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Open carry in Delaware.

3K views 11 replies 8 participants last post by  sevycat 
#1 · (Edited)
I was stopped by the Ocean View cops
Yesterday for speeding. The first thing
He said to me.
" sir- Do you have any firearms in the car"?
I didn't but ask him why do you ask ?
All those Sig stickers on your bumper.
We got to talking and he is the one that
Told me that You can open carry
In De.
He also told me that having those stickers
On my bumper, if I was to shoot someone and
Kill them, even in self defense, I can be charged
With murder and go to jail.
 
#2 ·
The more comments I read on these forums, the more I'm glad I live in Texas. I live in a city of about 180,000 people and have talked to several cops on our local police force and sheriff's deputies. They've told me local law enforcement personnel are overwhelmingly in favor of law-abiding citizens being armed, discreetly or openly.

I can't imagine the presence of gun-related bumper stickers having any impact on whether or not a self-defense shooting resulted in criminal charges, not in my part of Texas at least.

Having said that, I choose not to put any gun-related stickers on my vehicles. I think it tells the bad guys, "Hey, follow me home and you'll find a place to steel some guns."

Keep the faith up there in DE.
 
#7 ·
I have pretty much the same experiences around here. Most cops here support armed citizens. Open or concealed.

That Delaware cop needs to find another line of work. He seems to be too occupied with intimidation.
 
#4 ·
I was stopped by the Ocean View cops

He also told me that having those stickers
On my bumper, if I was to shoot someone and
Kill them, even in self defense, I can be charged
With murder and go to jail.
That statement is BS. Having a sticker and shooting is no diferent than no sticker and a shooting.
One way or another you're gonna have big legal issues. Period!
At the Sig Academy, while there training, they did address stickers and strongly recommend not posting them they called it "Hey Look at Me, I am or I have a gun"Not on you car, truck or house!
Funny thing is they handed them out along with Sig Pens.......:eek:
 
#9 ·
This is what I see:
The officer was labelling you for the decal as carrying a weapon. Indicators are warning signs. You mentioned you spoke to him about open carry in the past. Another indicator.
The LEO needs more training. This officer, after your previous conversation about open carry, may feel he knows you. On a traffic stop, your safety and his is paramount. Discussions about legality of gun decals should not be a topic.
By the way...did you get a speeding ticket ?
 
#10 ·
Yes, I had to get out of the house for a hour,
The R.E. agent was showing our house. It's up
For sale. My mind was at a diff. Place.
I was on the phone with my wife, speeding,
55 in a 25 n ran a stop sign. I didn't come
To a full stop. I was in the wrong.
He just gave me a 30 in a 25. $80 and no
Points. Did I say no seat belt was on.
It's very country, here in De. I was
On a back country road.
Since then I meet the cop again at one
Of gun stores. Then again. He works part
Time at my 2nd. gun store. We got to
Be friends. He is taking me to we're the
Cops shoot out doors. He loves to fish,
And he has a 13 year old. I'm taking
Him n son out on my boat.
 
#11 ·
Fishing in De is fun, used to run a boat out of Indian river. But the state is bordered on three sides by Maryland or New Jersey, with Filthadelphia on the northern border. So the anti pistol attitude does not suprise me.

Sadly, it it is north of the Potomac.
 
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