chrsjhnsn
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Up until two weeks ago I was an independent contractor for Washoe County.
I was a driver for the Gerlach senior citizens ( bus driver )
I had been planning on quitting, so the whole affair was more amusing then critical- but it showed how much work
we have to do in educating our public officials.
I had only one passenger, a total moron.
Being that I was driving a county vehicle I decided to open carry ( what is that law again 202. 36 something? )
The bus overheated and Mr Moron got his underwear in a twist, I parked in the shade and waited for the supervisors to come and get the bus.
While we were waiting Mr Moron decided to get upset at me carrying, he produced a leather sap and was waving it around saying "now I have a weapon too, I'll crack your skull if you make a move"
I told him "that's nice, please put it away" ... He kept persisting in being threatening with his stupid little sap ( really, I carry a full size .40 caliber glock - he is a big guy but I can stop him in his tracks )
After 3 times of him acting like a Dbag I told him "one more time I call the cops".
Naturally he had to go ahead and threaten me again, so I called the cops.
RPD got there the same time as my supervisors so I had to explain the situation about ten times to everyone, being outside I had my vest on so my sidearm was concealed - I had notified dispatch that I was armed and RPD was really cool about it, they didn't even look at my CCW or the sidearm.
BUT ... one of the cops told me that "you have a CCW, you can't open carry, I can take your gun you know" instead of arguing with him I simply said "OK"
My supervisor said "no guns are allowed on County property" instead of arguing with her I simply said "OK"
The reason is my purpose was to get out of the hundred plus heat and go home, I wasn't there to protest or educate.
They repeated this misinformation over and over again, I guess they were expecting an argument, or could tell I didn't believe a word they were saying ...
I needed a ride back to Gerlach and if I didn't get one I would have spent the night in Reno with no money ( I live paycheck to paycheck ).
They got me back to Gerlach and I quit the job, like I had been planning on all along.
So now I do want to educate Washoe County and my former supervisors, BTW they're all pretty nice folks and I harbor no ill will towards them
( REDACTED... a nice attractive young lady. Alas, I'm ugly and she is married )
So my plan is (if you kind folks can help me plan and execute this plan ) is to educate Washoe county senior center workers and supervisors and get them to change the signs on their doors to conform with the signs at the DMV.
( hey Reno/Sparks folks, when did they change the signs at DMV to "no concealed" instead of "no firearms" & who made that happen? )
So, what do we do? Do we walk into the senior center and wait to get told to leave? Anyone is allowed inside, they allow non seniors to buy lunch there ( it's cheap too )
should we meet up for a cheap lunch and wait for them to call the cops or is there a county attorney we can contact to explain our case to and he/she can send a memo out to the staff at the senior center that open carry is perfectly legal if there are no metal detectors at the doors?
I really want all gov't buildings to have the same signs the DMV has so they are no longer allowed to treat us like second class citizens.
I was a driver for the Gerlach senior citizens ( bus driver )
I had been planning on quitting, so the whole affair was more amusing then critical- but it showed how much work
we have to do in educating our public officials.
I had only one passenger, a total moron.
Being that I was driving a county vehicle I decided to open carry ( what is that law again 202. 36 something? )
The bus overheated and Mr Moron got his underwear in a twist, I parked in the shade and waited for the supervisors to come and get the bus.
While we were waiting Mr Moron decided to get upset at me carrying, he produced a leather sap and was waving it around saying "now I have a weapon too, I'll crack your skull if you make a move"
I told him "that's nice, please put it away" ... He kept persisting in being threatening with his stupid little sap ( really, I carry a full size .40 caliber glock - he is a big guy but I can stop him in his tracks )
After 3 times of him acting like a Dbag I told him "one more time I call the cops".
Naturally he had to go ahead and threaten me again, so I called the cops.
RPD got there the same time as my supervisors so I had to explain the situation about ten times to everyone, being outside I had my vest on so my sidearm was concealed - I had notified dispatch that I was armed and RPD was really cool about it, they didn't even look at my CCW or the sidearm.
BUT ... one of the cops told me that "you have a CCW, you can't open carry, I can take your gun you know" instead of arguing with him I simply said "OK"
My supervisor said "no guns are allowed on County property" instead of arguing with her I simply said "OK"
The reason is my purpose was to get out of the hundred plus heat and go home, I wasn't there to protest or educate.
They repeated this misinformation over and over again, I guess they were expecting an argument, or could tell I didn't believe a word they were saying ...
I needed a ride back to Gerlach and if I didn't get one I would have spent the night in Reno with no money ( I live paycheck to paycheck ).
They got me back to Gerlach and I quit the job, like I had been planning on all along.
So now I do want to educate Washoe County and my former supervisors, BTW they're all pretty nice folks and I harbor no ill will towards them
( REDACTED... a nice attractive young lady. Alas, I'm ugly and she is married )
So my plan is (if you kind folks can help me plan and execute this plan ) is to educate Washoe county senior center workers and supervisors and get them to change the signs on their doors to conform with the signs at the DMV.
( hey Reno/Sparks folks, when did they change the signs at DMV to "no concealed" instead of "no firearms" & who made that happen? )
So, what do we do? Do we walk into the senior center and wait to get told to leave? Anyone is allowed inside, they allow non seniors to buy lunch there ( it's cheap too )
should we meet up for a cheap lunch and wait for them to call the cops or is there a county attorney we can contact to explain our case to and he/she can send a memo out to the staff at the senior center that open carry is perfectly legal if there are no metal detectors at the doors?
I really want all gov't buildings to have the same signs the DMV has so they are no longer allowed to treat us like second class citizens.
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