was just starting to tell the Deputy that I was a CHL holder and was carrying when he politely said, “I know you have a permit sir, but thank you for informing me”.
Well to make a long story shorter, we exchange the normal may I see your permit and ID stuff, he went into the office, and my son actually went back in to let him in the secured area, but someone met them in the reception area, which I could see from my truck thru the glass doors. They had some discussion for only a couple of minutes and he and my son returned to my truck.
Well the Deputy gave some friendly advice about CC’ing vs. OC’ing. He wasn’t anti CC, but gave me the impression he really didn’t like people OC’ing. He did state that if Speedway wanted to push it a charge of "Inducing Panic" could leveled against me. I did briefly mention ORC 9.62 and he said he understood my point and right to OC, but again he suggested I CC. So I left it at that.
Now one thing… this Deputy was very professional. Never gave me any impression that “He” wanted to arrest me for “Inducing Panic” but was just trying to give me an idea of the mindset of people in this community. So over all I was very pleased with the encounter.
***Just edited all the extra lines between paragraphs, I wrote this in Word then cut and pasted it into the message, for some reason Word adds a bunch of lines between paragraphs when cutting and pasting.
Well had my first encounter with a LEO last evening while OC’ing at my son’s work.
A little background so you understand what happened. My son is 25 and unfortunately started having seizures this last February so he cannot drive for at least 6 months until they figure out what’s going on and get whatever medication he needs at the therapeutic levels.
He just recently started working as a computer tech at the Speedway Corporate offices in Enon, OH. My wife takes him to work and I pick him up. When I first went there the building he works in is posted. There is a set of outer doors, which are not posted, and then you go into a small foyer to another set of double doors, which are posted. You are then in the receptionist area and from there is another set of double doors which are locked and card controlled for security.
The middle set of doors is the only ones posted, and I must say it is very clearly marked on theses doors. Speedway corporate office grounds or parking lot are NOT posted.
I usually just wait in the parking lot for my son to get off work and listen to my music or nap. Last night I stopped at the Speedway service station in Enon (separate location from the corporate offices) and got a little snack and some water. Funny thing is I OC’d there and have OC’d at many other Speedway’s and never had a problem.
Well I got out of my truck to go throw the trash away and stretch my legs a little. While walking from my truck to the trash can a Speedway employee pulled up. I threw my trash away and when I turned to go back he must have saw my Beretta 92FS, in my OWB holster on my right hip. I returned to my truck and continued to wait for my son.
Now this was right about the time my son was suppose to get off work, so I’m waiting and he comes out the doors and starts walking toward the truck, but he’s not walking to the passenger side like he normally does. He comes up to my window and says “Dad, we can’t leave yet”. I said “Why not”? He proceeded to tell me that when he was coming out the door a co-worker told him not to go outside because there was a man with a gun outside.
My son said he started to laugh and got some funny looks for his co-workers. He then said “Is this guy about my height, heavy set, wearing a Marine hat, and in a white Ford Ranger pickup”? They said yes, how did you know? My son said, “That’s my Dad”.
Well he then came out and told me they had called the Sheriff’s Department and they were dispatching a Deputy to investigate “Man with a gun” call. Well I knew what to do, and I really wasn’t nervous. So I started getting my license and even my CHL out. Just as I was doing that the Deputy pulled up behind me. I had already got my DL out and was trying to get my CHL out when I dropped my DL down between my door and my seat. I started to reach down and get it, but then realized what I was doing and put both of my hands on the steering wheel and just waited for the Deputy to get to my door.
They had security cameras outside and must have reported my license plate to the Deputy. Because as soon as the Deputy approached I started to say good evening and was just starting to tell the Deputy that I was a CHL holder and was carrying when he politely said, “I know you have a permit sir, but thank you for informing me”.
Well to make a long story shorter, we exchange the normal may I see your permit and ID stuff, he went into the office, and my son actually went back in to let him in the secured area, but someone met them in the reception area, which I could see from my truck thru the glass doors. They had some discussion for only a couple of minutes and he and my son returned to my truck.
Well the Deputy gave some friendly advice about CC’ing vs. OC’ing. He wasn’t anti CC, but gave me the impression he really didn’t like people OC’ing. He did state that if Speedway wanted to push it a charge of "Inducing Panic" could leveled against me. I did briefly mention ORC 9.62 and he said he understood my point and right to OC, but again he suggested I CC. So I left it at that.
Now one thing… this Deputy was very professional. Never gave me any impression that “He” wanted to arrest me for “Inducing Panic” but was just trying to give me an idea of the mindset of people in this community. So over all I was very pleased with the encounter.
***Just edited all the extra lines between paragraphs, I wrote this in Word then cut and pasted it into the message, for some reason Word adds a bunch of lines between paragraphs when cutting and pasting.