Just ticked me off

[Oldsmolet]

I don't want to come off as over the top, but maybe this can be a reminder and also a way for me to vent.
My neighbor called me over as I was getting in my car. I really don't care for the guy as it is. Short with big ego type. He was standing there along with a friend of his. He pulls a glock out of his holster to show me holding it sideways with it pointed at my gut. I push the muzzle to the right of me and say, "please don't muzzle me." He goes to immediate anger,"IT'S OK, there is not one in the chamber." I tell him, " I don't care what makes it ok in your mind I don't feel comfortable being muzzled." All this time his friends mouthing off too. To prove his point he furiously pulls the mag out and pulls back the slide. Guess what?! A round ejects!! His next words, " Well my finger wasn't on the trigger." The whole time his friend repeating him like a parrot. I finally just walked off cause it was getting heated. The more I think about it the more angry I am! This is not a kid either late 30s. Hell I'm 25, I knew not to do that at 5 or 6.

I guess this was mostly a vent, but maybe a warning too. Don't trust people, always count it as loaded, and if you are corrected apologize and move on. We have been there. Indy 1500 I turned with a shotgun and accidentally swept a guy. He didnt say a word, but I apologized and was embarrassed even if he didn't think it was a big deal. If I'm doing something maybe my brain shut off. Tell me and trust me ill thank you and apologize. This was a gun straight from a holster though that sure makes me a lot more antsy than a gun show! Today proved rightfully so!

 

[actaeon277]

Send him a postcard with the 4 rules.
I know, probably won't help.

 

[USMC-Johnson]

If someone did that to me they'd likely get disarmed and hit...really really dont like having a gun pointed at me anymore and take it pretty damn personally when it does happen.

 

[30calmachinegunner]

If you really don't like him file a complaint with the police that he pointed a loaded gun at you

 

[Spot Me 2]

If you really don't like him file a complaint with the police that he pointed a loaded gun at you

This..it is a felony.

 

[Razer]

My wife knows better than that, and she does not even shoot. At the he gun shop not long ago the guy behind the counter was showing her a revolver and talking to her about guns and how to handle guns. He was showing her stance and such and another employee walked back near where she was pointing and she instantly shifted to point at the ground. Even the employee was happy, complimented her right off.

i too would be annoyed, it's why when I shoot I usually do it alone as I trust myself more than most people around firearms lol. Some people scare me with how careless and casual they treat something that can hurt or kill. Not a toy.

 

[Sheepdog Gear]

With a surprise like that, he's lucky he didn't get shot. Would've been reflex if a gun was pointed at me without warning. I'm glad you're ok. At least physically.

 

[Scutter01]

His next words, " Well my finger wasn't on the trigger."

People who don't want to follow safety rules will always have an excuse for why they should be the exception.

 

[Oldsmolet]

Yeah. Hopefully he doesn't hurt someone else! Im very cautious who I hunt with. I went rabbit hunting with a guy once when I was around 17. One guy loaded a shell then proceeds to muzzle me going through a fence. All I said was to watch it. He then got aggravated about it. I told him he was lucky I corrected him and not my dad! He has 2 masters and is a principal. Scary that he's teaching kids!

 

[Psode27]

Wow what an idiot. if he does it to the right- err, wrong person it may not be so funny. Never had a similar situation. I think I'd be done communicating with him completely.

 

[Bennettjh]

Glad you're O.K. That would REALLY irritate me as it did you. Is this his first time having a gun?

 

[rockhopper46038]

You're justified in venting.

 

[Oldsmolet]

Glad you're O.K. That would REALLY irritate me as it did you. Is this his first time having a gun?

Im not sure. Try not to talk to him much more than I have to

 

[rgrimm01]

I do not much care for that either. How many people have been injured/killed by an unloaded firearm? Too many... The four rules are not only for us to follow but for those around us as well.

 

[Slawburger]

I was standing near a <BANG> "That's never happened before, I don't know what happened" incident awhile back. If it hasn't been shown clear don't be waving it around. If it has been shown clear, then still don't wave it around. I was at a gun show and a busy LGS today and tried very hard to make sure I wasn't sweeping anyone when I picked up a firearm. I certainly wouldn't trust a firearm coming straight out of someone's holster. In the OP's case, he was obviously correct in being concerned since it turned out to be loaded.

 

[X piller X]

My family never had guns when I was growing up, and when I first started looking at them in shops etc I knew to not muzzle anyone and finger off the trigger. Common sense. Not so surprisingly some people lack it. I have had to tell my best friend watch where he is pointing before. But I did it in a nice manner before someone else did

 

[Scutter01]

My family never had guns when I was growing up, and when I first started looking at them in shops etc I knew to not muzzle anyone and finger off the trigger. Common sense. Not so surprisingly some people lack it. I have had to tell my best friend watch where he is pointing before. But I did it in a nice manner before someone else did

It's not common sense. It's a learned behavior. You have to be taught to respect a firearm (or any other weapon). It's not just something that you are born knowing. People intuitively think that "if the gun is unloaded, then it's safe", but they fail to realize that people make mistakes. The gun isn't always unloaded when they think it is. Heck, in my dojo, students aren't even allowed to touch a bo until they've been training for two years and that's just a stick.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

With any luck, even though he protested your remarks to save face, he realizes that was a dangerous thing to do and learns from it.


It could happen...

 

[cmamath13]

Wow! I am not sure what to say, but PRAISE THE LORD you are still alive. This sort of irresponsible behavior is what get's people injured or killed. Glad you are ok.

 

[bluzfan66]

I don't care what the situation is. If a handgun is pointed at me I see that as a threat!!! I would have pulled mine out, pointed it at his face, and asked "how does that feel"??? Then I would have said that I had one chambered but my finger isn't on the trigger, so it's OK right??? What a freaking idiot!!!