Metalhead47
Regular Member
Had an interesting contrast of encounters this weekend. Yesterday, I was at the Albertsons in Oak Harbor, and a lady in a scooter going past suddenly backs up & says "Excuse me, is that a gun? Why do you have one?" So I talked to her for a minute or two, gave her my "'cuz it's easier than carrying a cop (tried that for a while, but he was too heavy), for the same reason I always wear a seat belt, that no matter how much I try & keep out of trouble I cannot control the behavior of others" spiel. All in all a pleasant little chat, gave her a quick low down on open carry, etc, tho I doubt she went right out & bought a gun.
And then I just bumped into Adam Klein's mini-me here at the local Ace hardware. As I'm walking in I hear someone in the parking lot, "OMG does that guy have a gun??" Thought it was a woman at first. I head over to the bolt aisle & pick out what I need, and the person meanders around behind me for a better look, while keeping his distance, 'loud-mutters' "idiot," storms off. Still on 'ignore it till it becomes a threat mode' at this point. He asks the clerk for some help, picks out a few things in the same aisle, going out of his way to keep his distance as I go back & forth getting what I need. So finally he says "is that a real gun??" Now what would be the point of carrying a fake gun? "You have a permit for that??" Don't need a permit to open carry in WA, perfectly legal. "Well we'll have to change that!" Storms off again.
I just shake my head & keep minding my own business. Finally he tracks me down again a few minutes later in a different aisle, "So I have to ask you, do you feel threatened or something??" Now I try to lay down my "seatbelt" spiel, but he immediately cuts me off "hey that's not what I asked, do you feel threatened here at Ace?" Tried a few more times to have a rational discussion, every time he cuts me off or talks over me. Think he had a few too many lattes this morning or something. Finally he storms off again. As I'm leaving I see him standing in the parking lot eyeing the truck with the big "OBAMA SUCKS" sticker. Sure he had something to say about that too.
Oy.
And then I just bumped into Adam Klein's mini-me here at the local Ace hardware. As I'm walking in I hear someone in the parking lot, "OMG does that guy have a gun??" Thought it was a woman at first. I head over to the bolt aisle & pick out what I need, and the person meanders around behind me for a better look, while keeping his distance, 'loud-mutters' "idiot," storms off. Still on 'ignore it till it becomes a threat mode' at this point. He asks the clerk for some help, picks out a few things in the same aisle, going out of his way to keep his distance as I go back & forth getting what I need. So finally he says "is that a real gun??" Now what would be the point of carrying a fake gun? "You have a permit for that??" Don't need a permit to open carry in WA, perfectly legal. "Well we'll have to change that!" Storms off again.
I just shake my head & keep minding my own business. Finally he tracks me down again a few minutes later in a different aisle, "So I have to ask you, do you feel threatened or something??" Now I try to lay down my "seatbelt" spiel, but he immediately cuts me off "hey that's not what I asked, do you feel threatened here at Ace?" Tried a few more times to have a rational discussion, every time he cuts me off or talks over me. Think he had a few too many lattes this morning or something. Finally he storms off again. As I'm leaving I see him standing in the parking lot eyeing the truck with the big "OBAMA SUCKS" sticker. Sure he had something to say about that too.
Oy.