LucasMcCain wrote:I realize that it is easy to make judgments about the actions of others after the fact and say that we would have acted differently. However, I had an encounter recently while carrying on my motorcycle where someone was extremely inflammatory and insulting to me despite my having done nothing wrong. He yelled at me, cussed me out, flipped me off, and claimed to have called the cops on me. Before I got my LTC, I would have responded in kind. Because I had an openly carried Glock on my hip, I was polite and simply stated that I had done nothing illegal. I then watched him until he drove away and I could be sure that he was not a threat to my well-being. As someone else suggested, I smiled and waved and made sure that the multitude of witnesses present would be able to say that I didn't do anything insulting or threatening in any way, should the jerk decide to escalate the situation. I then altered my route to try to make sure I didn't encounter him again at a light further down the road. When carrying, I always want to make sure that I am viewed as the "good guy" in any confrontation. The idea that "I shouldn't have to take any flak from people because I have a gun" is the wrong mindset. My attitude is "I don't need to have the last word or respond to insults with insults, because I have a gun."
