"What do you have THAT for?"... From a VETERAN!?

[bogey1]

Too much agent orange...

[Shodan]

I'll always give them the benefit of the doubt, at first. But just because you're a vet, senior citizen, handicapped, etc., doesn't preclude you from being an asshole.

[Boots_DE]

Are you sure this man was a Vet, veitnam hats are a dime a dozen at any military surplus store...

That's what I was thinking... stolen valor.

Too many times losers will just dress the part of someone they wish they could have been.

Or, maybe he's just watched too much of the liberal Legacy Media (once known as the "Main Stream Media").

[EandGWZ]

Discouraging but you handled yourself well.

[JStem1283]

Dont forget he could be a Drafted Vet, who would have never even thought of enlisting under his own free will.

Either way, you handled yourself well. He also expressed his opinion in what seems to be a professional manner, regardless of how we see it.

[Keith A]

Being a vet doesn't mean you can't be an A-Hole, I know all about this I am an A-hole goverment trained. Just becuase someone carried weapons in the service doesn't mean he/she can't dislike them. Also anyone that served is considered a vet, even some of the most dispicable morons in the world. Wioth all the great Veterans out there we have douchbags as well.

Being in the military myself, I feel the ratio of d-bags to non-d-bags isn't much different than in the civilian population. Also, some soldiers are great people when in uniform, and complete shitheads when not in uniform.

[Shodan]

He also expressed his opinion in what seems to be a professional manner, regardless of how we see it.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I'd rather them not creep up behind me and give it to me unsolicited.

[libra8]

I had almost the same thing happen to me at Wawa on street rd.

Older guy - You shouldn't be carrying a gun

ME - My grandfather lived to be 96 years old.

Older guy - Did he carry a gun?

Me - Nope he minded his own business.

He got a really pissed off look on his face and I walked away.

LOL rep sent.

[BernieP]

I had 2 uncles that saw a lot of actio in WW2. One became an avid hunter and outdoors man avid gun collector, the other never owned or touched a fire arm ever again. Both were great men. Just different.

Bernie P

[Statkowski]

I spent a year and a half in Vietnam. Handled more bodies than I care to remember. Spent another twenty years in the Army, at least seven of them on General Staff.

You want to CC or OC? Go for it.

You don't want to carry at all? Go for it.

Me? I generally OC, but it's wintertime so I'll wear something warm.

Others? Well, that's up to them.