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.

Dang thats a hell of a story lol. I don't have one nearly that good but maybe similarly dangerous.

I have a buddy who is a good dude but kind of a dummmy.

He is a Sig fan boy and was previously the ignorantly proud owner of a Sig p320 when they came out.

I'm sure you can guess where this is going but long story short, we had an incident with it.

I used to ride motorcycles quite a bit and for my birthday one year we took a road trip. We were both carrying and he was of course carrying his brand spankin new Sig.

We stopped at a place to eat, he was taking off his riding vest and one of the little leather lace things on the side of it caught the handle of the pistol on its way out and pulled it out of his holster.

Hit the ground, went off hitting his motorcycle and ricocheting off it striking (luckily) a tree next to the patio of this place.

Needless to say, that went unloaded in the saddlebag for the rest of the ride and we found a different place to eat lol.