So I figured I’d stay a thread about whatever crazy stories folks would like to share about their experiences- not necessarily while carrying, but more leaning towards it so here’s a weird one to start:

It must’ve been 2010-2011, I was a bouncer at Keagan’s Irish Pub in Short Pump. We got a call to speak to ME from Halligan’s bar down the road that there were two Hell’s Angels they just had to kick out for just being A-holes, causing a ruckus.

Halligan’s is firefighter themed and their bartenders/barbacks/security are all gym rats and built 6’ and 280 so I’m guessing the biker dudes left kinda easy.

I turn around to see the two already at our bar LITERALLY DRINKING OTHER PATRONS’ BEERS. Manager already calling police, me and my buddy Ty make contact, I feign it being too loud and “let’s go talk in the foyer” with me leading the way(5’9”, 180) and Ty (6’, 250) behind them. When we get there, they realize we’re escorting them out and start an argument that turns to a scuffle. Within a minute, I was out of the game and had to be shown video of what happened after.

When they came in, there happened to be a Mongol and Outlaw (MCs that are friendly apparently) having dinner on the other side of the place that saw them come in and made their way to the foyer. As we all kinda met in that space, the guy I was talking at pulled something from a back pocket as I was looking away- stuck it in my face then raised it and wanted me across the top of my noggin and I blacked out, I instinctively grabbed him by the armpits as I fell.

Well I latched on good and the Outlaw from the other side basically used me as a ram, lifting/pushing me to the door and running that guy outside to the pavement and took one of our double doors down in the process. They struggled on the sidewalk as Henrico PD broke it up and started cuffing everyone.

Come to find out, he aimed a 20ga zip gun at my face then bonked me with it. Outlaw and Mongol were let go, the one Hell’s angel copped a few charges where I had to testify about 3 months later and he caught an attempted murder charge and I’m told there’s a Richmond police museum somewhere downtown where they have the zip gun on display. So somebody local to RVA try and take a look for me if that’s real lol.