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On my way (and running late) to the range today, I realized that I didn't have any cardboard for my range stand, so I stopped in at Home Depot. I had two pistols and the shotgun in the car, but my Sig was on my hip, as always...just that the fleece I was wearing is a little short, so there was no way to CC it.
I realized this as I was about 10 yards from the entrance and saw TWO police cars right at the entrance.
So I just looked over, smiled and nodded, saw them look at my hip, look back up at my face, smile, and nod back.
Went into HD to grab some sign-making board and a stapler gun (mine broke last range trip) and these two "little old ladies" were the only ones in that area to help me. One definitely noticed and got the big dumb cow :Eyecrazy: eyes, but I just kept walking towards her, smiled, and politely asked where the staple guns were. I saw her visibly relax (amazing how just because we carry and make eye contact, we somehow don't suddenly flip out and start shooting, eh? :comeandgetsome: lol) and she even walked with me over and helped me find the same kind as I had broken.
Check out went smoothly, I don't think the cashier cared, or even noticed, and when I went outside...*cue sarcasm*...much to my shock, the two police cars were NOT sitting out there, waiting to "get" me. Huh! Imagine that! lol.
All in all, everything went great.
For those of you in the Lake Norman area of NC, the Huntersville/Cornelius Home Depot is very OC-friendly, as are the local police, apparently
I realized this as I was about 10 yards from the entrance and saw TWO police cars right at the entrance.
So I just looked over, smiled and nodded, saw them look at my hip, look back up at my face, smile, and nod back.
Went into HD to grab some sign-making board and a stapler gun (mine broke last range trip) and these two "little old ladies" were the only ones in that area to help me. One definitely noticed and got the big dumb cow :Eyecrazy: eyes, but I just kept walking towards her, smiled, and politely asked where the staple guns were. I saw her visibly relax (amazing how just because we carry and make eye contact, we somehow don't suddenly flip out and start shooting, eh? :comeandgetsome: lol) and she even walked with me over and helped me find the same kind as I had broken.
Check out went smoothly, I don't think the cashier cared, or even noticed, and when I went outside...*cue sarcasm*...much to my shock, the two police cars were NOT sitting out there, waiting to "get" me. Huh! Imagine that! lol.
All in all, everything went great.
For those of you in the Lake Norman area of NC, the Huntersville/Cornelius Home Depot is very OC-friendly, as are the local police, apparently