Guys I was just debriefed on what happened to my friend and coworker this weekend.
He owns 5 acres of some wooded property that he regularly spends time hunting, cleaning, camping etc. on. This trip was for some mowing and some target practice. He stopped at the neighborhood convenience store for some gas for the mower. He visits often enough that he and the store owner are friends. As he is talking with the store owner (who is open carrying) a man walks in. The shop owner immediately unsnapped his holstered pistol. My coworker immediately looked to the bad guy who was now moving toward the back of the store. My coworker didn't notice anything and asked the shop owner what was going on. The shop owner responded that the guy looked very suspiciously at him actually making his skin crawl and he had never seen him before so he was going to be ready. My coworker told the shop owner that he was also armed and the shop owner responded ok good. My coworker moved off the front counter and just stood to the right of the counter about 3ft to the side of the checkout area. The man walks up to the counter and my coworker sees not one but two gun bulges in his back waistband. My coworker now removes his Glock 23 from its holster (appendix area) and waits. The bad guy reaches toward his back pocket as if to get his wallet and instead begins to lift his shirt exposing the gun and allowing the tips of his fingers to fondle the gun on the right side. My coworker takes a giant step forward and places the muzzle of his 23 against the back of the bad guys neck and calmly tells him not to do that. The bad guy complies. My coworker disarms him, handing the guns to the shop owner who is also drawn down on the bad guy. this is the part that will make half of you say thats smart and the other half say what He tells the bad guy to walk away. Cops are called, guns are taken for evidence, permits are checked and adda boys handed out. Don't know if the suspect has been caught yet or not. Firearms were a 40 caliber of unknown type and a 1911 45acp of unknown maker. Both were loaded.
Chilling part is the bad guy was about to draw on a man who was open carrying. To me this means he was preparing for a shootout. My coworker has zero tactical experience and he felt it. Said he felt very unsure as to what to do. Thats why he let him go to end the threat. Had trouble sleeping last night as well.
He owns 5 acres of some wooded property that he regularly spends time hunting, cleaning, camping etc. on. This trip was for some mowing and some target practice. He stopped at the neighborhood convenience store for some gas for the mower. He visits often enough that he and the store owner are friends. As he is talking with the store owner (who is open carrying) a man walks in. The shop owner immediately unsnapped his holstered pistol. My coworker immediately looked to the bad guy who was now moving toward the back of the store. My coworker didn't notice anything and asked the shop owner what was going on. The shop owner responded that the guy looked very suspiciously at him actually making his skin crawl and he had never seen him before so he was going to be ready. My coworker told the shop owner that he was also armed and the shop owner responded ok good. My coworker moved off the front counter and just stood to the right of the counter about 3ft to the side of the checkout area. The man walks up to the counter and my coworker sees not one but two gun bulges in his back waistband. My coworker now removes his Glock 23 from its holster (appendix area) and waits. The bad guy reaches toward his back pocket as if to get his wallet and instead begins to lift his shirt exposing the gun and allowing the tips of his fingers to fondle the gun on the right side. My coworker takes a giant step forward and places the muzzle of his 23 against the back of the bad guys neck and calmly tells him not to do that. The bad guy complies. My coworker disarms him, handing the guns to the shop owner who is also drawn down on the bad guy. this is the part that will make half of you say thats smart and the other half say what He tells the bad guy to walk away. Cops are called, guns are taken for evidence, permits are checked and adda boys handed out. Don't know if the suspect has been caught yet or not. Firearms were a 40 caliber of unknown type and a 1911 45acp of unknown maker. Both were loaded.
Chilling part is the bad guy was about to draw on a man who was open carrying. To me this means he was preparing for a shootout. My coworker has zero tactical experience and he felt it. Said he felt very unsure as to what to do. Thats why he let him go to end the threat. Had trouble sleeping last night as well.