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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:16:19 PM EDT
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Watching that video of the officer shooting himself reminds me of a true saying:
The two loudest sounds in the world are a click when you thought you'd hear a BANG, and a BANG when you thought you'd hear a click. ALWAYS follow those 4 rules. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:16:31 PM EDT
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I had a similar encounter last summer at a lgs on the outskirts of Atlanta-- Walked in, and was standing at the end of the gun counter, and then..... BOOOOOOM!!!! It was a bit disorienting, so it took a full two seconds or so to notice that one of the employees behind the counter had a AR SBR in his hands, still pointed in my general direction, and his eyes were as big as saucers. Found the bullet hole right above my head. The manager came out, and asked me "How much to buy your silence?", while another employee grabs me by the shoulders and proclaims "GOD IS WITH YOU!!!". I just turned around and left. Dunno if they fired the moron who was playing with a loaded rifle, but I suspect not. My ears are still ringing from the experience. A permanent gift they gave me. And? How much did you charge them for your silence? Mine would not have come cheaply. 
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:16:51 PM EDT
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NAME OF THE SHOP?  Let me call the owner tomorrow and see what he says. Stay tuned. Safe thread?? One minute, bastard ZING! Ban the OP! Zing+2 |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:18:57 PM EDT
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I like how my LGS will direct customers where to point the guns to see the sights and test the trigger. Always in a safe direction.
I've been in many gun stores where muzzle sweeping the clientele to "feel out" a gun is a normal and regular activity. Fuck that shit. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:20:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You're missing the point. If you shop at a busy gun store regularly, it is inevitable that someone will point a gun at you. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: In a busy store it's impossible to avoid being a target sometimes. You're missing the point. If you shop at a busy gun store regularly, it is inevitable that someone will point a gun at you. And yea shop employees should remind all customers to point only in a safe direction. So no, being busy isn't really an excuse for responsibility. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:21:57 PM EDT
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You are missing the point. It was a shop employee that did it, on purpose apparently. That is the whole point and nothing else. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In a busy store it's impossible to avoid being a target sometimes. You're missing the point. If you shop at a busy gun store regularly, it is inevitable that someone will point a gun at you. Yep did it on purpose then made fun of his victim...he should have gotten the snot kicked out of him. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:28:06 PM EDT
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It's gotten to the point that I don't even go into gun stores anymore if I don't need something.
I am seriously tired of being muzzle swept 87 times by the time I make it out the door. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:28:57 PM EDT
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Why should we care if your not going to tell us the name of the store, and if you really cared you should have told the world via here and social media what douches they were at this store. I agree. OP has a duty to warn fellow gun owners in my opinion. Not the kind of place I'd want to visit. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:31:58 PM EDT
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I would have asked to see the closest pistol . Then I would have turned around cocked it, pointing it right at the asshole and pulled the trigger. Then laughing say it wasn't loaded....
see how that stupid mother fucker liked it! I don't care where I am, somebody points a firearm at me and we're having words! There's absolutely no fucking excuse. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:32:49 PM EDT
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Never happened to me in a gun store, but i did spy a teenager draw a bead on my young family across the church parking lot as i escorted them from the car for an evening service, years ago.
I am a very peaceful sort, to a point. I could not tell which of the four in the group it was, but i beelined to them as soon as i gotthe girls inside. Tunnel vision mad. All the prayers in that church could not have washed away the verbal sin i let loose. Don't know what I'd do getting aimed at in a store. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:33:56 PM EDT
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Never mind the store!! The OP is too friggin scared of his shadow to let us even know what frigging state he's from.
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:35:17 PM EDT
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I would have asked to see the closest pistol . Then I would have turned around cocked it, pointing it right at the asshole and pulled the trigger. Then laughing say it wasn't loaded.... see how that stupid mother fucker liked it! I don't care where I am, somebody points a firearm at me and we're having words! There's absolutely no fucking excuse. That is fucking delicious! |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:35:54 PM EDT
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Not going the way OP planned.
Not getting the sympathetic ear he had hoped for, without naming the shop. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:35:58 PM EDT
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I had a similar encounter last summer at a lgs on the outskirts of Atlanta-- Walked in, and was standing at the end of the gun counter, and then..... BOOOOOOM!!!! It was a bit disorienting, so it took a full two seconds or so to notice that one of the employees behind the counter had a AR SBR in his hands, still pointed in my general direction, and his eyes were as big as saucers. Found the bullet hole right above my head. The manager came out, and asked me "How much to buy your silence?", while another employee grabs me by the shoulders and proclaims "GOD IS WITH YOU!!!". I just turned around and left. Dunno if they fired the moron who was playing with a loaded rifle, but I suspect not. My ears are still ringing from the experience. A permanent gift they gave me. WTF |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:41:33 PM EDT
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In a busy store it's impossible to avoid being a target sometimes. Seriously, I've handled many guns in crowded Cabelas and sportsmans wearhouses. Never once had I been forced to point a gun at someone. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:42:12 PM EDT
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I would have asked to see the closest pistol . Then I would have turned around cocked it, pointing it right at the asshole and pulled the trigger. Then laughing say it wasn't loaded.... see how that stupid mother fucker liked it! I don't care where I am, somebody points a firearm at me and we're having words! There's absolutely no fucking excuse. I Thought the same thing, or just rip into the idiot who has a fucking pistol laser on me like never before. |
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:45:08 PM EDT
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I've seen the same thing happen at more gun shows than I care to think about.
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Posted: 7/28/2016 11:52:54 PM EDT
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I Thought the same thing, or just rip into the idiot who has a fucking pistol laser on me like never before. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I would have asked to see the closest pistol . Then I would have turned around cocked it, pointing it right at the asshole and pulled the trigger. Then laughing say it wasn't loaded.... see how that stupid mother fucker liked it! I don't care where I am, somebody points a firearm at me and we're having words! There's absolutely no fucking excuse. I Thought the same thing, or just rip into the idiot who has a fucking pistol laser on me like never before. I think I'd keep cocking and pulling the trigger as I walked towards him until I had it in his fucking face. Like this Me: Hey shitbird, got his attention Step/cock /point/click Me: Hey shit bird, is it still funny? Step/cock/point/click Me: Aren't you glad it's not loaded? Step/cock/point/click Until I had it in his face.....unless I was tackled by that point. Seriously though, how many people carry into a gun store? How do your know it's a gun from the store or a customer? That's why there's one fucking rule to cover every scenario. And anybody that thinks it's ok just because you're used to it best be prepared to have it shoved up your ass some day. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 12:02:28 AM EDT
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That's only because retards don't know what a ceiling is. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In a busy store it's impossible to avoid being a target sometimes. That's only because retards don't know what a ceiling is. Or floor, which is a superior area to be pointing weapons as the round isn't going to come down in a potentially occupied space. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 12:12:26 AM EDT
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Or floor, which is a superior area to be pointing weapons as the round isn't going to come down in a potentially occupied space. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In a busy store it's impossible to avoid being a target sometimes. That's only because retards don't know what a ceiling is. Or floor, which is a superior area to be pointing weapons as the round isn't going to come down in a potentially occupied space. Fair...however the point is simply, don't point weapons at people. Also...is it not universal to check the weapons chamber when receiving it from someone. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 12:17:39 AM EDT
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What the hell, in for the shop name should the OP ever reveal it.
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Posted: 7/29/2016 12:19:05 AM EDT
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How often do people get shot inside a gun store with a display gun?
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Posted: 7/29/2016 12:25:04 AM EDT
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Get over it.
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Posted: 7/29/2016 12:29:37 AM EDT
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I had a similar encounter last summer at a lgs on the outskirts of Atlanta-- Walked in, and was standing at the end of the gun counter, and then..... BOOOOOOM!!!! It was a bit disorienting, so it took a full two seconds or so to notice that one of the employees behind the counter had a AR SBR in his hands, still pointed in my general direction, and his eyes were as big as saucers. Found the bullet hole right above my head. The manager came out, and asked me "How much to buy your silence?", while another employee grabs me by the shoulders and proclaims "GOD IS WITH YOU!!!". I just turned around and left. Dunno if they fired the moron who was playing with a loaded rifle, but I suspect not. My ears are still ringing from the experience. A permanent gift they gave me. Well, should've taken some cash then. 
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Posted: 7/29/2016 12:36:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Let me call the owner tomorrow and see what he says. Stay tuned. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: NAME OF THE SHOP? Let me call the owner tomorrow and see what he says. Stay tuned. What, do you think he's going to fire the guy (unless he IS the guy) on the word of a random caller and then the shop will be all nice and safe for the rest of us?? Tell us the name. Why in the world do people feel like they have to protect douchebags? |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 12:39:55 AM EDT
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OP is probably full of shit.
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Posted: 7/29/2016 12:54:47 AM EDT
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This (getting swept) happens all the time at gun shows. You get used to it, or you stop going to gun shows.
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Posted: 7/29/2016 12:55:11 AM EDT
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The phone call isn't going to do shit.
"One of five guys in your store pointed a gun at me". "Which one? What's his name?" "I dunno, tall with dark hair" "Thanks for calling." |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:00:00 AM EDT
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You don't know scared till you have an oblivious Afghan muzzle sweeping you repeatedly with a .308 in an unknown condition and you can't really do anything about it.
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:03:25 AM EDT
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OP won't name the shop until he speaks to the owner? WTF?
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:06:56 AM EDT
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OP is a cocktease. Almost as bad as the "BREAKING" trolls.
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:07:59 AM EDT
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You don't know scared till you have an oblivious Afghan muzzle sweeping you repeatedly with a .308 in an unknown condition and you can't really do anything about it. What is an oblivious Afghan doing with a .308 in the first place?
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:11:05 AM EDT
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I've seen the same thing happen at more gun shows than I care to think about. Several years ago, I was walking down an aisle at a gun show, heard some idiot making machinegun noises, and looked toward the sound to see a rifle pointed at my head. Doofus was demonstrating how to fire the rifle with the stock folded, as part of his sales pitch to a customer. It was the tables with guns that smelled faintly of smoke, from the gun store in Smyrna (the locals will know which store, from that description). Bought my first handgun from that store, something like 30 years ago. At that moment, I decided I would never again set foot in that store (if they rebuilt it after the fire). |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:12:33 AM EDT
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Seven hours later no return call or message. What's the hive think? Call this store until the owner talks to me? Request that they fire this idiot? The lack of safety obviously bothers me but it makes it worse that he was showing a customer his poor safety. They don't give a flying fuck about what you have to say. This right here, owner doesn't give a shit. You would have been better served to gone off on the idiot. Start yelling at him, "WTF are you doing pointing a gun at me? Have you never taken any firearms safety courses? How can you work in a gunshop and not no the basic rules of firearms safety?" This would have embarrassed the employee and most likely attracted a lot of attention to him and maybe brought out the owner. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:14:25 AM EDT
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It was the store owner.
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:16:32 AM EDT
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This (getting swept) happens all the time at gun shows. You get used to it, or you stop going to gun shows. Go read the OP again. He didn't get swept. They were putting da beamz on him for target practice and then made a joke about it being unloaded. I'd be livid too. Tell us the name of the shop. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:16:57 AM EDT
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I would be pissed, but I would chalk it up to "not my problem." Once I was safely out of the store, I would t bother to keep calling but that's just me. Pretty much this. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:19:26 AM EDT
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File a report with the Police for Aggravated Assault?
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:20:48 AM EDT
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"Yelp". Post the time/date and what happened. You'd be surprised how powerful that is. Yelp ratings comes up, almost always, with google searches of any business.
But yeah.. kind of pointless to post this (OP's) story here if you're not going to release the store name. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:25:42 AM EDT
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What is an oblivious Afghan doing with a .308 in the first place? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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You don't know scared till you have an oblivious Afghan muzzle sweeping you repeatedly with a .308 in an unknown condition and you can't really do anything about it. What is an oblivious Afghan doing with a .308 in the first place? Being shown the rifle by someone who should give a fuck if he proceeds to muzzle sweep everyone in the vicinity with it, but didn't stop him. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:25:53 AM EDT
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I have found that many former Air Softers have that problem. They usually display a total lack of muzzle control discipline.
And, when I point it out, they "fluff it off" as if I'm to blame. Aloha, Mark |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:25:55 AM EDT
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I would a judy-chopped him. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:27:34 AM EDT
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Smells like testosterone and bullshit up in here tonight with all the chest thumping, ass kickings that would be dished out or better yet, the draw downs and so called justified self defense shootings that would occure if it happened to the tough guys on here. hahaha
I've been muzzle swept before in gun shops and I've always been polite and brought it to their attention saying something to the effect of, "You should always be careful where you point the muzzle, safety first." People would smile and apologize because many check the chamber and then get careless with the muzzle since they know it's empty and others don't check but make the rookie mistake of assuming it's empty because it's a new gun. People make mistakes, especially people unlike many on this board because not everyone is a gun nut like we are. I wouldn't have been pissed, I'd have just mentioned to the guy about being safe even with an unloaded firearm. I wouldn't have verbally abused him, kicked his ass or tried to get him fired. People make mistakes and yes at times it could be a deadly mistake but 99.9% of the time, the mistake is made with an empty gun. It's easier to be polite and educate people than to be an asshole because people never listen to a screaming asshole. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:29:14 AM EDT
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why didn't you just return fire?
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:30:00 AM EDT
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Store doesn't care. That stuff doesn't just happen once. Bet you a dollar it has happened before.
Have no idea why OP wont name the shop 
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:35:10 AM EDT
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Who cares about the owner? You are content to let others have this same treatment? This response makes no sense at all. You feel enough bitterness to post about your experience, expect others to agree with you? Yet you are not compelled to let others know what to expect should they enter this store? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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NAME OF THE SHOP? Let me call the owner tomorrow and see what he says. Stay tuned. You feel enough bitterness to post about your experience, expect others to agree with you? Yet you are not compelled to let others know what to expect should they enter this store? This. Bet OP never delivers on the name. People that would point guns at me are getting shot. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:39:18 AM EDT
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I had a similar encounter last summer at a lgs on the outskirts of Atlanta-- Walked in, and was standing at the end of the gun counter, and then..... BOOOOOOM!!!! It was a bit disorienting, so it took a full two seconds or so to notice that one of the employees behind the counter had a AR SBR in his hands, still pointed in my general direction, and his eyes were as big as saucers. Found the bullet hole right above my head. The manager came out, and asked me "How much to buy your silence?", while another employee grabs me by the shoulders and proclaims "GOD IS WITH YOU!!!". I just turned around and left. Dunno if they fired the moron who was playing with a loaded rifle, but I suspect not. My ears are still ringing from the experience. A permanent gift they gave me. WTF Seriously. I'd love to know what store this is. |
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:45:05 AM EDT
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I did that once the first time I picked up a rifle at the lgs. Damn near had my head taken off by my brother in law for it. Deserved it. You said your piece OP, if you feel you need to say more take a week off of work and picket in front of the building.
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Posted: 7/29/2016 1:46:07 AM EDT
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OP File a report with the police. What he did IS a criminal act.
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Posted: 7/29/2016 2:52:43 AM EDT
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So, OP is waiting, and if he is promised over the phone from states away that changes will be made, he will believe it and not reveal the name based on the word of someone who doesn't have the decency to return his call in any sort of timely manner.
OP has bigger problems than being muzzle swept. |
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