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he's got a gun, he's got a gun look!

ichigo

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What ever happened to being polite and discrete?




I needed some new arrows for the upcoming archery hunt and went to the MidvaleSportsman's Warehouse yesterday. They were lacking customer service which is irrelevant. I happened to be squatting down looking at the broad heads when some yahoo(customer), in a loud voice says, “he's got a gun, he's got a gun everyone, look”. I looked up in disgust to see if he was really talking about me and my XD. Sure enough he was looking at me smiling like he was trying to be my friend. I didn't think it was funny and he didn't get a smile in return. I kind of shook my head and went about my business.

It is common decency to not make personal comments about someone or their appearance. I put it in the same category as asking a fat woman if she is pregnant or are you a police officer because you have a gun. What if I was a police officer, would you give me a cookie or a high five? Why are people so curious and disrespectful.

Thinking about that later I was glad I was in a hunting/outdoors store and not in a bank. In the wrong situation those kind of comments could very well place you at the wrong end of a gun. I'm trying to think of a way diffuse it or down play something like that in the future. The way people are it's going to happen again and I want to be prepared.
 

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Tactless that all I can think when I read this. As far as diffusing the situation you did the right thing IMO. Just ignore people like that and as far as being in a bank and something like that happening well I can just hope that never happens. Hopefully in that situation nothing would come of it, but I can see that as being a start to a very bad day. :banghead:
 

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I can't stand ignorant people... I would have been like: "hey if you don't want the cops here I suggest you not broadcast it to the world... I have a permit, it's perfectly legal" (even ifI didn't have a permit it's still legal). or maybe "yeah i do have one and now you're under arrest" and see what they say (j/k).

I wonder how old this person was? When ever I've heard something like this in a store it's usually in a whisper, quite voice & almost always its a kid who's tugging on his mom or dad's shirt and saying he has a gun or is that a real gun? or some people who are ignorant whispering I can't believe he's carrying a gun...
 

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You handled that in a good way, I would have done either nothing and went about my business or I would have been as equally as loud and said something I would have that I shouldn't have. :cuss::lol:
 

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bmeldrum wrote:
I can't stand ignorant people... I would have been like: "hey if you don't want the cops here I suggest you not broadcast it to the world... I have a permit, it's perfectly legal" (even ifI didn't have a permit it's still legal). or maybe "yeah i do have one and now you're under arrest" and see what they say (j/k).

I wonder how old this person was? When ever I've heard something like this in a store it's usually in a whisper, quite voice & almost always its a kid who's tugging on his mom or dad's shirt and saying he has a gun or is that a real gun? or some people who are ignorant whispering I can't believe he's carrying a gun...
He was in his early 30's so he should've known better.
 

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Bennelli wrote:
You handled that in a good way, I would have done either nothing and went about my business or I would have been as equally as loud and said something I would have that I shouldn't have. :cuss::lol:
That's a good point: you'd probably get kicked out for saying "mind your own F$@*ing business"
:cuss:
 

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I would have responded equally obnoxiously and loudly, "Hey look everyone! There's an idiot!!" and pointed back at the guy. :) lol

Kevin
 

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To me him yelling, "He's got a gun, he's got a gun! Look!" is inciting mayhem or a riot or disturbing the peace on his end. What if everyone had started running out screaming and then all of a sudden SWAT is called in on you? That person that thought he was being "funny" just disrupted everyone going about their normal day. Common sense people!
 

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or there's a bomb...

*have you seen Dumb & Dumber? It reminds me of the dream sequence at the end whereLloyd is pretending to shoot the husband: someone yells:"he's got a gun" and he's shooting & saying "die"... (love that movie, classic) "harry you're alive & you're a horrible shot" "what if he shot you in the face?"
 

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Somthing like this happend to me awhile back when I first started carying. I was in my local gas station buying some hotdogs. I know the owner of the store. This man walks in and sees my gun and stops in his tracks. Puts his hands up in the air and starts saying very loudley "don't shoot, don't shoot". I don't know if because he was black he thought it was funny but I was not very happy. The store owner told him to shut up and put his hands down. He then asked me if I was a cop and how can I carry my gun like that. Well that started me talking and telling him how Utah works. I guess he was not from our state and was just passing throu. Any way it's not very fun when some one over reacts to a gun. You want to just slap them ans say "pull your self togather man"
 

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sirged wrote:
Like yelling fire in a full theater
That is exactly what I was thinking. What a great way to cause panic. Doing that makes it sound as if someone is waving a gun around or something. What a jackass.
 

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ichigo wrote:
“he's got a gun, he's got a gun everyone, look”.
Call the police right away. Report the individual to LEO, after all that's the same as yelling "fire" in a crowded theater, it should be illegal for the DIP--it to yell that. He should get a disorderly conduct ticket or something for trying to insight...
 

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ichigo wrote:
some yahoo(customer), in a loud voice says, “he's got a gun, he's got a gun everyone, look”. I looked up in disgust to see if he was really talking about me and my XD. Sure enough he was looking at me smiling like he was trying to be my friend. I didn't think it was funny and he didn't get a smile in return. I kind of shook my head and went about my business..
"Sir, do you know that is like yelling 'fire' in a crowded theater? Not to mention, it is rude?"
 
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