357luvr
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I was talking to my dad tonight and he asked 'if I had my CHP my entire life, how many times would I have actually used my weapon?' That reminded me of something that happened when I was like 18 or 19. I was standing on a bridge when a truck sped by and beeped his horn as he passed. Me being a snotty little teenager at the time, I flipped the guy off. Almost immediately the guy driving the truck locked up his brakes, slid a matter of like 20 yards, pulled off the road (on the wrong side) cutting off an oncoming car, got out and started charging at me ready to beat my ass. I was in fear for my life and got in my car and sped off.
I called the cops and admitted that I flipped the guy off and was promptly told that in the eye's of the law, that was as good as making the first attacking blow. Since then, I've never flipped ANYONE off. lol My question is that if I hadn't have flipped the guy off and just waved at him or something and he reacted the same way, would I have been justified in pulling a gun on him? Let me repeat, I was in fear for my life! I was unarmed at the time and didn't even have so much as a tire iron in my car. I was just wondering what exactly has to happen for me to be justified in pulling a gun?
Don't worry about preaching about how it's absolutely critical to remain polite when carrying a gun. I already know that and would never flip somebody off or do anything like that now a days, especially while carrying a gun.
I was talking to my dad tonight and he asked 'if I had my CHP my entire life, how many times would I have actually used my weapon?' That reminded me of something that happened when I was like 18 or 19. I was standing on a bridge when a truck sped by and beeped his horn as he passed. Me being a snotty little teenager at the time, I flipped the guy off. Almost immediately the guy driving the truck locked up his brakes, slid a matter of like 20 yards, pulled off the road (on the wrong side) cutting off an oncoming car, got out and started charging at me ready to beat my ass. I was in fear for my life and got in my car and sped off.
I called the cops and admitted that I flipped the guy off and was promptly told that in the eye's of the law, that was as good as making the first attacking blow. Since then, I've never flipped ANYONE off. lol My question is that if I hadn't have flipped the guy off and just waved at him or something and he reacted the same way, would I have been justified in pulling a gun on him? Let me repeat, I was in fear for my life! I was unarmed at the time and didn't even have so much as a tire iron in my car. I was just wondering what exactly has to happen for me to be justified in pulling a gun?
Don't worry about preaching about how it's absolutely critical to remain polite when carrying a gun. I already know that and would never flip somebody off or do anything like that now a days, especially while carrying a gun.