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Gun Show excitement
ginmaster
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Went to the dog and pony show here in K.C. MO. today and left just before the fun started. It was packed and some less than desirable people were cruising around. I hung out for awhile and decided to leave my brother hanging. He's a big boy, he can take care of himself. I call him a little later to see if he found anything and he told me he stopped a "gangsta" from stealing a Sig. He was standing there watching this thug handle it and as he looked towards my brother he turned away acting like he was checking something out. When my brother looked back up he was gone and so was the Sig. He checked with the vendor and he said "oh sheet, where did it go" My brother told him to follow him as he took off running after the guy. He grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him back. My brother said that he made a move of aggression and the dummy whimpered and handed him the gun. While the vendor went to get the Police at the front door the guy started crying. Then he took off in a sprint for the side door. My brother has two replacement hips and decided he had done enough. I certinaly don't blame him. Could you imagine the law suit if he hurt the gangsta? or if he crippled himself while in a fight with the guy. The law pulled the dummy out of a nearby drain pipe about 30 minutes later.
My brother and I both have our CCWs and we both followed the rules by not packing them into the show. Just think if he went out there and got into and was needing it.
My brother and I both have our CCWs and we both followed the rules by not packing them into the show. Just think if he went out there and got into and was needing it.
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Good for you brother and I'm glad he's okay!
I wonder if your brother feels like getting a lawyer and filing suit against the thug for "aggrivating his hip" in such a stupid move. Its about time the thugs had to think about these types of wasteful suits themselves. I'm tired of feeling like they have no thoughts about who all they are affecting.
Because suits cost $$. You can't squeeze blood from a turnip.
Don
Attempted theft of a firearm is a felony...
True, unless it's a Jennings in which case you'll get off on an automatic insanity plea [:D]
Seriously, I went to a gun show yesterday and saw several "gangsta" types looking over the handguns, pointing them sideways, etc. I know the dealers were nervous and wanted to toss them out but they were afraid of being sued for stereotyping or racism. Those "gangstas" didn't even know what they were looking at but would just grab one and say "yo, how much is DIS one?" [:(!]
The dealer give your brother a deal on anything? If it was me I would have.
Nope, not yet. He did take his name and phone number.