This isn't the first time I've carried openly at the DMV.



I filled out my forms to renew my license, (I was required to do it in person because of my age), and came to the counter, he looked over my form and said it looked fine, and I got my number.



It was a short line, I was #G124, they were on G113 when I got it. Someone was talking to me about the fact that I was carrying so I was telling him how it is legal in the DMV so long as it is carried openly. I was just telling him about what happened last time I came to the DMV and was pulling out the laws when the DMV officer comes up and asks me if I'm carrying a gun.



Yes sir, I am.



He tells me I can't have a gun in the DMV, and I tell him I can legally do so. He tells me to show him the law that says so, so I hand him a copy of 202.3673 and tell him I'm not a permittee and I'm not carrying concealed.



He tells me I have to put my gun back in my car, so I tell him he'll have to arrest me.



He says, okay, come with me.



I say, can I grab my stuff first?



He says yes, so I'm grabbing my stuff and the guy I was talking to offers to be a witness, so I say sure and give him a piece of paper to write his name and contact information on. The officer is getting impatient, so I tell him I'll be there in just a moment.



I walk to the back room with him, and the lady there is telling him, "yep he's been here before, nothing we can do about it if it is carried openly." She asks me, "You were here before, right?" I say yes.



He tells me I shouldn't carry at the DMV because it scares people, I point at his gun, and I bring up the point that he's got a gun. He tells me he works there and its required. I asked him if he would bring it if it was optional, and he said no! I found that amusing. Anyway, I told him I like to carry my gun everywhere.



The lady says they can't make me put my gun away, but they can expedite me to the front of the line. I told her it wouldn't be fair to the other customers, but I'd do it if they wanted me to. She insisted. They escorted me to a desk. By the time we got out the number said #G123 on the screen, so I pointed out that my number was up next. So they waited the ten seconds for the number to switch over.



I did my transaction, (unwisely, I had filled out the form in pencil, so they made me fill it out again,) and then proceeded towards the photo booth and got my picture taken, and left.



Last time I came they wanted to expedite me too. It isn't fair for them to expedite us to the front of the line.