was handcuffed for 1.5 hours then free

[Master Blaster]

You are lucky I wasn't the officer who heard your story.

I would have arrested you and confiscated your firearms, and had your CCW pulled.

You went out armed seeking a confrontation, you initiated a high speed chase resulting in a crash. You could have killed an innocent bystander, in your high speed reckless driving episode, or if a shootout had ensued.

The police officers who stopped you were really, really understanding, you are very lucky. Think of the handcuffing as a lesson you can learn from.

Please dont carry your gun until you get some anger management counseling.

 

[Hemicuda]

Those who go looking for troule can usually find it pretty easily...

yongxingfreesty - sell ALL your guns, knives, scissors, and anything usable as a club, GROW UP, and get a few working synapses to fire in what passes for a brain...

OH, and turn in your CHL ASAP! you shouldn't have one!

 

[Derek Zeanah]

I've been trying to decide how to reply here. No offense to anyone is intended, but I see one of three options:

1. This is a troll.
2. This is a net ninja, and the events didn't happen. If they did, then they were greatly exaggerated.
3. The poster is simply not at a point where he's thinking clearly enough about anything to imagine he'll be a responsible firearm owner. Or a safe driver. Or a trustworthy employee at WalMart.

I'm tempted to just close the thread with the label stupid/ignorant/trolling, but it's not like it's my forum, and other mods have posted before I did.

 

[30 cal slob]

a troll with 359 posts?

 

[Derek Zeanah]

a troll with 359 posts?

Did you read the post? Did it strike you differently? Do you see an option other than one of the 3 I listed?

 

[Thumper]

I don't think he's a troll...someone with the same monicker buys and sells a lot over at arfcom.

I think he's just a kid with some growing up to do.

 

[Geno]

+1 for close the thread

+1 for close the thread.

It's simply a bad reflection on THR.

 

[JWarren]

It really isn't a bad reflection on THR. I am very satisfied with the reponses this person has received.

I am happy this person had the opportunity to hopefully gain wisdom from our members.

What IS a bad reflection on all gun owners is if this person continued/continues this path.


I've said this before:

We are ALL the gun community's PR department. I don't think the OP has reflected on us well, and I am happy we were able to voice that for him and others who may read this who attempt to lump us all into that mindset.


John

 

[Big Calhoun]

Before the thread gets closed, can I just raise one (what I feel) valid point to the OP, regardless of whether or not this is a true story...

You were dealing with a PS3. If it all felt THAT shady, why not meet INSIDE a mall, a restuarant, somewhere ENCLOSED, with multiple entrances, and lots of people milling about? Just something to think about.

 

[Old Dog]

Upon further review, perhaps I've really nothing relevant to add here ...

But it really disturbs me that one of our forum members would state -- on the internet -- that he took several pistols and a rifle to meet with some other young people -- to a deal involving a video-game player ... and says he actually told the police that he was "prepared for the worst-case scenario." Over a video-game player?

As JWarren and others have noted, this sort of post (and therefore, the poster) is an incredibly bad reflection on gun-owners but I also believe on THR members as well. This sort of crap will never boost our fight for RKBA.

 

[Geronimo45]

Well...

So many cockeyed steps taken that I guess I'll go in chronological order.

If you've got a death threat on you, call the Federales. That's what they're there for.

Telling the girl to come alone would instantly raise my 'color coded alert' a couple of notches. I don't blame the boyfriend for tagging along.

I don't see why you need four people to give back money. I don't quite understand that.

Better places than gas stations to meet at. Police stations are great for people who like to make death threats.

Driving away when the gal had used a tad of common sense was not a swell idea neither.

Same goes for the high-speed chase.

Friends don't let friends crash into pillars.

The Cop-ette seemed a bit out of sorts...'cuz your story was suspicious. Sounded more like an attempted kidnapping or some kind of gang activity. Four guys with guns, supposed to meet one girl to give her money? C'mon. You only call the cops now that there's a wreck, instead of the half-dozen times you could've/should've called them before.

Waving guns at rubberneckers may contribute to safer driving. Could be construed as brandishing.

Texas state law giveth not a damn about your rifle or other long guns. Loaded, or unloaded. Muzzle up or down. As long as you're not pointing it at people, you're not in violation of law. Waving it is another matter.

 

[Art Eatman]

Let's just leave it that we can hope the originator of the thread might have learned something from the responses which disapprove of his foolishness.

No point in on-going harumphing...

Art