mtbinva
Regular Member
OK, this is my 1st real post on this forum. SO since this situation occurred in Ohio, I wanted your opinion on what would you have done? This situation happened a year ago.
I was leaving the Kroger in Mansfield heading toward Lexington. It was a Saturday night approximately 7-8 in the evening. I made a right turn and was accelerating to the speed limit. The left lane was ending, and a smaller vehicle began to accelerate to the point of cutting me off. I decelerated, as well as the car, not allowing me in. I accelerated and so did the car, still not being able to get over. I accelerated considerably more aggressively to get over at which point the car did the same and this time passed me almost clipping my bumper. I flashed my light and honked the horn. I promise no gestures on my part. As a matter of fact, my girlfriend was on the phone to the police.
After flashing the lights, he stopped in the middle of the road and got out of his vehicle with an object in his hand. He gave me the finger and threw a bottle at my truck. I was about to get out of my truck when he took off. We followed him all the while being on the phone with LE, who pulled him over in Lexington. LE did not have jurisdiction since the occurrence took place in Mansfield.
LE did state to the other driver “What if he had a gun? You could have been shot.”
Question, what would YOU have done, not knowing what was in his hand? Erratic behavior? With Girlfriend in car? There were no exit points at the time for me to have spun the vehicle around.
I do have a couple of weapons, and I DO open carry. The question I ask myself is, had I had my Glock 27 on me, would I have fired? Would I have warned him first? There was enough distance between us for me to have done that. SO, what would you have done? Had I fired the weapon, what would the law have done? Had I shot this crazy dude, what would the law have done? I did have two adults in the car that witness the event.
This is a weapon specific question. This is a serious question so; ALL comments are welcome, negative or otherwise.
I was leaving the Kroger in Mansfield heading toward Lexington. It was a Saturday night approximately 7-8 in the evening. I made a right turn and was accelerating to the speed limit. The left lane was ending, and a smaller vehicle began to accelerate to the point of cutting me off. I decelerated, as well as the car, not allowing me in. I accelerated and so did the car, still not being able to get over. I accelerated considerably more aggressively to get over at which point the car did the same and this time passed me almost clipping my bumper. I flashed my light and honked the horn. I promise no gestures on my part. As a matter of fact, my girlfriend was on the phone to the police.
After flashing the lights, he stopped in the middle of the road and got out of his vehicle with an object in his hand. He gave me the finger and threw a bottle at my truck. I was about to get out of my truck when he took off. We followed him all the while being on the phone with LE, who pulled him over in Lexington. LE did not have jurisdiction since the occurrence took place in Mansfield.
LE did state to the other driver “What if he had a gun? You could have been shot.”
Question, what would YOU have done, not knowing what was in his hand? Erratic behavior? With Girlfriend in car? There were no exit points at the time for me to have spun the vehicle around.
I do have a couple of weapons, and I DO open carry. The question I ask myself is, had I had my Glock 27 on me, would I have fired? Would I have warned him first? There was enough distance between us for me to have done that. SO, what would you have done? Had I fired the weapon, what would the law have done? Had I shot this crazy dude, what would the law have done? I did have two adults in the car that witness the event.
This is a weapon specific question. This is a serious question so; ALL comments are welcome, negative or otherwise.