WTF?!? People are getting aggressive these days......

FNFAL1958

Senior Member
Carrying a firearm is a huge pain in the wherever you carry it, but it's a bigger pain being unalive over not carrying it, mine goes appendix carry just as soon as my pants are put on and I may not leave the house all day but it's still there. I live with the hope that it never gets pulled in defense of me or my loved ones, but I also recognize the fact that we live in a hard time right now and it's only going to get worse.
 

CaryC

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Beggars can be easily thrown off guard.
Lying is a fun sport when it comes to beggars.

Outside of a thrift store (Waterloo), a (GTR) beggar approached my pickup outside
the store as I was loading small purchase. He wanted cash money. I told
him that I stopped carrying cash when I went to my debit card. As he
was standing close, I gave him steading eye contact. He paused and walked away.
Yes, I was lying. This was a big guy, so if he was to attack, he will receive 2-3 rounds
in the balls and more in the face.

Another beggar in Iowa City wanted cash. She was clean, well dressed and didn't stink.
I was out walking to kill some time. I told her that I was out of a job right not
and could only spare one dollar. She must have felt sorry for me, rolled her eyes
and walked away.

Anyway, I look at beggars as being entertainment. In Iowa City they have professional beggars
working the streets.
There is one that hangs out at an intersection off a main throughfare. Black and one legged, with a crutch.

See anything wrong with that? And color ain't it.

1) how did he get there? Someone dropped him off.
2) most one legged people have a wheelchair, where is his? Crutch is for sympathy.
3) being in the condition he is in, he can apply and obviously qualify for: Section 8, EBT, Mediaid, which provides and delivers food, and will go shopping for you. And a Wheelchair.
4) And since Tupelo really takes good care of people, who are in distress, he's there because he wants to be, not NEEDS to be. Makes money being a beggar, what would he use it for?
5) Medicaid might even pay for a prosthetic, so he could hold down a job.
 

Sacajawea

Has No Life - Lives on TB
No matter how vigilant one is, or how many times you can talk your way out of engaging in a conflict - there will always be that ONE TIME, you NEED to defend yourself and if you don't carry all the time... you're daring the fates that it will be THAT DAY.

Or so goes my rationale.
 

Meemur

Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Yes, depending on where I am, I either ignore them and keep or walking, or tell them "Sorry, I lost my job and can't help you."

I'm also back to only buying one or two bags of groceries at a time, mostly fresh produce, which makes me less of a target. They tend to bother women with purses, full shopping carts, and a kiddo or two in tow.
 

Meemur

Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
There is one that hangs out at an intersection off a main throughfare. Black and one legged, with a crutch.

See anything wrong with that? And color ain't it.

1) how did he get there? Someone dropped him off.
2) most one legged people have a wheelchair, where is his? Crutch is for sympathy.
3) being in the condition he is in, he can apply and obviously qualify for: Section 8, EBT, Mediaid, which provides and delivers food, and will go shopping for you. And a Wheelchair.
4) And since Tupelo really takes good care of people, who are in distress, he's there because he wants to be, not NEEDS to be. Makes money being a beggar, what would he use it for?
5) Medicaid might even pay for a prosthetic, so he could hold down a job.

Exactly! And that's also why I drive with my car doors locked and my windows either all the way up or just open a tiny crack. There are also some intersections that I avoid. I'm sorry that it's come to that. Many places around here used to be a lot safer.
 

OldArcher

Has No Life - Lives on TB
A day I failed to bring my gun along, something happens......

No big thing, but more of a reminder to pick that gun up every morning and bring it with me.

Today is Saturday and I was feeling a little lazy and did not bring my gun with me......

30 minutes after I get to the office, ( yes working 6 days right now ) a rather large guy walks in and begins to flatter me.... I have gotten used to the patter and it ALWAYS means someone wants something.....

Sure enough he wanted $40 to pay his light bill......

I gave the the standard response, " no thank you".... and I kept that up until he finally got the idea as he continued the patter until he finished...... I probably said it 7-8 times before he got the idea....

Next thing, I am being cursed, called a #$%# cracker and everything under the sun including being rude for not giving him money......he began to puff up, but maybe having my hand in a drawer or my attitude ( no idea what ) he reconsidered and left with the running commentary.

At least I had a knife with me, ( in the drawer and on my belt ) though I am not 100% sure I would be vertical after all is said and done....

Not happy with myself, I need to redo my attitude on security.....

Enough said
20Gauge, I NEVER leave my tiny studio apartment, even to check my mail, without wearing my Gen 5 G 26. I’ve been mugged before- 51 years ago, and since then, I’m always armed- fixed blade, or firearm. To be unarmed, is to be bare-arsed naked in front of God and everybody. When I go to Walmart or my LGS, a package store, or a restaurant, I’m packing my two Gen 5 G47’s, and if going out of town, or in an unsavory part of town, all three weapons AND a knife or two. I WILL NOT BE A VICTIM- EVER AGAIN. A morgue statistic, maybe, but not a living victim. At 74, old and decrepit, I’m not toothless, and not yet ready to shuffle off this mortal coil…

OA
 

nomifyle

TB Fanatic
they have professional beggars
working the streets.
There was a woman who frequented Canal street where the stores are that would beg and cry. She looked like an old black woman. I suspected she got dropped off. I always passed her by. And then there was the button or bead woman, can't remember which. years ago I was with my mother on a ferry crossing the river, my mother actually walked up to her to read the button she was wearing. This was a scary woman, actually my mother too, and I walked wide circles around her.

The reason I was on Canal Street so much was because I worked at Tulane Hospital and had a post office box on Iberville so I had to cross Canal to get my mail. And I loved to walk in the quarter, although I knew which streets to avoid.
 

BuffaloJo

Contributing Member
I carry my Glock 17 everywhere I go in an in the waistband holster. It bites into my side once in a while but if you wear a t-shirt under the gun it helps. After you carry it for a month or two it becomes second nature to "gun up" when you leave the house. You feel naked without it and your cell phone.
 

Henry Bowman

Veteran Member
Glad you are ok and things worked out with the malfunctioning Antique Farm Equipment leaving without getting aggressive as most of the vile Apes can.

As always, Avoid the Groid when possible, if not remember, Be Polite , Be professional, Be prepared to kill everyone you meet.

Please don't forget your EDC again. Might want to consider keeping a shotgun, short barrel in the office strapped under the desk as well.

Nothing says Dead attacking Porch Monkey quite like 12 gauge Buckshot center mass at close distance. (Or 20 gauge for that matter )
 

Jackalope

Irregular
Truth ^^^^^

I did the same thing once, but by God’s grace, nothing bad happened, so I got one of these…its the
very least thing I’ll go out of the door with…

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I have one of those too. It's my back-up gun, always in a pocket or elsewhere on my body. I'm usually carrying something larger. I never leave the house unarmed, even on my little homestead, with plenty of four-legged protection. You can't be too careful, especially now. Events can change your life in a millisecond, and I plan to survive violent encounters. Remember, when seconds count, law enforcement is minutes away.
 

changed

Preferred pronouns: dude/bro
Why didn't you call 911? It sounded like a robbery, but he backed down when he thought you were reaching for a gun.
 
Those who carry firearms give off a definite “Don’t mess with me” vibe. That is often enough deterrent to make a perp back off and look for easier prey. My guess is you, as one who usually carries, maintained something of that vibe.

Reminder (for those who may need it):
Never draw your firearm until it’s time to use it. Never draw a firearm to try to scare someone off. It’s got to be draw, aim, fire. At that point it’s Defcon 1, War.

Defcon 2 is when you place your hand on the firearm and you’re ready to draw. Things can go either way at that point.

Guns are to kill, not to scare.
a good tazer is also good to have
and pepper srpay
 
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20Gauge

TB Fanatic
Why did the nigra think you had any money?
I don't think he did. We are a tax office and one of the few places open on a Saturday..... I think he was casing the situation and may be part of the reason he backed down.....

We do get cash, but few know that, normally it is cc and checks.
 

L.A.B.

Goodness before greatness.
It will get FROGGY + in the coming days-weeks-months up to The 1st week of November.

Tend to projects, training, and laying in things so you are tasked with less outings.

Head on a swivel and gut feeling.

Observe
Orient
Decide
Act

Sometimes that Action is to evade in a manner suited to the situation, as well as your ability. Concealment-Cover-and Distance.

Deny the inviting environment. Use others movements to favor distraction from yours.

1st objective: Deny the encounter when possible. A tough job if your business is being available to the public in business.
 

coalcracker

Veteran Member
I carry my Glock 17 everywhere I go in an in the waistband holster. It bites into my side once in a while but if you wear a t-shirt under the gun it helps. After you carry it for a month or two it becomes second nature to "gun up" when you leave the house. You feel naked without it and your cell
Glock 17 for me as well. Hip-paddle and outside the waistband. Loose dress shirt or a hoodie over it. It even gives me enough rounds to attend a concert in a music hall in Russia. (What? Too soon? :devilish:).
 

Tex88

Veteran Member
I mean I do carry a knife always but as a tool. For SD I do always have a Walther PPK on me at the bare minimum.
 

Squib

Veteran Member
I have one of those too. It's my back-up gun, always in a pocket or elsewhere on my body. I'm usually carrying something larger. I never leave the house unarmed, even on my little homestead, with plenty of four-legged protection. You can't be too careful, especially now. Events can change your life in a millisecond, and I plan to survive violent encounters. Remember, when seconds count, law enforcement is minutes away.

Yep, it’s my usual BUG too.

Stays in the front pocket while the main carry piece can be either on my hip, ankle holster.

Being Montana, the weather kind of dictates what I carry…being that is winter, a full sized 1911 type is easy to conceal, usually it’s a Glock 19 though.

Come hot weather, sometimes it is just that little .22…my kids scold me, but then I tell them,

”But you’re here and you boys and girls are always well heeled!”
 

et2

Has No Life - Lives on TB
My wife and I were just discussing this. The blacks ( most ) are hateful in every way these days towards whites. Even if you try to be nice and smile and say hello … they just stare … glare at you, saying nothing. Definitely the FU whitey, white boy, whatever look.

Don’t even think about engaging them over their jungle driving road rage IDGAS attitude. Blow your horn and it‘s on like Donkey Kong. Maybe even your last day on earth … they shoot you here and speed off.

New rules in my home. Watch them closely, everywhere we go. Say nothing to them. Don’t try to engage or be nice. The good ones will be evident.
 
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Josie

Has No Life - Lives on TB
They’re walking up to your car now in Huntsville Alabama at the drive thru asking you to buy their lunch.
And there you are a sitting duck! One reason I hate lines at drive thru.
I don't think he did. We are a tax office and one of the few places open on a Saturday..... I think he was casing the situation and may be part of the reason he backed down.....

We do get cash, but few know that, normally it is cc and checks.
And you may just think about installing a door bell outside for clients to ring and going appointments only when you are there by yourself.
 

KMR58

Veteran Member
I have a little .22 Ruger that goes with me everywhere. I don't care what the sign on the door says. I don't trust anyone anymore. It used to be no one messed with older people, especially women, but these days we are easy targets. I won't be one of those.

My #2 son lives in AU and doesn't like guns. He was here recently for a visit and when he discovered I was carrying when we were out in the woods for a walk he got really uncomfortable. I simply told him that there are wild animals everywhere and I would rather them be dead than me, whether it is going for a walk in the woods or at the grocery store. He didn't say anything after that.

All of my other kids are into them, he is the only one who isn't. Someday he is going to wish differently. I hope he doesn't learn the hard way.

I stopped carrying any kind of purse or bag a few years ago. If it doesn't fit in a pocket it doesn't go with me. If anyone asks me for money or any kind of a handout I politely say I wish I could but I don't have any money. You don't have any to spare do you?

Before leaving any store I stop and take notice of the entire parking lot. If I have any doubts at all I ask for a store manager and ask them to escort me to my car. And while in a store I take note of all possible exits and keep watch around me. Distractions can be deadly.

I've learned a lot being on this forum the past twenty years or so and do my best to put it into practice.
 

Ractivist

Pride comes before the fall.....Pride month ended.
Saw a black beggar walking down the street holding his crutch and sign. His shift was over. Use to have one missing a leg show up close to my business. He'd be dropped off in a big but old four door caddy. I suspect he made bank, as he likely weighed a hundred pounds wet, looked the part, and likely living it. Likely drugs caused his issues.
 

medic38572

TB Fanatic
Saw a black beggar walking down the street holding his crutch and sign. His shift was over. Use to have one missing a leg show up close to my business. He'd be dropped off in a big but old four door caddy. I suspect he made bank, as he likely weighed a hundred pounds wet, looked the part, and likely living it. Likely drugs caused his issues.

When I still lived in Tn working as a Medic we made trips to Nashville with patients all the time. At the I-40 off ramps on both sides at broadway, there were always people begging for money this 20 years ago. The local news got involved and did a story on some of these people who were racking in 40-80000. a year begging for money.
 

tnphil

Don't screw with an engineer
This guy wasn’t looking for a $40 electric bill. He was needing $40 for a baggie.
No kidding. My deceased mom's vacant house never has a bill that low, and the heat pump runs just enough to keep the house from getting below 60 or above 75. Nothing else except various light fixtures and lamps (all LED bulbs) on timers.

No, that dude wanted dope. If 20Gauge was there alone, it is fortunate the situation didn't escalate from cursing and name-calling to violence.
 

Signwatcher

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Our business was not a storefront but it was against the fire code to lock the door. I locked the door.

I went to a lawyer in Flint and he locks the door to the building (a renovated house).

I had trouble finding his office and pulled into a parking lot of a shuttered business to call and there was a dark skinned male walking around talking to himself or something I couldn't see.

Yeah, I had my little metal friend with me, but I have gotten complacent about making sure I have it on me before I walk out the door.

I'm going to strive to be better at making sure I have it before venturing forth.
 
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