Almost mugged in Charleston

[fightingquaker13]

So,  a few minutes ago I leave my hotel and walk a couple of blocks over to buy Skoal (a filthy habit and apprently a dangerous one). On my way back, these two young AA guys move from their side of the street to mine. They cut me off. One (I'll call him corn row) says he needs to "borrow" a twenty, while his friend (bald guy) is sticking his hands in his hoody. Its about 50 degrees out. I am wering a typical Fl. outfit. jeans and a plain black silk Hawian shirt, untucked, with a zippered fleece piece. I simply said no to the demand for monry and very visibly put my hand on my G26 which is in an RH cross draw IWB and they took off. No weapons, no threats, just showing the gun and all was well. I can't even call the cops as no crime was commited. Still, it woke me the hell up at midnight, and I am very grateful to Eric for reccomending the G26 and SC for their reciprocity with Fl..
FQ13 who still thinks Charleston is a great town, but is freaking out a bit at actually having to basically threaten someone with a gun even if no words were exchanged.
PS The scary part is that I was willing to draw and fire. They were in my face at midnight wanting money and both were bigger than me. It could have gone so wrong, so fast. Luckily, I had control over my mouth and they weren't idiots. Still, I am wide awake    

[PegLeg45]

Well, you won't need coffee for a few days.

And it backs up one of Col. Cooper's statements posted in the Cooper Quotes thread about the 'presence' of a gun.

"We continue to be annoyed by commentators who insist that a certain type of firearm - a 1911 auto, for example - is designed only "to kill people." If we overlook the capacity of the defensive handgun to intimidate an attacker, that idea may be true, but we could respond by saying that a scalpel is only designed "to cut people." But we can hardly expect the logical approach from our entrenched hoplophobes. I cannot believe that all these people are essentially stupid. What they are, I propose, is simply envious. The man who cannot cope automatically envies the man who can."
Jeff Cooper

[1911 Junkie]

Well, that didn't take long.           

I guess they could smell "professor" on you. 


Glad you're O.K. .................. of course the beating they would have given you is nothing compared to what you get on here. 

[fightingquaker13]

Well, that didn't take long.           

I guess they could smell "professor" on you. 


Glad you're O.K. .................. of course the beating they would have given you is nothing compared to what you get on here. 

True, but the weird thing is that 'corn row" and I had a whole conversation without saying a word. He was serious about what he was doing, he didn't just want the twenty. You could see that in his eyes and body language. Whether it was just the cash or they wanted to kick my ass or kill me, you could see he was tensed up and ready to go. Me, he seemed to get the fact that I understood that, was scared and willing to shoot him if he moved wrong. The whole thing just took a few seconds at a distance of about 10 feet (where I will be practicing a lot), but it seemed a lot longer.
FQ13
FQ13

[SCarolinaXD-m]

As a hometown Charleston boy I'm sorry this happened to you.  The important thing is you were prepared!!!

-R

[Sponsor]

[fightingquaker13]

As a hometown Charleston boy I'm sorry this happened to you.  The important thing is you were prepared!!!

-R

Welcome aboard and no worriess. I will admit to still being wide awake, but I do like what I have seen of the city, muggers aside. The food is great, the girls are pretty, the beer is cheap and there are tons of Civil War sights to visit. The only downside is thatI came here with my mom. My stepdad was from Charleston and its sort of a pilgirmage for her. I can't tell her what happened as she is not into guns and yet would freak over the incident. So, I took a quiet walk and nothing untoward occurred. All is quiet in the "Holy City". I will drown my sorrows in some East Bay IPA and a bowl of she crab soup.
FQ13

[tfr270]

Two guys from Alcoholics Anonymous?

Seriously though, glad you're OK. Glad you are in a state that you can carry in.

[long762range]

Two guys from Alcoholics Anonymous?

When I first read it I thought the same thing.   

Glad you are ok man.  If you were not carrying and had gotten yourself mugged you would have never heard the end of it.

[fightingquaker13]

When I first read it I thought the same thing.   

Glad you are ok man.  If you were not carrying and had gotten yourself mugged you would have never heard the end of it.

That s the truth. That Glock paid for itself twice tonight. Once by keeping me from getting my ass kicked or worse, and once by keeping you guys from giveing me endless crap if I ended up in the ER because I  wasn't carrying when I could have. $550 of perfection, worth every penny.
FQ13

[MAUSERMAN]

I carry a G26 myself, and I can say it has come in handy in the part of town i work in. I dont have a permit but i carry any ways. I would rather carry than go down without a fight. This one night i pulled into a shell station to fill up and got the scare of a lifetime. There i am by myself when 3 MS13 guys come up to and ask me where i was from. I told them I was just filling up and wanted to be left alone. I guess they had other plans, one of them kept on messing with me asking me again where i was from why am i here. I them reached for my G26 and put it along the side of my pants, when they saw what i was packing they changed there minds quik. To say the least that is the closest i 've gotten to using my gun in SD. As of today i have not ventured no where near that station and only fill up during the day near my house.