First off, sorry for the rash of threads I've made lately. I think I've made three threads in the last 48 hours. :roll: Anyway, without further ado...
I went up to Layton to buy a "firearm" from a really nice guy. I figured why I was up there I might as well mosey on into "Get Some" Guns & Amoo up there to check out prices on .40 SW. Didn't expect any comments or nuthin' since it was a gun shop afterall. Nothing besides a compliment on my piece from the guy at the front desk. Then I ran down to Cabelas in Lehi to buy some pampering supplies for my new baby. No comments or looks there, but I had an interesting conversation with the firearms check-in guy. I walked up to him and told him I needed to check in my firearm since it was going to come out of the holster since I had a question about the front sight for the guys at the gun desk. He said that if the gun was loaded, as well as "Utah unloaded", I could not remove it from the holster even if I checked in. So, in order to pull my gun out to ask my questions, I needed to gun empty my magazine then come back in. Didn't want to disarm myself so I decided to forgo my question. As I walked out I passed by a group of 7-8 teenage boys, and a single girl, all around the age of 15 or so. One of them complimented my gun and the other asked if it was a 9 or 40. I was glad these guys were somewhat knowledgable, but no sooner had I thought that one of the guys asked me, in a very mocking tone, if I was in the CIA or if I was just some "censored" cop. Then the girl piped up saying that I was neither, but rather a "poser censored" Left a really bad taste in my mouth...
Anyway, that was my experience. I'm glad nobody freaked out, but I didn't really expect it. I wasn't expecting the snide comments though...
I went up to Layton to buy a "firearm" from a really nice guy. I figured why I was up there I might as well mosey on into "Get Some" Guns & Amoo up there to check out prices on .40 SW. Didn't expect any comments or nuthin' since it was a gun shop afterall. Nothing besides a compliment on my piece from the guy at the front desk. Then I ran down to Cabelas in Lehi to buy some pampering supplies for my new baby. No comments or looks there, but I had an interesting conversation with the firearms check-in guy. I walked up to him and told him I needed to check in my firearm since it was going to come out of the holster since I had a question about the front sight for the guys at the gun desk. He said that if the gun was loaded, as well as "Utah unloaded", I could not remove it from the holster even if I checked in. So, in order to pull my gun out to ask my questions, I needed to gun empty my magazine then come back in. Didn't want to disarm myself so I decided to forgo my question. As I walked out I passed by a group of 7-8 teenage boys, and a single girl, all around the age of 15 or so. One of them complimented my gun and the other asked if it was a 9 or 40. I was glad these guys were somewhat knowledgable, but no sooner had I thought that one of the guys asked me, in a very mocking tone, if I was in the CIA or if I was just some "censored" cop. Then the girl piped up saying that I was neither, but rather a "poser censored" Left a really bad taste in my mouth...
Anyway, that was my experience. I'm glad nobody freaked out, but I didn't really expect it. I wasn't expecting the snide comments though...