Posted on 04/29/2016 4:50:04 AM PDT by marktwain
Legal open carry of modern handguns was partially restored to Texans on January 1st, 2016. I was visiting Texas at the time and open carried a bit, but the cool weather in January made concealed carry more practical. I returned to Dallas in April, to visit family and a new grandchild. This morning, on my aerobic exercise run, I was running west on Rosemeade Parkway. A black and white police SUV approached on the other side of the boulevard, but did not slow down, and continued on its way without any sign of interest in me. It was very near the Dallas/Carrollton border, so it could have been one of a number of agencies. A couple of days earlier, another black and white had driven by me on Marsh Lane without incident. Both drive-bys occurred after careful scrutiny by a police SUV a week earlier.
On Saturday, the 9th of April, I was running on the same route, on Rosemeade Parkway. At that point I had turned around and was running east, on the sidewalk, with the flow of traffic. The police SUV approached me from behind, and clearly saw that I was openly carrying. I was wearing the same outfit as in the picture. The police unit immediately slowed; but they started to impede traffic, so the officer did the sensible thing and sped up, then made a right turn into a sided street. As I approached the side street without varying my pace, the unit pulled up to Rosemeade. This way they were able to obtain a good look at me without impeding traffic or detaining me.
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OMG! Now I can tell the world I know an honest-to-God GUN RUNNER!!!
Don’t think I’ve seen anyone open carrying in the Dallas area. I do all the time - the only time I don’t is the several places that have 30.07 signs and bars (have gotten some funny looks, but that’s about it).
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