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Well, I was stopped after failing to come to a complete stop when pulling out onto a major arterial. Guilty as charged!
Anyway, this young kid in the blue suit was very courteous.
"Registration, proof of insurance, and driver's license please."
I handed him the documents and my license.
"Is there a firearm in the car?"
"Yes."
"Where is it located?"
"On the floor under the front of my seat."
"Fine. Just leave it there and make no move toward it."
"You got it."
He returns to his cruiser to do his due diligence on my DL. A few minutes he is back at my window. He tells me why he stopped me and quoted the exact chapter and verse of the traffic law that applied. We chatted a little about the season and the sudden increase in vehicle-pedestrian accidents lately and the fact that several have been fatalities. He handed me a written warning and asked me to be more observant of the letter of the traffic laws. Then he inquired about the firearm.
"It's a revolver. .44 Special."
"Nice caliber. That should get the job done. Five or six rounds?"
"Five. It's just a two inch Titanium Taurus. Very light and easy to carry. It's in a holster. I figure if I am ever in the situation where I have to point it at someone, when they see the big hole in the end of the barrel it may dissuade them from forcing me to pull the trigger."
"And if you do have to use it?"
"Well, if after five rounds I haven't stopped the threat, at my age, chances are the sixth one won't really matter."
"I hike a lot and carry a 2" Charter Arms.44 Special Bulldog just in case of a naughty Javalina, rabid wild dog or coyote."
We talked a couple minutes more then I said I had to go an appointment I am late for but the client will wait. (I spoke to her on the phone while he was doing his computer check on my license.)
"No offense, but I hope I don't see your winkie-blinkies in my mirror again anytime soon."
Anyway, this young kid in the blue suit was very courteous.
"Registration, proof of insurance, and driver's license please."
I handed him the documents and my license.
"Is there a firearm in the car?"
"Yes."
"Where is it located?"
"On the floor under the front of my seat."
"Fine. Just leave it there and make no move toward it."
"You got it."
He returns to his cruiser to do his due diligence on my DL. A few minutes he is back at my window. He tells me why he stopped me and quoted the exact chapter and verse of the traffic law that applied. We chatted a little about the season and the sudden increase in vehicle-pedestrian accidents lately and the fact that several have been fatalities. He handed me a written warning and asked me to be more observant of the letter of the traffic laws. Then he inquired about the firearm.
"It's a revolver. .44 Special."
"Nice caliber. That should get the job done. Five or six rounds?"
"Five. It's just a two inch Titanium Taurus. Very light and easy to carry. It's in a holster. I figure if I am ever in the situation where I have to point it at someone, when they see the big hole in the end of the barrel it may dissuade them from forcing me to pull the trigger."
"And if you do have to use it?"
"Well, if after five rounds I haven't stopped the threat, at my age, chances are the sixth one won't really matter."
"I hike a lot and carry a 2" Charter Arms.44 Special Bulldog just in case of a naughty Javalina, rabid wild dog or coyote."
We talked a couple minutes more then I said I had to go an appointment I am late for but the client will wait. (I spoke to her on the phone while he was doing his computer check on my license.)
"No offense, but I hope I don't see your winkie-blinkies in my mirror again anytime soon."