Motorist draws gun at 'Grey Poupon' question

[nola_]

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=3834288

 

[Manimal]

*sigh*, another great representative.

I drive with my windows down, don't use AC unless I'm on a date. Last week a couple of young college kids, ones name was 'Camp', were next to me at a red light when Camp asked me to High Five him, I refused and he said "You don't trust me?"...I told him, "I don't trust anyone"...and he kept talking to me, was drunk, being friendly, and was cool...he asked me again to high five him, I refused, but I gave him daps (touched fists). I had my gun in the holster next to me, my hand on it, but I wasn't about to draw on him, even though I was a bit nervous from his energy.

I'm wondering if the teens taunted him and are collaboratively lying about the scene...

 

[CEHollier]

There may be more to the story. As a general rule it's not too smart to "joke" with people in traffic because of incidents like this.

 

[LACamper]

I'd bet there was more. Gunman probably cursed them out, they cursed back, escalation, they pick up a tire iron, bat, whatever, he pulls gun...

 

[Akajun]

DId you see the "gunmans" name. He is proably from Eastern Europe and had never heard of Grey Poupon. May have thought they were trying something.

 

[LouisianaCarry]

Boy, I sure am glad the media made an issue out of him having a CHP.

His CHP had nothing to do with it- he was in hi own vehicle, and could have had a gun wherever he wanted it, regardless of his permit.

 

[bigdaddyb]

Oh, of course!!

It's not even a CHL issue. Just further proof that the facts don't matter. Agendas only. Form over substance. They pump it out and the sheeple devour it gladly.

brianb

 

[gun_slinger2006]

If he had been NOPD he would have just been fired.

 

[Conceyted]

If he had been NOPD he would have just been fired.

Suspended for a week or two first... then fired.

 

[spanky]

Who's to say the guy even knew what the teens said? What did the teens look like and what were they driving? Too many unknowns. The dude could have really been in fear and drew as a reasonable reaction.

 

[Manimal]

but he had a gun, clearly he's a terrorist or killer.

 

[nola_]

i doubt "Vitaly" had any idea what they were talking about....

 

[penguin]

I'll take this on the funny side of the discussion:

Seriously, to see some punk kid's (I was one of those punk kids, BTW) face would have been priceless. Not saying that he was a 'punk' (he goes the non-funny) as it was just a joke, it still would be the most unexpected of results they could have imagined.

 

[Witiku]

Boy, I sure am glad the media made an issue out of him having a CHP.

His CHP had nothing to do with it- he was in hi own vehicle, and could have had a gun wherever he wanted it, regardless of his permit.

Actually the fact he had a permit was interesting. People with such permits are not usually the ones brandishing inaproprately. Not good for RKBA but newsworthy for the story.