Something that I saw today made me start to wonder about a scenario that I haven't seen discussed on this website. First the story, then the question. As I was leaving my local Walmart this afternoon I saw 2 students of mine also leaving right behind me. I was out the first set of door and nearly to the outermost set (our Walmart has 2 sets of doors as you enter with some small kids rides, candy machines, benches, etc in that area) of doors. The students said hello and I stopped before going outside to say hello back. About that time, the loss prevention officer of the store caught up to them. He moved between them and me since we were standing about 10 feet apart and never really paid any attention to me, but kept his focus only on them...i.e. He had his back to me. He said that they needed to come back into the store regarding some items "they had forgotten to pay for." They started back into the store and I turned and continued out of the store and on my way.
The question this got me thinking about was what if the loss prevention officer had asked me to come back in the store along with them, since we were talking to each other when he walked up? What if they had wanted me to empty my pockets, if they thought I had taken something. I was carrying a Kahr P380 in a pocket holster. It doesn't look like I have a pistol in my pocket through my jeans, but it does bulge a little and look like I'm carrying a small notebook or something. If I had been called back into the store, I would have went, but what should I have done if asked to empty my pockets? Should I refuse or tell them no, because I'm CCWing.
What do you think?
The question this got me thinking about was what if the loss prevention officer had asked me to come back in the store along with them, since we were talking to each other when he walked up? What if they had wanted me to empty my pockets, if they thought I had taken something. I was carrying a Kahr P380 in a pocket holster. It doesn't look like I have a pistol in my pocket through my jeans, but it does bulge a little and look like I'm carrying a small notebook or something. If I had been called back into the store, I would have went, but what should I have done if asked to empty my pockets? Should I refuse or tell them no, because I'm CCWing.
What do you think?