Is it possible to tell a story without sounding like Shakespeare lol.
If Shakespeare were the king of run-on sentences and.... whatever else is going on there.
OK so you know your big mouth nearly got you into a big time hassle with the cops, courts and prosecutors. You know you need to work on that. Great story. A very similar thing happened to me, only it was my friend who had the big mouth. I drew down on the two BGs but my friend, a true pugilist, engaged one and pretty much ruined his whole week while the other was too busy making sure I didn't shoot him. You got to tell the story, now next time make sure there's no story to tell! Frito knows where you work and what time you arrive. Be careful out there.
Forgive me, but headed to work is now "don't go stupid places"?
/shrug
Protect yourselves and be safe.
People violate that rule ALL THE TIME, but do so at their peril. Road rage 'participants', going to bars and nightclubs, pulling up at a store and getting a 'tingle' and going in anyway. WHY? You are telling me that being late to work one time is going to put your job in jeopardy?
If you sense it's a stupid place/person/thing, DO NOT go there. It's simple but oh, so hard to follow because, maybe, we crave excitement, or are just stupidly dense.
you pulled a gun but not a trigger?
I have never been in that situation but I was told by my crazy ccw instructor is if you have to draw and point, you shoot, no hesitation, no conversation.
Is that somehow a bad thing?
Like the other poster said - draw, aim, fire. If you feel that you are in a life or death situation why would you draw and NOT fire? The OP said he pulled his gun, aimed, and instead of shooting to stop the threat he "YELLED > One F'ing Move C Sucker And Your Dead, I Don't Give A S**t If You Got A Cell Phone In Your Pocket, Your Dead If You Try To Call Me With It." If you feel that your life is in danger, why would you spit all those words out instead of shooting? I'll tell you why, because his life was not in danger. Now (assuming this story is even true) the OP waved a gun around at some kids, they know where he works, what he drives, when he shows up to work, and that he carries a gun.
He didn't initiate the contact, the homie did. "WTF are you lookin at"
I don't think I would have answered the way the OP did, I probably would have said "I"m lookin at 3 kids about to get the cops called on them for vandalism", maybe started snapping photos with camera phone, and took it from there... if homie wanted to pull the whole "badass" routine and I was unable to quickly duck into my office, I most certainly would have handled the rest of the encounter as the OP did. If a guy comes at me aggressively while reaching for a weapon, whether he's' feigning or not is inconsequential to me, I"m feeling fear for my life and will respond accordingly. As others have stated, he certainly wasn't approaching for a group hug.