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Originally Posted by Plan9
And just to cover all the bases: acting like a dipshit, breaking the law, etc... isn't something most concealed weapon permit holders do on a regular basis. This is for three reasons: 1: they want to remain anonymous, 2: they don't want to get shot by a cop, 3: many holsters preclude doing cartwheels. It's also illegal for a concealed weapon permit holder to attempt to enforce the law. Their weapon is for self defense (or the defense of others, ha-ha) only.
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True.
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Comments like this make me think people either don't carry or shouldn't be carrying. A few rounds of Hogan's Alley on Nintendo shows who is the good guy and who is the bad guy in a confrontation. You don't react to the presence of a gun, you react to the person holding it. "Don't shoot the cop!"
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I still don't immediately recognize that guy as a police officer. Sure, the signs might seem obvious to you - haircut, etc., but to me it just looks like a angry man who just cut across my lane and almost made me go over the handlebars.
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Also: You've had armed Joe Citizens confront you over traffic violations? Do tell. My initial thought is, "Them motherfuckers need to get a hobby."
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No, but I've had people zoom past me, pull in front and lock up all four tires in their interpretation of a citizens 'pit stop' in order to get me to slow down. I've also had people try to run me off the road or weave lane to lane to prevent me from passing. I've (more than once) had a car swerve violently and intentionally into my lane as I was passing on my motorcycle in order to get me to slow down to their perception of a 'reasonable' speed. Maybe we just have a high percentage of road-rage drivers here, but I truly wouldn't be shocked to see someone do the maneuver in this video and then get out with a gun because I've somehow offended their sensibilities on the road. My father had his arm broken by a crowbar because he stopped for a yellow light and the driver behind him did not want to. If it weren't for experiences like this I probably wouldn't CCW on the motorcycle at all.