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Posted: 9/11/2010 7:46:58 AM EDT
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Quoted: I wonder if an intervention would work? Instead of one guy confronting a jerk, wouldn't 3 or 4 guys asking the guy to leave work better? It's less tempting to engage 3 or 4 guys than only one guy. That would be good, but most people won't step up like that. |
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Posted: 9/11/2010 7:49:40 AM EDT
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I have to reign in the wife when I'm carrying. She has a pretty smart mouth sometimes and I have to remind her that I'm packing and it's not smart to be a smart ass.
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Posted: 9/11/2010 7:51:43 AM EDT
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Quoted: Don't put yourself in those type of situations. +1 |
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Posted: 9/11/2010 7:54:16 AM EDT
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Don't put yourself in those type of situations. +1 If you are able to control all types of situations you will encounter in your life... why do you carry? |
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Posted: 9/11/2010 7:55:48 AM EDT
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Get a can of fox labs.   |
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Posted: 9/11/2010 8:05:50 AM EDT
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You did the right thing and confronted the guy since he was being a jerk. Just because you carry doesn't mean that you need to use it if you get into a altercation. Mano a mano sounded like what this situation needed. No threat on your life was indicated by the douche. No intention of using it or even drawing it over some drunk jerk. My main concern would be retention in a fist fight. There's no such thing as a fist fight when you're armed. If you're armed, every fight is a gunfight even if they don't know it yet. When you're carrying, you can't confront people like the OP did. What if the guy took offense and pulled a knife? Broke a bottle? Suddenly what you thought was a "fist fight" is deadly. Now you have to shoot him. What will witnesses say now? You walked up to him and started the confrontation, then shot him. That's not going to help your cause. |
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Posted: 9/11/2010 8:16:17 AM EDT
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This situation actually happened to me several years ago. I was carrying and not drinking. I went to a fairly large party my friends throw every year. Friend's roomate had invited some guy that was acting like an asshole. He was definitely drunk. He then started laying into the hostess with cursing and threats. I got up and told him it was time to go. And he sized me up and decided he would listen to my suggestion. If this had gone to blows here I am wearing a IWB holster with the only tension retention. Most fights end up on the ground if they continue for any length of time. I attempt to avoid confrontation of any kind while carrying but in this situation I interjected myself into the argument because it was the right thing to do. Tactically it probably was not the right thing to do in hindsight. If you carry a pistol in a public place, you should also carry pepper spray. |
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Posted: 9/11/2010 8:18:42 AM EDT
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Quoted: I'm the world's biggest wuss when I'm CCWing. You can step on my toe and I'll apologize. No point in buying the lawyer a house if something goes wrong.  This. Always think humility when CCW. |
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Posted: 9/11/2010 8:28:11 AM EDT
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Don't put yourself in those type of situations. +1 If you are able to control all types of situations you will encounter in your life... why do you carry? what they are saying is that they can not control everything...so they control what they can..... I do not go to most functions that allow alcohol to be served....I gave that up when I realized I did not want myself or family to wind up as a statistic..... either as a shooter or a victim.... as a LEO I had to go to many calls and a lot of them would never have happened if alcohol was not involved...the difference I guess would be social drinking responsibly vs binge drinking... (I am not saying alcohol should be illegal I like alcohol myself in the seclusion of my home with a small group of friends who act like grown-ups when they drink) |
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Posted: 9/11/2010 8:35:31 AM EDT
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How about having her either ask the douchebag to leave, or call the PD so they can witness her asking him to leave. I can see this situation arise: Douche hits you, you both go to the floor, you two fight over the gun and the douche gets shot. Police come over and find out that you had no authority to ask him to leave the party and did so w/o the consent of the property owner (your perception of aiding the owner does not constitute the authority to do so, and people get hinky when the PD shows up). Result: you're screwed, you are going to jail, you are losing your worldly possessions.......
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