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The wife and I were running errands tonight in my BRAND NEW Tacoma. Ive had it less than 3 weeks. As we pull out of the grocery store and on to a main, 6 lane road, I see the guy next to me swerving between lanes like hes deciding where to go. Slow down for a stop light, look in rearview......holy **** those headlights are coming awfully fast........BANG.......
I get out and get to my rear bumper, now crumpled. I look at the driver and scream "THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR".....and then, remembering Ive got a gun on my hip, walk back to front of my car to calm down. After a few minutes, I go back to this guy and ask for his insurance cards.....he doesn't have them...at this point I had to make a conscience decision to either further engage this guy for personal information or walk away and wait for the cops.
I walked away. Let me tell you, I was on the verge of tears. This truck is the nicest thing Ive EVER owned. Im 42 and its my FIRST new car and my biggest purchase ever. Im SO proud of my new car...and because of one careless *******, Im going to need body work, time off work, insurance phone calls and all sorts of aggravation. I wanted to scream at this guy and go batshit on him for being such a careless idiot.....but the gun on my hip just said "dont escalate this situation". Stay calm.
If I wasnt carrying tonight, Im pretty sure Id have started screaming at this guy and lost my temper. No way that would have ended well. On another positive note, I took the sheriff aside and told him "hey, Im carrying and I have the proper license if you need to see it", The sheriff didnt even seem concerned. It wasnt even an issue. He didnt even ask to see my permit.
So, all in all Ive had a shitty night. My brand new truck got smashed up by a guy with a suspended license and half assed insurance. However, I really think that the simple fact that I was carrying made me take a step back and calm down. Fawking libtards want to say guns cause violence....tonight Id dare say it prevented it. Not in the usual deterrence sense, but from a personal responsibility sense.
OK, I feel a little better. Thanks for listening.
I get out and get to my rear bumper, now crumpled. I look at the driver and scream "THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR".....and then, remembering Ive got a gun on my hip, walk back to front of my car to calm down. After a few minutes, I go back to this guy and ask for his insurance cards.....he doesn't have them...at this point I had to make a conscience decision to either further engage this guy for personal information or walk away and wait for the cops.
I walked away. Let me tell you, I was on the verge of tears. This truck is the nicest thing Ive EVER owned. Im 42 and its my FIRST new car and my biggest purchase ever. Im SO proud of my new car...and because of one careless *******, Im going to need body work, time off work, insurance phone calls and all sorts of aggravation. I wanted to scream at this guy and go batshit on him for being such a careless idiot.....but the gun on my hip just said "dont escalate this situation". Stay calm.
If I wasnt carrying tonight, Im pretty sure Id have started screaming at this guy and lost my temper. No way that would have ended well. On another positive note, I took the sheriff aside and told him "hey, Im carrying and I have the proper license if you need to see it", The sheriff didnt even seem concerned. It wasnt even an issue. He didnt even ask to see my permit.
So, all in all Ive had a shitty night. My brand new truck got smashed up by a guy with a suspended license and half assed insurance. However, I really think that the simple fact that I was carrying made me take a step back and calm down. Fawking libtards want to say guns cause violence....tonight Id dare say it prevented it. Not in the usual deterrence sense, but from a personal responsibility sense.
OK, I feel a little better. Thanks for listening.