Nushif
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No, not using lethal force or anything.
Some of you may know a force continuum, right? And one of the levels is physical presence.
I guess in a small way, that can be a pretty effective tool when it comes to low end encounters. And I wouldn't underestimate the use of it by any means. Will it help in a situation with a real BG? Probably not. Will it make a really (insert horrid expletive in the form of a noun and adjective here) gunshow browser think twice about how they're treating the next generation to come? Yes, it will.
I was at the gunshow in Portland and dealing with the paperwork buying some bullets. (500 9mm rounds for 40 bucks) When I overheard the conversation between the stall-owners son (who was helping out) and a customer walking by.
Customer: "Hey, what's the barrel lenght of that one there?"
Young'n: "I *believe* it's 27 inches. I could ask.
C: "It's 27. You shouldn't talk about things you don't know."
K: "Uh, sorry."
C: "But you do know it's a CZ?"
K: "I'm not sure."
C: "Yeah, I thought so." (At this time he gives off some sort of dismissive snort)
So, by the time this was happening I was walking a little closer and obviously listening in with some interest. The guy looks at me, as I give a dry snicker, obviously not amused, looks at the poor kid and walks off. My wife was giving him some pretty hard stares, too.
I feel kinda bad chasing off a potential customer or looking like some ID-10T muscling around old men, but I just can't stand for stuff like that.
Now, my real question here is that I understand the way eh treats his potential sellers is his own business, but there is a point at which I felt it morally fitting to step in.
As such, was this justified in gunshow etiquette or is it generally ok to do stuff like that and should I really just keep my head down and my nose in my own business? Is there such a thing in the "unwritten rules" of gunshows?
I know some folks are pretty into their privacy and keeping others out of their business.
Some of you may know a force continuum, right? And one of the levels is physical presence.
I guess in a small way, that can be a pretty effective tool when it comes to low end encounters. And I wouldn't underestimate the use of it by any means. Will it help in a situation with a real BG? Probably not. Will it make a really (insert horrid expletive in the form of a noun and adjective here) gunshow browser think twice about how they're treating the next generation to come? Yes, it will.
I was at the gunshow in Portland and dealing with the paperwork buying some bullets. (500 9mm rounds for 40 bucks) When I overheard the conversation between the stall-owners son (who was helping out) and a customer walking by.
Customer: "Hey, what's the barrel lenght of that one there?"
Young'n: "I *believe* it's 27 inches. I could ask.
C: "It's 27. You shouldn't talk about things you don't know."
K: "Uh, sorry."
C: "But you do know it's a CZ?"
K: "I'm not sure."
C: "Yeah, I thought so." (At this time he gives off some sort of dismissive snort)
So, by the time this was happening I was walking a little closer and obviously listening in with some interest. The guy looks at me, as I give a dry snicker, obviously not amused, looks at the poor kid and walks off. My wife was giving him some pretty hard stares, too.
I feel kinda bad chasing off a potential customer or looking like some ID-10T muscling around old men, but I just can't stand for stuff like that.
Now, my real question here is that I understand the way eh treats his potential sellers is his own business, but there is a point at which I felt it morally fitting to step in.
As such, was this justified in gunshow etiquette or is it generally ok to do stuff like that and should I really just keep my head down and my nose in my own business? Is there such a thing in the "unwritten rules" of gunshows?
I know some folks are pretty into their privacy and keeping others out of their business.
(yeah right). Actually I have been asked to leave certain tables cause I will call them on false advertising, rude behavior and such. I was walking by a booth when the guy behind the table starts on this spiel about the turk mauser he had on the table and how 300 was a great deal on one in such condition. The gun was rotten. Stock was about to fall off and had rust and pitting everywhere, and this was just a Turk model 38. I had just bought 3 for 55 bucks a piece that were in fair condition. I called him on it and did it in a loud enough tone to get noticed.
