Cannonball888
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Today I went see my doctor. His office along with a large number of other specialist doctors is in a large modern building in town. So, I'm waiting in their large cushy lobby waiting for them to call my name. No one else is in the lobby except for 4 other people who are also sitting waiting. There are also the two receptionists at the desk. A nurse comes out and calls out a name, but not mine. I hear the guy in the chair near me rustling as he was getting up and then I hear a familiar sound like clackity thud that made me turn my head very quickly to look. The elderly gentlemen who got up had what looked like a Springfield XD laying at his feet. I quickly made a judgement call and stood up and took a few steps toward him as he knelt embarassingly trying to put it in his soft briefcase. I ended up next to him shielding the view of the gun with my legs from the view of others in the lobby. As I was standing next to him he said "sorry, about that" still looking embarrassed. I told him I understood and that I carry myself and I was standing there to shield the view. He thanked me and went to see the doctor. When I looked around the lobby no one seemed to have noticed a thing. Either I was successful in shielding his gun from view or no one ever looked in the first place. Anyway, I saw the guy again at checkout and he again thanked me and added the comment that was the first time that ever happened to him. I told him not to worry about it but that he should probably look at getting a holster with better retention.
So, was I stupid for assuming he was just an honest citizen who dropped his CCW when he could have been a criminal? Was I being racist because I assumed he was OK just because he was a nicely dressed old white guy? Because, quite honestly, if he were a young black male with his underwear showing and his cap on backwards and gold chains, no I wouldn't have rushed to help him but rather I would have had my hand resting on my own CCW.
So, was I stupid for assuming he was just an honest citizen who dropped his CCW when he could have been a criminal? Was I being racist because I assumed he was OK just because he was a nicely dressed old white guy? Because, quite honestly, if he were a young black male with his underwear showing and his cap on backwards and gold chains, no I wouldn't have rushed to help him but rather I would have had my hand resting on my own CCW.