TraditionalCatholic
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I am an altar server at a local Catholic church nearby. It is not in a great area of town, but it's not horrible either. I have run into shady people around there before.
I needed to use the restroom before Mass on Sunday, so I went down the basement where the only public restrooms are, and after I had finished, I walked to the sinks to wash up, and noticed a guy next to me at the other sink, who obviously was carrying a gun, as it was printing really badly.
My first reaction was to get the heck outta dodge, but decided that heading for the door would put my back towards him, giving him a huge advantage. That, and the fact that I was pretty close to him, so the distance would have hindered him drawing and firing. Running was also out of the question due to my floor-length cassock. So I politely motioned to the gun, and said "excuse me, but, uh, it looks like you're printing a bit." He glanced down, and readjusted his slacks so that it didn't show as bad. "That would have been pretty embarrassing, wouldn't it," he said, with a laugh. He asked if I carried. Now, I am only 18, so obviously, I can't carry. But I decided that stating I did not would assure him that I was unarmed, something which I didn't want to do. I lied and told him that I did.
Anyway, he just chatted a bit, and that was that. Now, the whole time, I was kinda worried that maybe this guy wasn't a permit holder, and he was illegally carrying. He still could have been, for all I know.
I guess my question is, what could I have done better in this situation, or, am I being paranoid, and I shouldn't have worried about it at all?
I needed to use the restroom before Mass on Sunday, so I went down the basement where the only public restrooms are, and after I had finished, I walked to the sinks to wash up, and noticed a guy next to me at the other sink, who obviously was carrying a gun, as it was printing really badly.
My first reaction was to get the heck outta dodge, but decided that heading for the door would put my back towards him, giving him a huge advantage. That, and the fact that I was pretty close to him, so the distance would have hindered him drawing and firing. Running was also out of the question due to my floor-length cassock. So I politely motioned to the gun, and said "excuse me, but, uh, it looks like you're printing a bit." He glanced down, and readjusted his slacks so that it didn't show as bad. "That would have been pretty embarrassing, wouldn't it," he said, with a laugh. He asked if I carried. Now, I am only 18, so obviously, I can't carry. But I decided that stating I did not would assure him that I was unarmed, something which I didn't want to do. I lied and told him that I did.
Anyway, he just chatted a bit, and that was that. Now, the whole time, I was kinda worried that maybe this guy wasn't a permit holder, and he was illegally carrying. He still could have been, for all I know.
I guess my question is, what could I have done better in this situation, or, am I being paranoid, and I shouldn't have worried about it at all?