sirtirithon
Regular Member
Well I was in a situation where I wish I'd been carrying, either concealed or open. I was involved in a car accident Thursday evening. I was crossing a north south arterial at a stop sign and a guy in a mercedes was doing about fifty headed south down the road and I miscalculated his speed never assuming a vehicle would be going that speed down a residential street (my mistake). Well he clipped the rear of my vehicle just as I finished crossing the road. I uttered the usual curses as I pulled over to exchange information. I quickly exited my vehicle and went over to make sure he was ok. I was met by several loud and obscene phrases and then he exited his vehicle violently and rushed over to me and threatened to punch me etc. I tried to calm him down but he refused and continued to yell threats and he was shaking with rage. I felt I could fairly easily defend myself if he did attack me but my fear was if he pulled a weapon. I was unarmed because I had just left work where I am not allowed to carry because of school grounds. I insisted that the cops be called and proceeded to do so........... meanwhile a witness showed up and took me aside saying he saw how fast the mercedes was going and he gave me his name and number. Well the police showed up after I argued with the 911 operator for a good five minutes. Seems they don't dispatch an officer unless someone is injured, traffic is being blocked, or you are being threatened. Long story short, I was ticketed for failure to yield although the officer was on my side and thought the guy was a complete moron. I'm going to court to contest the ticket due to his speeding and the fact I have a witness. Anyways, goes to show you never know when you will wish you had your gun on you.. better to be safe than sorry. My situation could have been a lot worse.
Sorry about no paragraphs I'm typing on a cell.
Sorry about no paragraphs I'm typing on a cell.