Kildars
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This isn't really an open carry incident as I wasn't harassed but I didn't have to draw.
Around 12:40 AM on 1 Jan 2009 my girlfriend and I went to Dicks Drive in on broadway, there were huge lines. Anyways, I was carrying my XD in my Serpa openly only my side. My GF noticed a suspicious man trying a key on multiple cars. He was suspiciously putting his key into the keyhole and looking around like he was checking for someone. It was very obvious that he either had a duplicate key or found some keys on the ground and was checking them.
I said, "Hey man, what you doing to my car?" (Even though it wasn't my car) and he points to an integra next to it and yells back, "This is your car, this is my car (pointing to the car he was trying to get in (a green ford focus))" I was like, "No, that's my car, why are u trying to get in it?" and he goes, "Hey buddy, who the **** are you?" and I was like "I think you're trying to steal the car." So he finally jimmies the passenger door open and I pick up my cell and dial 911, retreating back to the line. He closes the door and starts to walk towards me. Staring at me. This guy was prolly late 40's, early 50's and wearing a black leather jacket and needed a haircut. He looked a little bit homeless. He started to get closer to me and I shouted loudly, "Back off! Back off!" I had my left hand (strong side) on my phone so I didn't have it near my sidearm. He got within three feet of me and I said Back off one more time and he finally backed up a couple feet and was like, "Hey hey hey no need for police." and I was like "Sorry, I think you're stealing that car." He says, "****" then walks away, opens the passenger door and unlocks the driver side. Meanwhile I'm describing the car to the police and describing what he's doing. This guy goes, "Hey man, you have a gun, go stop him." Unfortunately I was not 100% certain he was stealing the car, more like 99% so I wasn't going to risk like drawing on him or anything as I would get in deep crap. So I basically told him I can only use my gun to protect life.
Anyways, I don't know what happened, the guy drove off and the police never came. I don't know what would have happened had I not had my pistol. A bunch of things were racing through my mind, "What if he has a weapon?" "What if he swings?" "When is the line do I draw?" "Is my GF okay?" I didn't even make a mention, or a gesture to my weapon though. I think having it though may have prevented a physical altercation.
Crazy.
This isn't really an open carry incident as I wasn't harassed but I didn't have to draw.
Around 12:40 AM on 1 Jan 2009 my girlfriend and I went to Dicks Drive in on broadway, there were huge lines. Anyways, I was carrying my XD in my Serpa openly only my side. My GF noticed a suspicious man trying a key on multiple cars. He was suspiciously putting his key into the keyhole and looking around like he was checking for someone. It was very obvious that he either had a duplicate key or found some keys on the ground and was checking them.
I said, "Hey man, what you doing to my car?" (Even though it wasn't my car) and he points to an integra next to it and yells back, "This is your car, this is my car (pointing to the car he was trying to get in (a green ford focus))" I was like, "No, that's my car, why are u trying to get in it?" and he goes, "Hey buddy, who the **** are you?" and I was like "I think you're trying to steal the car." So he finally jimmies the passenger door open and I pick up my cell and dial 911, retreating back to the line. He closes the door and starts to walk towards me. Staring at me. This guy was prolly late 40's, early 50's and wearing a black leather jacket and needed a haircut. He looked a little bit homeless. He started to get closer to me and I shouted loudly, "Back off! Back off!" I had my left hand (strong side) on my phone so I didn't have it near my sidearm. He got within three feet of me and I said Back off one more time and he finally backed up a couple feet and was like, "Hey hey hey no need for police." and I was like "Sorry, I think you're stealing that car." He says, "****" then walks away, opens the passenger door and unlocks the driver side. Meanwhile I'm describing the car to the police and describing what he's doing. This guy goes, "Hey man, you have a gun, go stop him." Unfortunately I was not 100% certain he was stealing the car, more like 99% so I wasn't going to risk like drawing on him or anything as I would get in deep crap. So I basically told him I can only use my gun to protect life.
Anyways, I don't know what happened, the guy drove off and the police never came. I don't know what would have happened had I not had my pistol. A bunch of things were racing through my mind, "What if he has a weapon?" "What if he swings?" "When is the line do I draw?" "Is my GF okay?" I didn't even make a mention, or a gesture to my weapon though. I think having it though may have prevented a physical altercation.
Crazy.