Firearms are a hot button issue.

But some people go through the proper channels and carry them professionally.

That’s the case in this story, where one man is mistaken for the wrong kind of employee.

Let’s shoot straight with him…

Armed guard mistaken for store employee. Lady gets arrested.

So I work as an armed guard for armed truck service.

For those of you who don’t know, we are responsible for picking up money and checks from other businesses. (I.e. banks,store, restaurants, etc.)

As part of my job is handling large amounts of cash, I carry a sidearm or handgun for those not into guns in order to protect myself and the money.

Where I live you have to have what’s called a concealed carry permit to have such firearm outside of work hours, which I have.

He’s doing everything right.

So I am on my way home and have to stop at the store to pick up dinner for myself.

The store I go to has employees that wear a blue polo and tan pants.

My uniform is black pants and red polo with company name on it.

And as I had just got off work, I still have my name badge on and sidearm in its holster on my hip.

Cue crazy lady.

Dun dun dun.

I’m browsing the freezer aisle and she stops me and starts to ask where product z is. She stops dead in her tracks as she sees my gun in it holster.

Stops talking and fast walks out of the aisle.

I just assume she realized I don’t work there and left to find someone who does.

Deductive reasoning would lead to that conclusion.

I go about my business and proceed up to the cashier line.

As I’m waiting to get up to check out in comes a swarm of about 8 police officers.

They come straight to me with crazy lady behind shouting, “That’s him, that’s the guy with the gun.”

They point their guns at me and order my hands up.

I drop what I have and comply.

I state that I work for company z and that I have a permit for my weapon.

He ain’t lying.

They lower and holster their guns after the commotion and apologize for the confusion, but said they got a call about a guy walking around the store waving a gun around.

I say I’m sorry but since I have been here my gun has been holstered.

Never left the holster.

They turn to the lady and ask if it’s true that I never took my gun out of the holster.

She yells that I’m lying and that I can’t have a gun in the store anyway.

But she calls him a liar anyway.

They of course go and check the security footage and see that I did nothing wrong and let me go on about my business and apologize again for the misunderstanding.

They then turn around and handcuff the lady who called and told her she is being arrested for misusing the 911 system and inciting panic.

Welp, sounds like she’s the one who’s causing a ruckus.

Not sure this entirely belongs here and I am open to comments.

Her plan was the only thing that backfired in this story.

Let’s check out the comments.

This person asks if random citizens ever troll this guy otherwise…

Someone else asks if the DWHL had an ulterior motive.

Another user says, HER crime has a name.

One poster says it’s a dangerous job, but someone’s gotta do it.

One poster thinks people need to get a grip and not risk others’ lives.

This guy got called a liar, liar… for having a firearm on his pants.

What a waste of resources.

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