Charles Paul Lincoln
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So I went to Cabela's this afternoon, thinking it was time for a new toy. I had been looking at Kahr pistols for those times when deep concealment is the only option. I was carrying my Officer's .45 as I normally do away from work.
I went with the PM40 -- such a nice little package for a hideaway. Anyway, as I'm standing at the cashier, a young guy about eight feet to my right asks to see a Ruger. The counter guy pulls it out, checks that it is clear, and then slams the slide home before handing it to the customer.
Thecustomer grabs the pistol and sweeps the muzzle past the counter guy's abdomen. :what:I flinch a bit, and am now moving toward condition orange. The guy starts playing with the pistol a bit, not really being careful where the muzzle is pointed -- I notice that it is pointed directly at the cashier. Everybody else seems oblivious to this fact.
Next, the customer actually looks down the muzzle and nobody says anything to him!:what: Then he sweeps it across me -- not once, but twice.:cuss::cuss::cuss: Now I am definitely condition orange! The second time, the counter guy notices me moving backward from the line of fire, and I tell him, "I don't appreciate being swept by a muzzle, whether I know the gun is loaded or not." He tells the customer that he is making me nervous, and take the gun from him. As the guy leaves, he apologizes, but it doesn't seem to really affect him much.
Maybe this is why some states require a safety course for a CPL?
The cashier told me, "It's a good thing you're not my friend. He would have drawn on the guy." Not me, but I'd like to give him just a little shot of pepper spray -- just to get his attention!
Sorry for the rant. . . anyway, yeah, I've got a new toy.:celebrate
So I went to Cabela's this afternoon, thinking it was time for a new toy. I had been looking at Kahr pistols for those times when deep concealment is the only option. I was carrying my Officer's .45 as I normally do away from work.
I went with the PM40 -- such a nice little package for a hideaway. Anyway, as I'm standing at the cashier, a young guy about eight feet to my right asks to see a Ruger. The counter guy pulls it out, checks that it is clear, and then slams the slide home before handing it to the customer.
Thecustomer grabs the pistol and sweeps the muzzle past the counter guy's abdomen. :what:I flinch a bit, and am now moving toward condition orange. The guy starts playing with the pistol a bit, not really being careful where the muzzle is pointed -- I notice that it is pointed directly at the cashier. Everybody else seems oblivious to this fact.
Next, the customer actually looks down the muzzle and nobody says anything to him!:what: Then he sweeps it across me -- not once, but twice.:cuss::cuss::cuss: Now I am definitely condition orange! The second time, the counter guy notices me moving backward from the line of fire, and I tell him, "I don't appreciate being swept by a muzzle, whether I know the gun is loaded or not." He tells the customer that he is making me nervous, and take the gun from him. As the guy leaves, he apologizes, but it doesn't seem to really affect him much.
Maybe this is why some states require a safety course for a CPL?
The cashier told me, "It's a good thing you're not my friend. He would have drawn on the guy." Not me, but I'd like to give him just a little shot of pepper spray -- just to get his attention!
Sorry for the rant. . . anyway, yeah, I've got a new toy.:celebrate