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Bill in NM

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I had just turned onto the 1/2 mile of dirt road going to my favorite gun store, when a "low-rider" screamed out of the store and was coming my way, on my side of the road. I slowed down and turned on my lights. He kept coming. I flashed my high-beams several times. He kept coming, and accelerating. I moved over to the left side of the road. So did he. By now, our seperation distance was rapidly closing. I moved right. So did he. I pulled as far right as possible, and stopped, but he would still cream me if he kept coming as he was. At this point, I reached down and gripped my Sig P220, and started to pull it from it's holster. Just about the time the trigger guard cleared leather, he zipped over to his side and blew by my about 3 to 4 seconds later.
I breathed a sigh of relief, and continued on to the store. I informed the owners of what had happened, and they gave me the rest of the story. Turns out that it was an 18 year old pumk that went in trying to buy a handgun "under the table". Owners wouldn't sell to him, but one took him over to the rifle selection to occupy him while the other went and called the Sheriff's office. He then said that he didn't want a rifle, and stormed out.
What a day,
Bill
 
Bill...
Don't be surprised if you read about this punk in the next few weeks...stupid, reckless, frustrated, & easily angered makes headlines.
Glad you weren't the headline

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"Quis custodiet ipsos custodes" RKBA!
 
Yeah, and since the aforementioned punk is 18, the headline will probably read, "Another child killed by gunfire!"

[This message has been edited by Gopher a 45 (edited April 05, 2000).]
 
Close one Bill.
Could have been worse - I dont think he would have actually headered into you - but had you been getting outta your car while he was coming out to get into his - could have had a personal confrontation rather than road rage.
You woulda won, but still...
Nasty situation all around.
 
:eek: Close one.

Maybe he was a rookie ATF agent on a sting operation?

I hope somebody got the licence plate number. Somebody with that much rage will most likely show up in the news later.
 
Bill, glad you're in one piece, and don't have to begin the real self-defense...in the American judicial system.
 
Frankly, I have a hard time believing your story because you imply that this hothead may have intended to use his vehicle as a weapon against you. The thing is, we all know from our enlightened politicians and media that only guns can be used as lethal weapons. And had he tried to hit you at full speed, you would have only exacerbated the situation by defending yourself with a firearm.

Face it, Bill Klinton would consider your death a small price to pay to further his socialistic aims.
 
What is scary is that the punk will probably find himself a blackmarket gun and next time in his rage kill someone therby causing more gun control advacotes to further reduce legal gunowners rights for the sake of the children.

I believe in Creation not evolution, but maybe this kid will wind up a recipient of the Darwin Awards without dragging legal gun owners down with him.

DaHaMac
 
This one had me shaking for quite a while....

I was hanging out at the local gun shop, kinda like an unofficial employee, on my day off from my 'regular' job. They liked to have company and I would help out around the store if needed. In exchange they would give me a better price on the next goodie I couldn't do without.

A week prior a gun shop across town had been robbed and the owner shot and killed when he opened up the shop. My shop owner, who was seldom there, and the regular employee who always was showed me the 'hot' guns in the shop. The employee was always carrying a .45 in his back pocket (he was a BIG guy!) I would bring my own 3" snubbie and keep it in my front pocket of my baggy pants.

This day a scruffy-looking guy comes into the shop. He looked around a while, then he asked 'Gary' (not his real name) the price of something or other. Gary is distracted looking the item up when Mr. Scruffy quickly pulled up his shirt and pulled out a small revolver from his waistband with the words 'I have a gun...'

I was standing about ten feet away at the time. My own snubbie cleared my pocket like greased lightning and I had a bead on the guy and had already started to put pressure on the trigger when Mr Scruffy realized that he made a BIG mistake by pulling the gun out that way. Mr Scruffy dropped his gun on the counter and turned white as a ghost when he saw the blur of motion to his side----me. Gary diffused the situation by saying to Mr Scruffy 'Now that was a pretty stupid thing to do!'

It turned out that Mr Scruffy had some old, cheap piece of junk that didn't even work anymore and he wanted to know if it was worth fixing. Gary, who was also the shop gunsmith, said that wasn't and to take it home, break it down into pieces and bash it with a sledge hammer to destroy it.

We told Mr Scruffy why I acted the way I did and what happened at the other shop across town. As a parting admonishment, that for his own health, '...don't carry a gun into a gunshop like that again. Next time use an old sock or anything to carry the gun in. Don't stuff it in your waistband!'

After Mr scruffy had gone Gary thanked me for my quick reflexes. He said that next time (God, do you mean there will be a next time!?) I should just rack the slide on the pump shotgun and don't point it at the 'customer' unless I'm sure something is going down.

I sat shaking for at least an hour afterwards!

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Remember, just because you are not paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you!
 
yeah that adrenaline dump is something else......I was doing the same as you at my favorite gun shop in nashville when a shooter came up from the basement range and she points the revolver at me accross the counter and says it dosent work,,,,,,,it took me a while to calm down too....fubsy.
 
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