i didn't want to hijack touro1979's thread.
i was on my way out to a family cookout yesterday evening, my cousin was riding with me and asked if we could stop by the package store on the way. we pulled in to the package store and i told him i'd run in and get the beer. on my way in an older man approached me asking for money, i told him i couldn't help him, he asked again more forcefully not demanding but being aggressive in his tone. i told him i had nothing for him and went inside and made my purchase. on the way out he got loud and started yelling about how i was lowdown and acting like a punk for not giving him money. i tried to ignore him and walk to my car and he got between me and my car and tried to walk up to me like he wanted to fight.
i took a couple of steps back and yelled at him to stay back and not come any closer. he didn't listen and started toward me again, thats when i dropped the beer and got in a defensive stance and kept telling him to stay back. he paused when i showed him that i wasn't going to give him money or be intimidated. i told him again to move away from my car and that i didn't want any trouble. some guy came out the store yelling at me that the guy i was facing was his uncle and that he (the guy from inside the store) was gonna kick my butt for disrespecting his uncle.
i immediately moved away from both of them. i could see my cousin sitting in my car watching the whole thing with his jaw agape. i told both the guys that i didn't want any trouble and that i just wanted to leave and for the older guy to step away from my car so i could leave. the younger guy told me he didn't care what i wanted. the whole time he's yelling at me he's pointing his finger at me in the shape of a gun.
the owner of the liquor store came out and told all of us that he wanted us to leave and that he was going to call the police. i told the owner i was trying to leave and that the other guys were threatening me. the owner said he was going back in to call the poice. when he went back inside the younger of the two guys started walking toward me again and was flexing his fist. i pulled my shirt up and put my hand on my pistol and told him not to come any closer. he stopped in his tracks and had this look of shock on his face, he yelled at his uncle to get in the car and they both took off.
my cousin and i stayed and waited for the police to show up. when they got there i told them that i was armed. they asked for my gun and to see my permit. they then had me sit in the back of the car while they talked to the owner of the store and my cousin. one of the officers took my statement and description of the two men and their car and told me that i wouldn't be charged with anything. they returned my gun to me and told me that i was lucky that the guys backed down and left and that it was a good thing that i was armed.
sorry for the long post, but i wanted to share this with you guys. i also wanted to encourage anyone here that doesn't carry to start, if i hadn't had my gun i would probably have been hurt.
i was on my way out to a family cookout yesterday evening, my cousin was riding with me and asked if we could stop by the package store on the way. we pulled in to the package store and i told him i'd run in and get the beer. on my way in an older man approached me asking for money, i told him i couldn't help him, he asked again more forcefully not demanding but being aggressive in his tone. i told him i had nothing for him and went inside and made my purchase. on the way out he got loud and started yelling about how i was lowdown and acting like a punk for not giving him money. i tried to ignore him and walk to my car and he got between me and my car and tried to walk up to me like he wanted to fight.
i took a couple of steps back and yelled at him to stay back and not come any closer. he didn't listen and started toward me again, thats when i dropped the beer and got in a defensive stance and kept telling him to stay back. he paused when i showed him that i wasn't going to give him money or be intimidated. i told him again to move away from my car and that i didn't want any trouble. some guy came out the store yelling at me that the guy i was facing was his uncle and that he (the guy from inside the store) was gonna kick my butt for disrespecting his uncle.
i immediately moved away from both of them. i could see my cousin sitting in my car watching the whole thing with his jaw agape. i told both the guys that i didn't want any trouble and that i just wanted to leave and for the older guy to step away from my car so i could leave. the younger guy told me he didn't care what i wanted. the whole time he's yelling at me he's pointing his finger at me in the shape of a gun.
the owner of the liquor store came out and told all of us that he wanted us to leave and that he was going to call the police. i told the owner i was trying to leave and that the other guys were threatening me. the owner said he was going back in to call the poice. when he went back inside the younger of the two guys started walking toward me again and was flexing his fist. i pulled my shirt up and put my hand on my pistol and told him not to come any closer. he stopped in his tracks and had this look of shock on his face, he yelled at his uncle to get in the car and they both took off.
my cousin and i stayed and waited for the police to show up. when they got there i told them that i was armed. they asked for my gun and to see my permit. they then had me sit in the back of the car while they talked to the owner of the store and my cousin. one of the officers took my statement and description of the two men and their car and told me that i wouldn't be charged with anything. they returned my gun to me and told me that i was lucky that the guys backed down and left and that it was a good thing that i was armed.
sorry for the long post, but i wanted to share this with you guys. i also wanted to encourage anyone here that doesn't carry to start, if i hadn't had my gun i would probably have been hurt.
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