re: I almost pulled my weapon on someone this morning.

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From a distance, probably should of called police regardless to prevent the next situation

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Agreed. I'm surprised it to so long for someone to make this rec.

I think you did the right thing to remove yourself from the situation. It doesn't sound as if you had reason to think you were ever at risk of significant injury. Remember, your vehicle is generally a safe place to be and will usually give you means for making a quick escape from a situation. Drawing a gun when he's beating on the window MIGHT have de-escalated the situation OR it might've worsened the situation. The best/safest thing to do was to swallow any pride and leave. Sounds like you were genuinely rattled so I can understand not calling the police, but it would've been good too so from a safe distance the police could've responded to the crazy guy. Had he damaged your vehicle I would've suggested driving to a safe distance and calling the police. Even in situations where the law would allow someone to legally pull a gun, safely leaving the situation is usually still the better choice. On a side note, always leave room for your car to escape w/o being boxed in.