What would have you done?

[fly boy]

I was about to pull into my driveway last night when there was a teen/twenty year old talking on a cell phone and had what looked to be a stainless steal revolver that he was tucking under his arm. I let him pass the driveway and as I pull in, out from the other side of his arm is a barrel. As I pull up a little further into my driveway, I stopped and just watched for about 1/4 of a second until I could grasp the stupidity. I quickly realized that he was an idiot so I called 911. I watched him walk about a block and a half leisurely carrying the pistol chatting on his cell phone. I was on the phone with dispatch describing what I was witnessing, He was almost a block away and I moved the car a little closer to make sure I never lost sight. He stopped at a house 1.5 blocks from my driveway and looked like he was helping a friend load a truck bed when the cops got there. Was I out of line calling the cops on him, or was it justified? I never found out what was going on, but my personal belief is that he was 1. an idiot for carrying like that, 2. looked underage and maybe up to know good, or 3. just heading to his buddy's house before they went out shooting. :shrugs:

What would you have done?

[BushMasterBoy]

Same thing...

[hurley842002]

I'd have called the police, but the part where you follow him, has George Zimmerman written all over it

[fly boy]

I'd have called the police, but the part where you follow him, has George Zimmerman written all over it

I wouldn't say I followed him. I moved my car maybe 4 houses down. the start to finish was about 1.5 blocks and when he was about a block out I moved down, he walked a few more houses and then was at his friends house.

[Hound]

Total Zimmerman move. If you were CCW..........

Human curiosity, same thing kills a lot of cats also.

[fly boy]

Total Zimmerman move. If you were CCW..........

Human curiosity, same thing kills a lot of cats also.

I did NOT have my CCW. I was coming back from a softball game, and was in gym clothes and flip flops with a cell phone and a wallet.

[newracer]

I would have watched him from my driveway until he was out of sight. I would not have called 911.

[JohnnyDrama]

That's a tough call for me. How would you have felt if he had been walking down the street with the pistol in a holster? If he was some miscreant up to no good alerting the police was definitely the right thing. In the spirit of reading about too many people standing by while they could've made a difference, I'll side with the "right thing" crowd. Hopefully if he was a dumb kid needing some edumucation, the police were tactful about it and all he got off with was a warning. My brother tried a similar stunt and ended up spending a night in jail, loosing his pistol, and a felony record. The charges had to by dismissed when the evidence disappeared (it was a collectable pistol). Eventually his record was expunged. My brother wasn't up to no good, he just was being stupid.

[izzy]

I wouldn't have called 911 either. It sounds like he was being stupid but not that stupid so as to be a threat.

[KS63]

If I saw a young adult/teen at night walking around my neighborhood whom I didn't recognize, I'd be a little curious too. I wouldn't call 911, but the pistol looking object in his hand changes the dynamics of the situation. I would've done the same thing minus following him.