Hello, INGO!
As you can see, i'm still fairly new around here. I've been lurking the site for several months but i rarely post. I want to be more active in the community here so i thought i'd share a story on my first negative OC experience.
About two weeks ago i got my LTCH in the mail. it only took about three weeks with the L1 process and i was extremely excited to be able to carry and exercise my 2A rights. Around 5pm, my girlfriend and i were cruising around town and i noticed i needed to fuel up my car. I pull into a circle k station and proceed to fill up (thank god the super bowl is over and gas dropped down 50 cents). after my car was full and before we left the station, i decided to go inside to grab some snacks for movie night with my ol' lady.
i browse the aisles for a bit and grab a bag of my favorite snack, hot 'n spicy pork rinds and a bag of funyons for the misses. since that was all i was after i walk up front. the lady at the register was very nice, she had a bright smile and a plesent attitide (i dont think she had noticed my OC taurus PT1911). I handed over some cash for my snacks- and thats when i noticed a man had cut through the line that had formed behind me and stood very close to my right side. at this point i started to get a tad nervous. This guy was quite a bit bigger than i was, I'm only 5'8'' and he stood maybe half a foot taller than me and looked like a fairly strong guy. Just as i turn to look at this guy, he says "so, are you going to shoot up the place?". i didnt know what to do, before i could say anything the lady had said "Does he have a gun???"
at this point i was afraid of two things, getting the cops called on me for "man with a gun" or having this guy try and grab at my sidearm. The register girl didn't seem nervous, though. what i did might not have been the best idea, but i turned a little to the left so she could see my 1911 was firmly in its holster where it belongs and i simply said "yep, i've got my 1911 on my hip. i wouldn't worry, I'm licensed to carry". i grabed my change from her, shot the guy next to me one last look, and walked out of the store thankful that no more of a scene had been caused.
Im still new to carrying, so any tips on how to handle the situation better would be greatly appriciated. let me know what you think, INGO.
As you can see, i'm still fairly new around here. I've been lurking the site for several months but i rarely post. I want to be more active in the community here so i thought i'd share a story on my first negative OC experience.
About two weeks ago i got my LTCH in the mail. it only took about three weeks with the L1 process and i was extremely excited to be able to carry and exercise my 2A rights. Around 5pm, my girlfriend and i were cruising around town and i noticed i needed to fuel up my car. I pull into a circle k station and proceed to fill up (thank god the super bowl is over and gas dropped down 50 cents). after my car was full and before we left the station, i decided to go inside to grab some snacks for movie night with my ol' lady.
i browse the aisles for a bit and grab a bag of my favorite snack, hot 'n spicy pork rinds and a bag of funyons for the misses. since that was all i was after i walk up front. the lady at the register was very nice, she had a bright smile and a plesent attitide (i dont think she had noticed my OC taurus PT1911). I handed over some cash for my snacks- and thats when i noticed a man had cut through the line that had formed behind me and stood very close to my right side. at this point i started to get a tad nervous. This guy was quite a bit bigger than i was, I'm only 5'8'' and he stood maybe half a foot taller than me and looked like a fairly strong guy. Just as i turn to look at this guy, he says "so, are you going to shoot up the place?". i didnt know what to do, before i could say anything the lady had said "Does he have a gun???"
at this point i was afraid of two things, getting the cops called on me for "man with a gun" or having this guy try and grab at my sidearm. The register girl didn't seem nervous, though. what i did might not have been the best idea, but i turned a little to the left so she could see my 1911 was firmly in its holster where it belongs and i simply said "yep, i've got my 1911 on my hip. i wouldn't worry, I'm licensed to carry". i grabed my change from her, shot the guy next to me one last look, and walked out of the store thankful that no more of a scene had been caused.
Im still new to carrying, so any tips on how to handle the situation better would be greatly appriciated. let me know what you think, INGO.