Great CCW story!

[Precision]

I live in California, where the people are as ignorant about guns as they are about politics. People are even scared of my friend's Red Ryder! Anyway, the GREATEST thing happened in Safeway the other day.

I was in line with some friends to buy a pack of gum, and in front of me there was a lady. In front of her was a man with a leather jacket on. When he leaned over 90 degrees to remove items from his cart, the woman caught a glimpse of his holster underneath his jacket.

"OH! This man has a gun!" she screamed. People started staring, wide-eyed.

"Relax, lady! I've got a permit!" He quickly whipped out his wallet and started making a 360-degree exhibit of his documentation for the world to see. The woman was not swayed.

"Why on earth would you lug that awful thing around?!" she asked. The man started laughing.

"Well, isn't this peachy-perfect. In case the guy you THOUGHT I was actually shows up here, of course!" I applauded, and soon my friends were too.

What a great day!

 

[ultradoc]

that is an awsome story. warms my heart

 

[Darkskeptic]

That's a cool story. It's funny how most problems revolve around a sheltered ignorance of firearms. I just had a conversation last night with my mother about why law abiding citizens carry guns.

 

[btg3]

While the outcome at that moment can be appreciated, I'm thinking the law would be squarely behind Safeway (and/or the alarmed customer) if it sought to press charges. Tell me again, what does concealed mean?

 

[netsurf12]

I agree, the way that movies portray that you can shoot a car 2 blocks away with a handgun and it explodes in a fiery Armageddon explosion does not help either.

 

[Sheldon J]

"OH! This man has a gun!" she screamed. People started staring, wide-eyed.

Over reaction of some nut case left wing liberal sheep, golly I just want to throw people like these to the criminals and let them have their way.....

 

[41]

I'm thinking the law would be squarely behind Safeway (and/or the alarmed customer) if it sought to press charges. Tell me again, what does concealed mean?

If that is true I am very thankful to live in Alabama.

What kind of charges could they press on the man?

 

[cleardiddion]

I laughed. Great story!

 

[critter]

The lady is an ultraliberal nut job. I would also add that she is as ignorant as an anvil.

IF the guy had been an outlaw of some sort, her outburst would have certainly have spurred him to action. If she had thought he had been up to no good, her best bet would have been to quietly and quickly exit stage left.

 

[cambeul41]

The lady was a heroine! She was obviously trying to save everyone by drawing fire to herself.

 

[Zanad]

that is a good story. I wonder if the guy said that impromptu or he had that prepared.

oh, and their might have been a good chance I would have paid his grocery bill if I had been there.

 

[KodiakBeer]

Tell me again, what does concealed mean?

It means not in plain sight and that's all it means. It doesn't mean it might not be visible when you open your jacket to get your wallet, bend, sit, whatever.

 

[clutch]

ROTFLMAO!

I'm sure the guy was a bit embarrassed but his recovery with the nitwit was priceless.

Clutch

 

[Toforo]

It means not in plain sight and that's all it means. It doesn't mean it might not be visible when you open your jacket to get your wallet, bend, sit, whatever.

CORRECTO!!!

THAT would be the "INVISIBLE" carry vice the concealed carry!

 

[Toforo]

"OH! This man has a gun!" she screamed. People started staring, wide-eyed

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that my IMMEDIATE response to her would have been to point at her and scream, "OH! This woman has B00Bs!"

hopefully that "immediate response" would have been tempered by common courtesy....
....but maybe not, lol

 

[KimberUltra]

pistol whip. mmmmm

 

[skoro]

CONCEALED Carry...

"OH! This man has a gun!" she screamed. People started staring, wide-eyed.

Proves the point that it's just as important to keep it concealed from panicky nitwits as it is to conceal it from goblins.

 

[KimberUltra]

I'm super paranoid. It's a habit now that when i stand up in a restaurant or getting out of my car I pull my shirt down just to make sure I'm not hanging out all over the place. haha

 

[Evil Monkey]

sounds like this could have been Costco Incident Part II.

 

[Tusker10mm]

Hell, he might of been undercover-- idiots need to mind their own business. THINK??

 

[Evil Monkey]

I'm convinced that the only way to effectively conceal a pistol is if you dress like a gang member.

Long tee's are great for this sort of thing.

 

[7.62 Nato]

I'm super paranoid. It's a habit now that when i stand up in a restaurant or getting out of my car I pull my shirt down just to make sure I'm not hanging out all over the place. haha

Even a tell like that can draw attention to you where acting naturally draws none. I've had cops notice my jacket hanging uneven because of a camera in my pocket, but not notice a 1911 carried openly (not at the same time).

 

[wrs840]

I would also add that she is as ignorant as an anvil.

Perhaps. More likely, just a committed liberal. The "your-business-is-my-business-because I know-better-than-you" mentality is just one part of the uniform these types don to gain acceptance into what I'd classify as a cult that's based on little besides snobbery.

 

[Travis McGee]

Interesting story, but it would have been better as a "non-story" if he'd not exposed his pistol by accident.

 

[TexasBill]

Interesting story, but it would have been better as a "non-story" if he'd not exposed his pistol by accident.

But not nearly as funny.

BTW: If your screen name is taken from the John D. McDonald series, you do know that McGee turned anti-gun in the later books, don't you?