hardballer
Regular Member
Had a couple of LEO encounters to report.
Last week I was working in the shop putting together a holster and heard a gunshot. This was 10:30 at night so I was fairly alarmed. I exited on high alert, heart pound, as you might expect, with my holstered 1911 at my side and met a neighbor coming up my drive. He had heard the shot as well. We moved toward the road and started to walk carefully towards where the shot had come from when two Sheriff's officers came running up behind us. They had been nearby on another call.
One of the Officers said, “Hi Dave. Did you hear the shot” I said;” yep, it came from over there.” Pointing towards an adjacent property, He said,”thanks and they carefully headed off in that direction” Neighbor looks at me with a look of "I can't believe they didn't mention your gun."
What was good about this encounter was that both LEOs had seen my gun, never made a comment about it, just continued past and on to the investigation. Turns out a neighbor had fired his shotgun at a possum. A little inconsiderate at 10:30pm. Much quieter since the LEOs chatted with him.
Then today, I was shopping at a Kwik Trip when a Sheriff's squad and the local police cruiser pulled in to the gas pumps side by side and blocking traffic. The counter person asked me if they were here for me. She was kidding... I think she was kidding, anyway. I said "could be, I'll ask." So I walked out and said hello to both officers by name. They replied with; “Hey Dave” and we chatted a bit, I said “adios” walked to my truck parked on the street, loaded up and drove off. I did put my seat belt on.
Not bad, not bad at all...
Hardballer out!
Last week I was working in the shop putting together a holster and heard a gunshot. This was 10:30 at night so I was fairly alarmed. I exited on high alert, heart pound, as you might expect, with my holstered 1911 at my side and met a neighbor coming up my drive. He had heard the shot as well. We moved toward the road and started to walk carefully towards where the shot had come from when two Sheriff's officers came running up behind us. They had been nearby on another call.
One of the Officers said, “Hi Dave. Did you hear the shot” I said;” yep, it came from over there.” Pointing towards an adjacent property, He said,”thanks and they carefully headed off in that direction” Neighbor looks at me with a look of "I can't believe they didn't mention your gun."
What was good about this encounter was that both LEOs had seen my gun, never made a comment about it, just continued past and on to the investigation. Turns out a neighbor had fired his shotgun at a possum. A little inconsiderate at 10:30pm. Much quieter since the LEOs chatted with him.
Then today, I was shopping at a Kwik Trip when a Sheriff's squad and the local police cruiser pulled in to the gas pumps side by side and blocking traffic. The counter person asked me if they were here for me. She was kidding... I think she was kidding, anyway. I said "could be, I'll ask." So I walked out and said hello to both officers by name. They replied with; “Hey Dave” and we chatted a bit, I said “adios” walked to my truck parked on the street, loaded up and drove off. I did put my seat belt on.
Not bad, not bad at all...
Hardballer out!
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