ShelbyGoat
09-07-2008, 09:07 AM
I was in the self-serve car wash bay and just got done rinsing down my car. As I was putting the watergun back in the hole a homeless guy walks up. The conversation goes like this:
HG=homeless guy
ME=me
HG: "You carrying a gun man!!"
me: "Yes, I am."
HG: "Who are you?!"
me: "A regular citizen just like you."
HG: "Well, don't shoot me."
me: "If you don't attack me, you have nothing to worry about."
The homeless guy then moves to the next garbage can out of site. I run the car down the road and come back to vaccum it out adn he is talking some another guy putting some tire shine on his wheels, trying to get money or handouts. I go about my business working on my car, make small talk with the guy cleaning his car, and go about my day.
This incident has gave me a bit of confidence that some types of bad guys don't want to mess with someone that is open carrying. Of course I know the disadvantages, as they have been said here before and I have read opencarry.org for many months.
Just figured I would share my experience with everyone.
HG=homeless guy
ME=me
HG: "You carrying a gun man!!"
me: "Yes, I am."
HG: "Who are you?!"
me: "A regular citizen just like you."
HG: "Well, don't shoot me."
me: "If you don't attack me, you have nothing to worry about."
The homeless guy then moves to the next garbage can out of site. I run the car down the road and come back to vaccum it out adn he is talking some another guy putting some tire shine on his wheels, trying to get money or handouts. I go about my business working on my car, make small talk with the guy cleaning his car, and go about my day.
This incident has gave me a bit of confidence that some types of bad guys don't want to mess with someone that is open carrying. Of course I know the disadvantages, as they have been said here before and I have read opencarry.org for many months.
Just figured I would share my experience with everyone.