Hey guys. I've lurked on these forums for awhile, and it definitely took some time to work up the nerve to actually do it. So, as a new member... Hi, I'm a 26 year old Marine Corps veteran living in Polk County, NC.
As for my experience? It was nothing major. I simply went to a local convenience store to buy a few things. The clerk cut her eyes at my hip a few times while we chatted, but she has known me awhile (I'm a member of the local fire department as well as one of the county emergency medical technicians). I'm still extremely nervous about my first LEO encounter. Polk county is a very very rural county, but it's run completely by democrats (Nothing horrible about that, just that democrats tends to be less gun friendly). I know the Sheriff personally, and he's a good friend of my wife, so I figure I could probably get out of much trouble if the worst happened and I were arrested. I've read a lot of the information on the site about how to handle encounters, the laws, etc... That still doesn't remove the nervousness.
Is there anyone here in or around the Polk County area? I'd sure like a buddy to help 'break me in' on carrying in some more populated areas.
As for my experience? It was nothing major. I simply went to a local convenience store to buy a few things. The clerk cut her eyes at my hip a few times while we chatted, but she has known me awhile (I'm a member of the local fire department as well as one of the county emergency medical technicians). I'm still extremely nervous about my first LEO encounter. Polk county is a very very rural county, but it's run completely by democrats (Nothing horrible about that, just that democrats tends to be less gun friendly). I know the Sheriff personally, and he's a good friend of my wife, so I figure I could probably get out of much trouble if the worst happened and I were arrested. I've read a lot of the information on the site about how to handle encounters, the laws, etc... That still doesn't remove the nervousness.
Is there anyone here in or around the Polk County area? I'd sure like a buddy to help 'break me in' on carrying in some more populated areas.