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Lunatic on Hwy 280
#1078803
09/16/14 05:19 AM
09/16/14 05:19 AM
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 18,759 .
ford150man
OP
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Posts: 18,759
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I'm driving down Hwy 280 yesterday, heading home frome work, when I saw this guy in front of me in an S-10 pickup giving someone in the car next to him the finger at a red light. My first thought was I wander what those two are into it about. The person in the other car never responded and they went ahead and turned when the light turned green, as they were sitting in the turn lane to do so. The guy in front of me then starts giving the finger to the other drivers turning as well, as they pass him. Now my thought is whats up with this idiot. As our light turns green and we start to go, he starts giving everyone he passes the finger, shaking his fist at them, etc... He even starts swapping lanes as he approaches other vehicles, to be able to fully extend his arm out the window to give them the finger. We come down a hill and he moves into the turn lane, to make a left hand turn. Our light is turning red and we are going to have to come to a stop. I can see he is rumaging around in his truck for something. As luck would have it, I end up being parked right next to him, on his right. I look over and he has picked up what looks to be a wooden chair leg or club of some sort. He raises it and points it at me and mouths something. It's at that moment I raised my .380 Sig Sauer. I didn't point it at him, just raised it pointing it straight up, but let him get a good look at it. Judging by the look on his face, the way he dropped the club, and the fact that he ran the red light and went ahead and turned, I guess he was through "playing".
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: ford150man]
#1078807
09/16/14 05:22 AM
09/16/14 05:22 AM
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Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,899 Huntsville AL
Rocket62
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,899
Huntsville AL
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Freaking idiot ... good for you
I don't want to pass quietly into the night. I want to slide in sideways kickin and screamin Life really is awesome ... Soak it up while you can ...
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: ford150man]
#1078812
09/16/14 05:28 AM
09/16/14 05:28 AM
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 32,451 North Alabama
YEKRUT
Turkey Nut
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Turkey Nut
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 32,451
North Alabama
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I wouldn't have shown him anything until he was out of the car with that wooden leg and then it would have been mashed between his eyes. Dang IDOT, glad he stopped and hopefully he learned a lesson.
Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters. —Archibald Rutledge—
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: ford150man]
#1078815
09/16/14 05:31 AM
09/16/14 05:31 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 9,643 Pisgah Al
Bigbamaboy
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 9,643
Pisgah Al
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I'd call the law on someone like that. He's going to get somebody hurt, or somebody is going to hurt him.
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: ford150man]
#1078826
09/16/14 05:40 AM
09/16/14 05:40 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 19,803 Hueytown
MANGLER
2016 Moderator of the Year
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2016 Moderator of the Year
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 19,803
Hueytown
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The last person on here who bragged about flashing his gun got fried!
One day the right woman will come along and the next thing you know you'll be wearing her underwear!
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: MANGLER]
#1078831
09/16/14 05:43 AM
09/16/14 05:43 AM
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Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 15,547 Panhandle Florida
PaschalBD
Used to be TiderBD
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Used to be TiderBD
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 15,547
Panhandle Florida
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The last person on here who bragged about flashing his gun got fried! That's what I was thinking. Besides that, what if the guy had T-boned a housewife and her kids when he ran the red? Or anybody for that matter.
Last edited by PaschalBD; 09/16/14 06:06 AM.
A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.
USAF Veteran
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: MANGLER]
#1078842
09/16/14 06:00 AM
09/16/14 06:00 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 9,643 Pisgah Al
Bigbamaboy
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 9,643
Pisgah Al
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The last person on here who bragged about flashing his gun got fried! Lets hear more about this.
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: ford150man]
#1078853
09/16/14 06:11 AM
09/16/14 06:11 AM
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Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 51,938 Over Yonder
Clem
Mildly Quirky
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Mildly Quirky
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 51,938
Over Yonder
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Didn't the last guy flashing his guy just show it because the adjacent driver was yelling or a punkass kid or something? I don't remember the adjacent driver showing a weapon, peg leg, gun, etc., but the gun-flasher held up his gun to intimidate him.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: Cletus]
#1078860
09/16/14 06:21 AM
09/16/14 06:21 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 11,971 34°25'49.80"N 86°55'46.99"...
gman
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 11,971
34°25'49.80"N 86°55'46.99"...
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Serious question for attorney or LEO, would that be considered brandishing a firearm? Serious question x2...who cares? He's lawfully permitted to carry the weapon. He had witnessed "off" behavior and was "threatened" with a weapon. "Brandishing" the weapon defused the situation HE was in. He didn't make him run the red light or anything else. Dude coulda put the stick down and sat there with his thumb in his mouth. Good on you Ford...
The harder I practice, the luckier I get.
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: gman]
#1078865
09/16/14 06:27 AM
09/16/14 06:27 AM
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 25,070 Guntersville, AL
IDOT
I am Cornholio
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I am Cornholio
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 25,070
Guntersville, AL
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Serious question for attorney or LEO, would that be considered brandishing a firearm? Serious question x2...who cares? He's lawfully permitted to carry the weapon. He had witnessed "off" behavior and was "threatened" with a weapon. "Brandishing" the weapon defused the situation HE was in. He didn't make him run the red light or anything else. Dude coulda put the stick down and sat there with his thumb in his mouth. Good on you Ford... x2
If you’re a common sense person, you probably don’t feel you have a home in this world right now. If you’re a Christian, you know you were never meant to.
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: gman]
#1078868
09/16/14 06:29 AM
09/16/14 06:29 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 9,643 Pisgah Al
Bigbamaboy
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 9,643
Pisgah Al
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Serious question for attorney or LEO, would that be considered brandishing a firearm? Serious question x2...who cares? He's lawfully permitted to carry the weapon. He had witnessed "off" behavior and was "threatened" with a weapon. "Brandishing" the weapon defused the situation HE was in. He didn't make him run the red light or anything else. Dude coulda put the stick down and sat there with his thumb in his mouth. Good on you Ford... Lets throw this out there. Sally Sue is setting in the lane behind this and all she sees is F-150 holding up a gun. She freaks and calls the law. All the cops know is a dude in a certain F-150 truck is waiving a gun. They pull him over, and in fact he meets the description and also processes a firearm. What then? To be clear, I'm not saying he was in the wrong, just posing the question.
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: PaschalBD]
#1078881
09/16/14 06:36 AM
09/16/14 06:36 AM
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Joined: May 2014
Posts: 96 Madison County
willfish4food
spike
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Posts: 96
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Besides that, what if the guy had T-boned a housewife and her kids when he ran the red? Or anybody for that matter. That would be squarely on the shoulders of the guy who ran the red light and was acting crazy, NOT the person showing that he was willing and able to defend himself if said crazy person came looking for a fight. If F150 was just flashing his weapon to act like a bad-A that's one thing, but when it's in response to threatening behavior, that's completely different in my book.
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: gman]
#1078883
09/16/14 06:37 AM
09/16/14 06:37 AM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,838 Parts Unknown
Cletus
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 2,838
Parts Unknown
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Serious question for attorney or LEO, would that be considered brandishing a firearm? Serious question x2...who cares? He's lawfully permitted to carry the weapon. He had witnessed "off" behavior and was "threatened" with a weapon. "Brandishing" the weapon defused the situation HE was in. He didn't make him run the red light or anything else. Dude coulda put the stick down and sat there with his thumb in his mouth. Good on you Ford... I didn't say he did anything wrong or should have done anything different than he did. I just asked those who know the law and those that are tasked to enforce it what their opinion is on the situation as described. It could possibly help anyone who is reading this stay out of legal trouble.
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: Bigbamaboy]
#1078892
09/16/14 06:42 AM
09/16/14 06:42 AM
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Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 11,971 34°25'49.80"N 86°55'46.99"...
gman
Booner
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Booner
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 11,971
34°25'49.80"N 86°55'46.99"...
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Serious question for attorney or LEO, would that be considered brandishing a firearm? Serious question x2...who cares? He's lawfully permitted to carry the weapon. He had witnessed "off" behavior and was "threatened" with a weapon. "Brandishing" the weapon defused the situation HE was in. He didn't make him run the red light or anything else. Dude coulda put the stick down and sat there with his thumb in his mouth. Good on you Ford... Lets throw this out there. Sally Sue is setting in the lane behind this and all she sees is F-150 holding up a gun. She freaks and calls the law. All the cops know is a dude in a certain F-150 truck is waiving a gun. They pull him over, and in fact he meets the description and also processes a firearm. What then? To be clear, I'm not saying he was in the wrong, just posing the question. . He's permitted to carry. He didn't fire it. "He said/she said" kinda thing. Better question is what would Sally Sue do when the idot shot her a bird while waving the stick at her?
The harder I practice, the luckier I get.
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: ford150man]
#1078927
09/16/14 07:12 AM
09/16/14 07:12 AM
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,981 NW Florida
fireman176
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,981
NW Florida
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I would have stuck my middle finger at him before he had a chance to show me.
Is it Hunting Season Yet?
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Re: Lunatic on Hwy 280
[Re: gman]
#1078928
09/16/14 07:12 AM
09/16/14 07:12 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 9,643 Pisgah Al
Bigbamaboy
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 9,643
Pisgah Al
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Serious question for attorney or LEO, would that be considered brandishing a firearm? Serious question x2...who cares? He's lawfully permitted to carry the weapon. He had witnessed "off" behavior and was "threatened" with a weapon. "Brandishing" the weapon defused the situation HE was in. He didn't make him run the red light or anything else. Dude coulda put the stick down and sat there with his thumb in his mouth. Good on you Ford... Lets throw this out there. Sally Sue is setting in the lane behind this and all she sees is F-150 holding up a gun. She freaks and calls the law. All the cops know is a dude in a certain F-150 truck is waiving a gun. They pull him over, and in fact he meets the description and also processes a firearm. What then? To be clear, I'm not saying he was in the wrong, just posing the question. . He's permitted to carry. He didn't fire it. "He said/she said" kinda thing. Better question is what would Sally Sue do when the idot shot her a bird while waving the stick at her? Probably buzz off in her Prius Hybrid.
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?
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