Southern_guy
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A few nights ago, I was driving back from a friend's party at 1:00 AM along a back country road. There was a pistol lying on the seat next to me.
On the way, I felt the call of nature rather hard, and pulled my car off the road into a lumber company trail. I put handgun under the seat, locked the car and walked into the woods.
A little later, I heard a car door slamming, and saw a glimmer of blue and red lights behind me. It was soon apparent that two police officers were investigating my car. I began walking back to the car. It was then that I stepped on a stick, which made me realize that the officers did not know someone was behind him. One of the officers spun around at the noise, and unholstered his sidearm. I froze in place. Neither officer could see me, but it was obvious that they were spooked.
I was scared to say anything, out of fear that one might flinch and discharge his weapon at the direction of my voice. When he moved around the headlights, I caught a clear look at one's face, and recognized him.
After a moment of tension, I slowly and steadily moved behind a large tree. Then, I called to him: "Officer *****, don't shoot, it's ------!" He told me to walk out slowly. When I did so, the other lowered his sidearm. I explained what had happened, and he told me that I was near a lumber company "outpost" that had been robbed several times by methheads, leading them to pull over and check my parked car. They'd spotted part of my handgun as well, which had unnerved them even more.
We then shared a bit of a nervous laugh at the scare, and went our separate ways.
Do you think I handled it well? What would you do or not do in a similar situation to avoid an incident?
On the way, I felt the call of nature rather hard, and pulled my car off the road into a lumber company trail. I put handgun under the seat, locked the car and walked into the woods.
A little later, I heard a car door slamming, and saw a glimmer of blue and red lights behind me. It was soon apparent that two police officers were investigating my car. I began walking back to the car. It was then that I stepped on a stick, which made me realize that the officers did not know someone was behind him. One of the officers spun around at the noise, and unholstered his sidearm. I froze in place. Neither officer could see me, but it was obvious that they were spooked.
I was scared to say anything, out of fear that one might flinch and discharge his weapon at the direction of my voice. When he moved around the headlights, I caught a clear look at one's face, and recognized him.
After a moment of tension, I slowly and steadily moved behind a large tree. Then, I called to him: "Officer *****, don't shoot, it's ------!" He told me to walk out slowly. When I did so, the other lowered his sidearm. I explained what had happened, and he told me that I was near a lumber company "outpost" that had been robbed several times by methheads, leading them to pull over and check my parked car. They'd spotted part of my handgun as well, which had unnerved them even more.
We then shared a bit of a nervous laugh at the scare, and went our separate ways.
Do you think I handled it well? What would you do or not do in a similar situation to avoid an incident?
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