really? marine usa, I dont know where you live, but where I live there's no drive by shootings, there's no gang members sitting on every corner selling dope, there's no gunfire heard at night. and I dont carry a weapon with me because I dont feel unsafe going outside to the store. the only time I have felt threatened by anybody in a long time is when that officer put his hand on his gun. and my only crime was to stop at the store to buy a beer. I didnt give the officer a mean look, I actually looked at him and smiled while looking at him in the eye. which is what I do to everybody. I say hi or smile as I feel it's the right thing to do with strangers.
and you marineusa, you better stop thinking you are still in afghanistan as you are not. you are the paranoid one who thinks behind every door there's a bad guy. and specially should stop putting your hand on your weapon like you do, because there's only two reason you do it. either to intimidate or you think everybody is out to get you. because to be honest if I was carrying my gun and I saw somebody looking at me while putting his hand on his weapon, I am gonna reach for mine as my thought would be he's damn crazy and I am not sure if he's gonna pull it out or not, but I would rather be safe and shoot. and I would be justified as all I need to say is he was reaching for his weapon and I have no idea why.
and dont give me that bs that you just have your hand there resting, as here in the usa that is considered a threatening move. and you are dreaming if you think a police officer that you dont know is just gonna walk out to you and talk about women and guns if you look at him while putting your hand on your weapon.
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I'm not paranoid. Matter of fact, were you part of the group talking about how the cops should not have shot the guy even though he opened the door with one pointed at them? You got freaked over a guy just TOUCHING his....how do you think those cops felt with one pointed out that door? If I was paranoid, I wouldn't want anyone to own a gun. Ever. I carry because I go to the range at random and it's a deterrent. Just because I carry doesn't mean I'm paranoid. (I'm assuming that's why you think I'm paranoid.)
I'm a Marine. I am afraid of
no man.....unless he is a Gunnery Sergeant....or a First Sergeant, at which point I avoid them at all costs.
You would honestly put your hand on your gun because a cop put his hand on his? THAT is paranoid.
I want everyone to see that. I bolded, underlined and italicized that just so everyone can see that. I want them to see YOU calling ME paranoid, yet saying you would get ready to draw your weapon on a cop because he rested his hand on his weapon. If ANYONE is paranoid here, it's you bud.
I don't consider it a threat. I and several of my friends have a habit of resting our hands on our sidearm. If he had unhooked it and began a slow or quick upward motion (would mean he is drawing it), then yes it would have been threatening, however; the man was just being cautious. You never know if he had been shot on duty before, he may have been mugged at some point in his life, there are countless variables but instead of thinking outside the box you refuse to see anything but YOUR way no matter WHAT logic is put in front of you.
I was expecting a battle of wits but you seem to have come unarmed and therefore I must step away from this argument literally laughing and feeling pity for you and how closed minded you seem to be.
