You couldn’t find a more stereotypical potbellied pig than that one. He needs to be fired and BBQ’d. However, the gun owner appeared to have a smart-ass attitude that invited trouble. I guess he never read, “A soft answer turneth away wrath; but grievous words stir up anger” — Proverbs 15:1
A friend told me on Saturday about the time he and one of my brothers were in a bar when some very bad-ass biker gang dudes came in, pretending to be genial but in truth spoiling for a fight. One introduced himself to my bro and shook his gnarled weathered strong hand (bro has worked outdoors all his life), and said, "You've got hands like a girl."
Friend said my bro could have squished the guy like a bug, especially considering that most in the bar would have backed him up in any case, but instead of clocking the guy, my bro said, with an endearing smile, "Why, thank you!" as if it had been a compliment.
My friend, himself a biker of some repute for more than 50 years, said the bad biker dude was completely disarmed, left speechless and impotent! My friend is still laughing about it, he was so impressed!!! It's amazing how the Judeo Christian ethic is so WISE!!!!
“However, the gun owner appeared to have a smart-ass attitude that invited trouble.”
Wrong.
He knew the Constitution and wasn’t going to be rolled over.
Standing up for your rights is not being a smart-ass.
Nowhere in the Constitution does it say you have to bow and scrape and kiss a cop’s rear-end when he is violating your rights.
Did you not see Officer Glans history? That ‘smart-ass’ kid did the citizens a favor. Good for him!
The citizen showed no “attitude.” His voice was even, his words were calm and devoid of profanity or challenge. All of the “attitude” and profanity was exhibited by the Officer of the Law.