You just can't make this stuff up.

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GunnyUSMC

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That's a saying we have in Law Enforcement. Some of the stuff we see is so crazy or bazaar that you just can't make up stuff like that.
Here is a short story about what not to do with you handgun with a laser mounted on it.
One dark night not long a go in 201? a LA. State Trooper was sitting in his marked unit (police car), in new Orleans LA., finishing up one of his reports. The Trooper noticed a red light move across his dashboard from left to right and then on him.
He looks to his left and sees a man standing approximately 30 yards away pointing a handgun with a laser at him. The Trooper opens his driver's door, draws his sidearm and fires four rounds at the suspect, hitting him in the leg.
It appears that the suspect was from out of state and had been partying in New Orleans a little to much.
So if you'er ever out drinking and decide to test the laser on your carry gun, don't point it at a parked police car.
 
Gunny right before reading your post I was reading how one of the Washington Capitals players thought about kneeling for our national anthem to protest “police brutality and racism”.

What’s sad is this player was a fan favorite before he was out on waivers and sent to the minors.

Overall he’s a real great guy in that he’s worked hard in the community and took a lower contract to stay with the Caps. But he came into the season out of shape and hasn’t regained his form from last year. Worse, he doesn’t seem to understand that the BLM claims and the reality aren’t the same.

Personally I think we need to throw the book at bad officers. And all the good ones should stand up and do Ll they can to weed them out. But I also believe that people are innocent until proven guilty and officers deserve a lot of room to do their job, just don’t break the laws and abuse people. Anyway that’s an aside.

The point I’m getting to, is groups like BLM will use your example of police “attacking” an “innocent” “victim” when it was the officer who was assaulted. I don’t know how it is in LA but for now that guy assaulted a police officer with a deadly weapon by pointing it at him. Having the laser on only made it obvious.

So the guy is lucky he got shot in the leg. I hope the officer is ok and that the guy gets the maximum sentence. Or better yet, that he be sentenced to speaking to kids in bad schools about how assaulting a police officer will result in a use of force.

What’s sick is here in Va we are at risk of getting stupid MA and CA style laws that will weaken police and would probably make life hell for that officer,

So as a victim of two mass shootings, all I can say is I hope the spread of anti police crap both in laws and attacks stops as we need to work together to make our country a better place. But even that is being used politically so I’ll just say thank you and all who serve for what you do. Many of us know it’s a dangerous job and while we don’t say it enough we’re thankful fo all who wear a badge to protect and serve us.
 
The Job is hard, but someone has got to do it. It's not a job for everyone and we know this. We do get bad officers from time to time, but we weed them out.
Here's another one for y'all.
A guy shows up at the hospital with a bullet wound to his leg. He tells the police that when he parked his car in the parking lot, at an apartment complex where he did not live, a man pulled a gun on him as he got out of his car. The man with the gun demanded money. The victim says that he then saw two other men with guns. One at the front of his car and the other at the passenger side door. They were all pointing their guns at him.
The victim said that he then grabbed the gun of the man next to him and when he did the other two fired their guns at him, striking him in the leg. He then put his hands in the air and the robber took $50 from his front pocket. Then the three men fled the area on foot.
The victim then got into his car and drove pass one hospital before stopping at the hospital that was across town.
When asked why he was at the apartment complex he said to see a friend, but later said to see a family member.
He then said that he really didn't want the police to further the investigation and that being shot and robbed really didn't bother him.
 
Sounds like the gooftus in the O. P. nearly got himself Darwined.

I wouldn't be "playing" with (or adjusting, testing lasers, etc.) my firearm in public. That way I probably don't need to worry that a policeman will think I need to be Darwined.

The officer in the story was lucky ~~ the gunman obviously "had the drop on him," that gave the badguy an advantage. Thankfully the officer was quick enough ....
 
GunnyUSMC said:
The Job is hard, but someone has got to do it. It's not a job for everyone and we know this. We do get bad officers from time to time, but we weed them out.
Here's another one for y'all.
A guy shows up at the hospital with a bullet wound to his leg. He tells the police that when he parked his car in the parking lot, at an apartment complex where he did not live, a man pulled a gun on him as he got out of his car. The man with the gun demanded money. The victim says that he then saw two other men with guns. One at the front of his car and the other at the passenger side door. They were all pointing their guns at him.
The victim said that he then grabbed the gun of the man next to him and when he did the other two fired their guns at him, striking him in the leg. He then put his hands in the air and the robber took $50 from his front pocket. Then the three men fled the area on foot.
The victim then got into his car and drove pass one hospital before stopping at the hospital that was across town.
When asked why he was at the apartment complex he said to see a friend, but later said to see a family member.
He then said that he really didn't want the police to further the investigation and that being shot and robbed really didn't bother him.
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Ah, so what actually happened was he was there to sell someone drugs, and instead they robbed him, and he knows if the police actually found these fools, that would come out.
 
Tommygunn said:
Sounds like the gooftus in the O. P. nearly got himself Darwined.

I wouldn't be "playing" with (or adjusting, testing lasers, etc.) my firearm in public. That way I probably don't need to worry that a policeman will think I need to be Darwined.

The officer in the story was lucky ~~ the gunman obviously "had the drop on him," that gave the badguy an advantage. Thankfully the officer was quick enough ....
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Well, the guy did say that he didn't know that the Trooper was in the car and that he was only playing with his gun.
 
When a story just doesn't hold water (make sense), most cops are not fooled and can guess what really happened.
If only stupid was also painful we wouldn't have these problems.

"Playing with my gun" Groan!!!
 
Yep, if I put into writing some of the things I saw or was involved in during a police career - nobody would believe it... Some of the wildest Tarrantino movie type stuff... can't hold a candle to just how random and bizarre some of the street stuff can be...

Long out of police work, I've been a fishing guide now for more than 23 years - still down here in south Florida and every year I do a few night trips that involve either fishing in or around bridges at night or behind fancy houses along Miami Beach or Miami where docklights attract fish... Most know that a waterfront property ends.. at the waterline but some folks don't want to hear that. We try to be quiet and respectful but won't allow anyone to threaten or harass us.... On one occasion (and at one particular house...) late at night I did have someone from the top floor of the house pointing a green laser at us... I have no idea whether the laser was attached to a weapon but we still did back away that night. Since then I've fished that same docklight on a number of occasions with never a problem - and I must say that absent shots being fired - I never considered contacting authorities....

As far as the trooper goes - he gets an attaboy from this corner. Any cop on duty needs to respond immediately and with appropriate force to anyone that points a firearm his or her way. I was always lucky enough to talk down the very few folks who ever pointed a firearm in my direction... with one exception.... I spent six months in and out of court over that one incident -but I can guarantee he never pointed a weapon at anyone ever again....
 
GunnyUSMC said:
Have your targets ever pointed a gun at you?
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Nope, but if I was sitting in a car that offered some protection, I wouldn't have gotten out of it until I was in a better position to defend myself. If that guy wasn't drunk and was determined to kill a cop, that cop might have been dead already. NOLA, like Vegas, has some seriously bad areas; all cops need to have their Spidey-sense on max.
 
In the days before GPS was cheap and widely available I was traveling to the Florida panhandle passing through Alabama somewhere around 1AM. I wasn't sure of my directions and saw a state trooper in a parking lot next to the road I was traveling on so I figured I'd ask him for directions. I had to park a bit away from his vehicle and had to approach from his drivers side. As I got closer I saw that he had a small television in the front seat and he was watching a movie. It startled the he!! out of him when I spoke to get his attention and I don't know if he was more embarrassed to be caught so off guard or the fact he was watching TV. Had I been a wannabe cop killer he would have been dead meat and I would have had his sidearm and shotgun. Kinda like the cop with the laser on him.
 
I honestly hate these stories about close calls with officers. As someone whose grandfather, father, brother, best friend and several other close friends were, and are, police officers, this hits home.

I almost lost my brother last year on a “routine” domestic call.

Brother gets a call to a domestic at a residence. A call they get every couple weeks. They guy is a drunk and likes to yell at his wife. He shows up at the residence and attempts to make contact via the front door. No response. He then starts looking around the residence. Lights are on. Tv is on. As he makes his way to the back yard he hears “Drop your weapon!!!!” Drop your weapon!!!”

The caller had hidden in the back yard and was attempting to ambush the responding officer (just happened to be my brother). Luckily, another officer was in the area and rolled as a backer but parked in the alley. He approached the house and noticed the arm and handgun extending out of a few bushes as my brother cleared the back corner of the house. Perp was so focused on my brother he didn’t notice the other officer approach from behind him.

Perp wasn’t even the resident. He’d just seen the cops at the house several times in the past and thought it would be a good place to set up. He wanted to kill a cop because the police had arrested him 2 months prior for aggravated assault against his ex. And he lost his job as a result.

I know from being around law enforcement my whole life that there are good cops and bad cops. But to the bad guys, there’s no difference.
 
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