HOKIEHUNTER
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Guys,
I'll start off by saying I'm not yet a CCW but I need to get my tail in gear. I have all the training, but my county circuit court is on the COMPLETE other side of the county from where i work... but enough with bad excuses...
I'm am one of those lucky guys that is dating most likely to marry a girl that is WAYYYYY over my head in terms of looks. haha. she is a very beautiful incredibly sweet girl with a genuine heart and is very loving. That said, she's not always the most observant person in the world and last night i noticed something that scared me. As she was leaving my apartment and i walked her to her car, we said goodnite and i shut her car door. in the process, my finger grazed over the doorlock and something didn't feel right. I kneeled down and looked, and it was obvious someone had tried to break into her car. I was immeaditely in high alert mode, and she didnt understand what had happened. well i told her it looked like someone tried to break in and i wanted to make sure the car was clear. well as it turned out someone had tried to break into her car... but it was almost 2 years ago and she had just never told me about it. evidently she went to see a late movie at the mall and her car was ALONE in the parking lot, she was by herself, and had just seen a horror movie. she said when she approached the car there was metal and plastic stuck in the door lock and shhe couldn't get the key in. It scared he crap out of her and now she no longer goes to the movies late at night without an escort (yours truely).
Well all this got me thinking last nite about how the heck i can keep her outta trouble. I never really realized how big of an A-hole most guys are until i starting dating her. She gets looked up and down all the time and just gets some really rude and crude remarks shouted at her all the time. when we get married she's gonna be familiar with all my guns and hopefully i can convince her to get a CCW, but that's just not really her personality at this time.
In the meantime there is one situation that really bother me. a lot of times I walk out to the car or leave her side for a minute and while she's alone even for a second, some guy will move in and hit on her. My biggest fear is I'll walk away for a few mins to get the car (or something similar) and when she comes walking out she'll be surrounded by a group of thugs harassing her and God-forbid physically touching her. I told her that if I'm ever around and see this that I am going to make a scene. If I'm in the truck I'll run right up on someone (not over them) or I'll shout and get up in their faces. If I have a CCW at the time I'll make it clear that it's on my hip and basically do ANYTHING to get all of them focused on me. I told her that if that situation ever arises that, while they're all looking at me she is to take off running as fast as she can towards people if possible, calling the police, and not to look back or worry about me until she is well out of harms way. I'm not the most physically imposing person in the world, but my Dodge Ram is and I have a booming voice when needed... not to mention I will have either a 1911 or .357 on my side in the near future......
Basically what I'm asking is did i give her sound advice or is there something you all would do differently? I'm not trying yo play hero and I hope to God to never be in that situation, but in the last few weeks guys just seem to be getting bolder and bolder in their actions and cruder in their remarks... it'd be great if we could premptively remove them from the gene pool before someone gets hurt, but basically i'm not going to stand by and let the person I love become the next news story... let me know what you guys think.
Hokie
I'll start off by saying I'm not yet a CCW but I need to get my tail in gear. I have all the training, but my county circuit court is on the COMPLETE other side of the county from where i work... but enough with bad excuses...
I'm am one of those lucky guys that is dating most likely to marry a girl that is WAYYYYY over my head in terms of looks. haha. she is a very beautiful incredibly sweet girl with a genuine heart and is very loving. That said, she's not always the most observant person in the world and last night i noticed something that scared me. As she was leaving my apartment and i walked her to her car, we said goodnite and i shut her car door. in the process, my finger grazed over the doorlock and something didn't feel right. I kneeled down and looked, and it was obvious someone had tried to break into her car. I was immeaditely in high alert mode, and she didnt understand what had happened. well i told her it looked like someone tried to break in and i wanted to make sure the car was clear. well as it turned out someone had tried to break into her car... but it was almost 2 years ago and she had just never told me about it. evidently she went to see a late movie at the mall and her car was ALONE in the parking lot, she was by herself, and had just seen a horror movie. she said when she approached the car there was metal and plastic stuck in the door lock and shhe couldn't get the key in. It scared he crap out of her and now she no longer goes to the movies late at night without an escort (yours truely).
Well all this got me thinking last nite about how the heck i can keep her outta trouble. I never really realized how big of an A-hole most guys are until i starting dating her. She gets looked up and down all the time and just gets some really rude and crude remarks shouted at her all the time. when we get married she's gonna be familiar with all my guns and hopefully i can convince her to get a CCW, but that's just not really her personality at this time.
In the meantime there is one situation that really bother me. a lot of times I walk out to the car or leave her side for a minute and while she's alone even for a second, some guy will move in and hit on her. My biggest fear is I'll walk away for a few mins to get the car (or something similar) and when she comes walking out she'll be surrounded by a group of thugs harassing her and God-forbid physically touching her. I told her that if I'm ever around and see this that I am going to make a scene. If I'm in the truck I'll run right up on someone (not over them) or I'll shout and get up in their faces. If I have a CCW at the time I'll make it clear that it's on my hip and basically do ANYTHING to get all of them focused on me. I told her that if that situation ever arises that, while they're all looking at me she is to take off running as fast as she can towards people if possible, calling the police, and not to look back or worry about me until she is well out of harms way. I'm not the most physically imposing person in the world, but my Dodge Ram is and I have a booming voice when needed... not to mention I will have either a 1911 or .357 on my side in the near future......
Basically what I'm asking is did i give her sound advice or is there something you all would do differently? I'm not trying yo play hero and I hope to God to never be in that situation, but in the last few weeks guys just seem to be getting bolder and bolder in their actions and cruder in their remarks... it'd be great if we could premptively remove them from the gene pool before someone gets hurt, but basically i'm not going to stand by and let the person I love become the next news story... let me know what you guys think.
Hokie