Yet everyone is against training requirements for handgun ownership.
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!
You catch more flies with honey, for sure. This was a perfect opportunity to educate and instruct. I don't hold the OP responsible for that, but the opportunity was there. It's questionable if the neighbor is going to take the exchange to heart, but guaranteed he wouldn't be receptive to anything recovering from some sort of physical altercation.Here's my take on the OP: Not knowing the full background between the OP and his neighbor I'm going to assume they don't get along but the neighbor is aware of the OP's interest in guns. The neighbor bought a pistol and was wanting to show it to the OP. I can understand reacting that way to getting swept. I'm not a big fan of getting swept, either. I think a slightly better approach would have been to say "Hey, nice Glock! But in the future please don't point it at me, it's bad form" or something similar and explain why. If the neighbor and his buddy take off from there getting all offended call it a day and walk away. Not a good experience but why not make it a subtle lesson for the neighbor?
Just saying.
FIFYYet everyone is against mandatory training requirements for handgun ownership.
Yet everyone is against training requirements for handgun ownership.
Yep. Happens more often than I'd like too, for sure.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."
Exactly. It isn't always wise to make someone look like a fool in front of a friend as it gets a negative and sometimes violent reaction. Not usually the kind of reactions you want with a gun in the hand of the one acting foolish. However, that feeling will likely stay with him and he could very well remember it if only to avoid looking the fool again for the same thing later.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...
isn't always wise to make someone look like a fool in front of a friend
I know this guy and there's no teaching him. I can see some of your points about be nice and teaching experience. I did ask him to please not point it at me. He went into instant anger defensive. For the situation and it actually being loaded. I feel I was pretty calm. Handled it how I handled it and done deal now.
Please don't confuse me with an Attorney.... but check out Indiana Code on Pointing and/or Brandishing (waving/showing/exposing) a Firearm. Pretty heavy duty stuff....taken very seriously. Definately Felony material, at least here in Indiana.
Of course he did. You just made him look like a fool in front of his friend. That's what blowhards with inferiority complexes do when their facade of superiority is destroyed. You handled it just fine. However, if you're going to get your panties in a wad because people are critiquing the way you handled it, don't post about it.I know this guy and there's no teaching him. I can see some of your points about be nice and teaching experience. I did ask him to please not point it at me. He went into instant anger defensive. For the situation and it actually being loaded. I feel I was pretty calm. Handled it how I handled it and done deal now.
Of course he did. You just made him look like a fool in front of his friend. That's what blowhards with inferiority complexes do when their facade of superiority is destroyed. You handled it just fine. However, if you're going to get your panties in a wad because people are critiquing the way you handled it, don't post about it.
Please don't confuse me with an Attorney.... but check out Indiana Code on Pointing and/or Brandishing (waving/showing/exposing) a Firearm. Pretty heavy duty stuff....taken very seriously. Definately Felony material, at least here in Indiana.
OK, that's what confused me about your post: You said the OP committed the felony. The OP was the one who had the gun pointed at him. From what's posted here, the neighbor committed the felony, not the OP.
All I saw the OP say he did was touch the gun that was pointed at him and move it off to one side so he was no longer in front of the loaded round.
Thanks for clarifying!
Blessings,
Bill