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My girlfriend and I drove to my parent's house for card night around 7pm. When we pulled into their drive, I noticed the garage door was open, which is odd since dad is a retired Chief of Police and never leaves anything unsecured, even in the low-crime town he lives in. He and mom were getting ready to make their annual trek down to Arizona for the winter, so the RV and truck were in the driveway. I pulled off to the side by the Jeep shed and we got out.
I had brought two bottles of whiskey and a 2-liter bottle of coke and had my hands full as we started walking across the driveway in front of the open garage door. My girlfriend was about 20' behind me and carrying items. I had just made it to the front porch when I heard my girlfriend scream.
As I turned, I saw the biggest raccoon running out of the open garage right in front of her and headed straight for me.
It made a sharp turn at the last second and ran across the yard and over the fence into the neighbor's yard.
I couldn't have gotten my gun out in time, even if my hands were empty. Good thing that coon was not aggressive, lol.
We went inside and told my folks what had happened and my dad asked why didn't I shoot it; I was carrying after all. I told him I would have had to drop the whiskey I brought for him to even get a shot off. He accepted that response and said that's why you always leave your gun hand free.
I thought the whole thing was hilarious, but a good reminder of how you should always be ready when carrying.
I had brought two bottles of whiskey and a 2-liter bottle of coke and had my hands full as we started walking across the driveway in front of the open garage door. My girlfriend was about 20' behind me and carrying items. I had just made it to the front porch when I heard my girlfriend scream.
As I turned, I saw the biggest raccoon running out of the open garage right in front of her and headed straight for me.
It made a sharp turn at the last second and ran across the yard and over the fence into the neighbor's yard.
I couldn't have gotten my gun out in time, even if my hands were empty. Good thing that coon was not aggressive, lol.
We went inside and told my folks what had happened and my dad asked why didn't I shoot it; I was carrying after all. I told him I would have had to drop the whiskey I brought for him to even get a shot off. He accepted that response and said that's why you always leave your gun hand free.
I thought the whole thing was hilarious, but a good reminder of how you should always be ready when carrying.