Hypothetical question

Frank, I think for some reason the wording of your post made me realize what other people were saying that I had some how missed.

Thank you for the responses though everybody.
 
I knew bassists were the coolest ones. Guess what I play ;)

I felt bad because we were talking to him when it happened. We were talking about puppies and how nobody on the planet can not be happy when there are puppies involved. He came over the hill, hit the brakes, didn't hit them hard enough, and bumped the back of the other car.

I understand why the other guy would be angry. That's totally his right. It would even be his right to slip a pistol in his pocket if he was angry. I just started thinking, what if he had got mad and opened fire? That was the reason for this whole line of thinking. I'm definitely not chomping at the bit to go shooting anyone. I just decided to take that split second of gut-wrenching irrational fear I had and turn it into a learning experience.
 
In that situation, had I been open carrying, I would have taken gun and holster off before getting out of the car to talk to police.
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Good advice.

It has happened to me twice already. I remove my gun right when the accident happens. (I was conscious those 2 times)
 
I don't like the idea of leaving the gun in the car. It's in it's holster when I'm driving, and when I get out it stays there. If a cop inquires as to weapons, then I'll tell him about the gun and hand him my license, but until then I think it's best not to introduce it into the situation unnecessarily. My state has no "duty to inform" requirement unless the officer asks.

Another thing to consider is that leaving the gun in the car may be considered irresponsible or worse, especially if there are other people in the vehicle and none of them are licensed to conceal.

This is coming from a very easygoing person in a low-pressure area who has never had a collision, so take it for what it's worth.

Ivan
 
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