Crazie in the Gun Range Parking lot

[winstonsmith]

I think you handled yourself well.

Real men don't act like teen-aged boys.

Hey man, don't give us teen aged boys a bad name. Some of us are real cool-headed too.

I have a question. Did is vehicle have special suspension to support the weight of his testicles? Or maybe you noticed it sinking low to the ground from the weight?

 

[ElToro]

"When the guy with the Raven noticed the 1911 Delmar had, he sure got polite awful quick."

thats cuz he quickly saw that Delmar had a bigger one than him...
ha ha

 

[keithernTN]

Well done.

Most sheeple don't realize how many people can and do legally carry firearms. He probly still does'nt know how close he came to meeting one if he would have escalated his actions further.

 

[H Romberg]

I've diffused a number of road rage incidents (I'm still trying to lighten the old right foot) by saying "Sorry 'bout that", even when there's nothing to be sorry for. It may be bad for the ego, but not nearly as bad as being arrested after a shooting would be.

Sorry goes a long way in the conflict de-escalation process.

 

[Okiecruffler]

Even if he would have pushed the issue, I doubt if he would have gotten shot. Brass knuckles are a great weapon if used with surprise, I've got a rather nice scar in the back of my head to remind me of that, but if I know you've got them it just makes it easier for me to break your fingers. Like I said, I was on the way to the range with a new gun. Last thing I needed was to be held up by the local LEO after I shot someone. That would have cut into my range time.

 

[TallPine]

You know, the road is nearly always in just as good a shape after someone else is done with it.

 

[Russ]

He's just a friggin nut who belongs on a mental institution chain gang cleaning up the freeways in your fine State.

I went shooting with a good friend of mine once and he asked if we could bring a guy he knew that I didn't. I thought fine. I figured if he was a friend of my friend then how bad could he be?

He was insane. He had an AK-47 and a Springfield .45. Several times he pointed the fully loaded, round in the chamber AK up in the air with the barrel in his mouth muttering some stuff like he should just blast himself.

My friend and I were pretty freaked and we made a deal that if this clown pointed his gun anywhere near either one of us, the other would plug him. I had a .357 Smith and a BHP. My friend had 2 Colt .45's. I never let go of my Smith which I kept in a ready postition. My friend was ready too.

We called it an early day since we were freaked out. Luckinly, I never saw the fruitcake again.

I figure he was just crazy or had a deathwish. Who knows what make a guy like that tick. I just stay away if possible. You can't figure them out.

 

[Devonai]

Ignorance is bliss.

When I worked as an armed courier, I often walked through the Downtown Crossing section of Boston with anywhere up to $40,000 in a shoulder bag. Since I was in plainclothes my weapon was always concealed.

I may have been just another cracker to most of the fellas down there, but occasionally somebody would try and get my attention ("what you got in that bag," etc), or take issue with my place on the sidewalk.

I would always ignore them the best I could and think, "if you only knew."

 

[geekWithA.45]

Well Done

I like to see as many of these stories get recorded here as possible.

In fact, you never see anything but examples of self restraint in these forums. You just never see juvenile-criminal behaviour along the lines of "He disrespected me, till I waved my pistol in his face" type of BS.

The more widespread these real life tales are, the less credible are the charges of "macho/testosterone driven gun culture" and "trigger happy vigilantism" brought by the hoplophobes, who are pretty much praying for a leg to stand on these days. (Except in NJ)

 

[Penforhire]

I think you should have done one more thing -- call the police and report the incident.

The primary reason is if that nut had called first and said you threatened him with a weapon (even though you did not) you would be in for a serious hassle. His girlfriend might back him up and then how do you convince the responding officers?