back to the reason for the thread...
ssmits said:
shopping at the mall and was asked many times if I was a cop.
I replied no I am OC and it is legal in WI.
I usually reply "no, I'm a citizen".
Give them a couple seconds to digest that, then continue, "open carry is legal in Wisconsin".
Often leads to conversations, almost always good.
a drunk man and woman cornered me and my family and yelled, "Are you a cop?"
Scary. No telling what a couple of drunks will do.
(Esp. women. Men are pretty straightforward.)
And if they'd already worked themselves up to approaching & yelling at a visibly armed person, I don't think it's much of a jump to them deciding to physically attack.
React forcefully to the threat, let your wife handle the kid(s).
Not that I advocate drawing on them, but face them squarely, don't take your eyes off them, speak clearly & forcefully (so they hear it clearly & so do other people) & tell them to go away, leave your family alone.
Assertive, not aggressive. Confident body language too.
Have one hand out showing "stop" (which also shows up well on video, & to people too far away to hear what's being said), with the phone in your weak hand, calling police, to report a couple of drunks acting threatening toward you. Be sure to mention there are kids being threatened.
Disorderly conduct, drunk & disorderly, public intoxication, disturbing the peace... what else can we come up with?
