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July 10th, 2017, 10:12 AM #41
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July 10th, 2017, 10:12 AM #42
Re: Strange encounter at diner with family: what would you do?
Did you take the "gunfighter seat" at the table?
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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July 10th, 2017, 10:16 AM #43
Re: Strange encounter at diner with family: what would you do?
It's hard to make an assessment without seeing the man's body language and demeanor. It's a fact of life that some people are just more creepy than others. I wonder if his hands were visible would you not have been as heightened?
I think you did the right thing overall.
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July 10th, 2017, 10:20 AM #44
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July 10th, 2017, 10:38 AM #45Member
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Re: Strange encounter at diner with family: what would you do?
Situational awareness is a good thing till it starts to border on paranoia. Take note of the approaching person's body language. Rapid breathing, sweat on brow, unwillingness to make eye contact or tense body posture all are red flags. He may have noticed you when you came in merely because of his situational awareness. Now every situation is different and sounds like you handled it ok but I don't immediately think of my gun Everytime someone comes near me.
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July 10th, 2017, 10:53 AM #46
Re: Strange encounter at diner with family: what would you do?
Went out to dinner for my birthday 2 or 3 years ago - me, my folks, MIL, and Junior.K #1 (the cop). The older folks didn't even notice Junior and I seating them such that we got the gunfighter seats. Of course, we were both CC that day, and I'm fairly sure MIL had no idea I was carrying at all, but the single look between Junior and I as we sat them was sufficient to indicate to us both that we both knew exactly what we were doing. Fun stuff...
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July 10th, 2017, 11:09 AM #47Super Member
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Re: Strange encounter at diner with family: what would you do?
I wasn't trying to single you out. I don't normally carry and I almost never feel myself getting into such a defensive mindset. Mostly because around here nothing ever happens. I wondered if I did carry would it put me in a different mind set. Sort of how it seems that police are constantly on edge that your going to shoot them even though there is no reason to feel like that.
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July 10th, 2017, 11:11 AM #48
Re: Strange encounter at diner with family: what would you do?
Rules are written in the stone,
Break the rules and you get no bones,
all you get is ridicule, laughter,
and a trip to the house of pain.
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July 10th, 2017, 11:41 AM #49Banned
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Re: Strange encounter at diner with family: what would you do?
Paper "lunch bag" bag. I couldn't see the guy too well, but he appeared to be a full grown, white person. He was looking all around with the bag over his hand. Even the cop obviously got my drift. I'm not usually one to go around pulling alarms and claim the sky is falling. I generally mind my own business until something is made my business, and I don't like to involve Big Brother if I can help it. I really had a strong feeling that guy might have had a weapon. It didnt look right, and if there was some innocent person about to become a victim I wanted to prevent it.
Last edited by FJW; July 10th, 2017 at 11:46 AM.
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July 10th, 2017, 01:09 PM #50
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