Woman went bonkers at me for wearing Remington shirt

[butiwanna]

So this is new...

I was at the shops today waiting in the food court for a mate, and wearing Remington shirt. It just has the Remington logo and the 'America's Oldest Gunmaker' line on it.

Anyway, out of no where this women appears and starts hurling abuse at me for wearing a gun shirt, saying how can I wear it around kids and all this rubbish... How I'm some kind of maniac...

Before she came up to me I was sitting there staring into space and minding my own business, couldn't be less threatening if I tried...

She's yelling at me about her kids while dragging one of them along by the arm like he was a piece of luggage...

Luckily I see my mate come round the corner about 15 seconds into her explosive and we leave, but FFS... They reckon us shooters are all the crazy ones.

All this for a shirt which says "gunmaker" on it

[on_one_wheel]

Forrest Gump might have said, bonkers as a bonkers is.

[Norton]

Madam,

It gives me great pleasure to cordially invite you to piss off.

[buster]

LOL.

Yep, met plenty of wackos... None of them behind a fire so far though...

[Vati]

It gives me great pleasure to cordially invite you to piss off.

I'd have been a lot more "colourful" than that...

[chacka]

I'd have been a lot more "colourful" than that...

Colourful would be putting it lightly.

[Hardcast]

Such is life, poor simple bitch.

[Igoe]

Man, I want one of those shirts!
Where can I get one?

Ian

[butiwanna]

I got mine from a Salvoes hock shop for $5

[buster]

I got mine from a Salvoes hock shop for $5

That's real helpful for the rest of us

[Chronos]

What, doesn't she like electric razors. Lol

Mate, you did the right think walking away. The last thing the shooting community needs is media coverage of someone in that situation being dragged off by center security swinging in a shirt displaying a gun makers name.

Well done for representing our sporting community in a rational, responsible way.

Chronos

[Kelix]

Mate, you did the right think walking away. The last thing the shooting community needs is media coverage of someone in that situation being dragged off by center security swinging in a shirt displaying a gun makers name.

Well done for representing our sporting community in a rational, responsible way.

Agreed.

I know plenty of guys who would have stood their ground as they're completely entitled to do, and rightfully so in any other situation sadly.

As you say though, just by wearing a gun makers shirt you're the bad guy by default

Swallowing his pride and walking away was the best course of action.

Good on him.

[Chronos]

Mate, you did the right think walking away. The last thing the shooting community needs is media coverage of someone in that situation being dragged off by center security swinging in a shirt displaying a gun makers name.

Well done for representing our sporting community in a rational, responsible way.

Agreed.

I know plenty of guys who would have stood their ground as they're completely entitled to do, and rightfully so in any other situation sadly.

As you say though, just by wearing a gun makers shirt you're the bad guy by default

Swallowing his pride and walking away was the best course of action.

Good on him.

Sad....but true

Chronos

[Hatter]

As you say though, just by wearing a gun makers shirt you're the bad guy by default

The sad truth right there.

[Ariat]

Mate, you did the right think walking away. The last thing the shooting community needs is media coverage of someone in that situation being dragged off by center security swinging in a shirt displaying a gun makers name.

Gotta try and flip this stuff.

Film him standing there calmly while the women goes off at him.

"Law abiding citizen attacked but gun-control nut!"

[Guliver]

Lucky she didn't se my my Mazda shirt, there are a lot more people killed in Australia by cars than guns

[Seconds]

Lucky she didn't se my my Mazda shirt, there are a lot more people killed in Australia by cars than guns

And booze, and cigarettes, and all the other s**t she probably indulges in.

[1290]

I would just smile at her and let her finish, then ask her if she is taking her kids home to play cod or watch the latest hollywood offering with more guns killing violence sex foul language and moral depravity...... then our kids really need.....but have learnt to accept as 'our' (imported) popular culture.

[Jessie]

I would just smile at her and let her finish, then ask her if she is taking her kids home to play cod or watch the latest hollywood offering with more guns killing violence sex foul language and moral depravity

Nice thought, except you know what they say; You can't reason with unreasonable people.

[Davies]

Gotta try and flip this stuff.

Film him standing there calmly while the women goes off at him.

"Law abiding citizen attacked but gun-control nut!"

We could do a "re-enactment" like the media are so fond of doing

[butiwanna]

Gotta try and flip this stuff.

Film him standing there calmly while the women goes off at him.

"Law abiding citizen attacked but gun-control nut!"

We could do a "re-enactment" like the media are so fond of doing

Ha ha.

I'll be sure to have a mate on standby with a camera next time I'm there... See if I can find her again

[headspace]

You had better go back to wearing your "make my dinner" shirt Hmm?

[Turkle]

Oh yeah, she'd love that

[pajamatime]

So this is new...

I was at the shops today waiting in the food court for a mate, and wearing Remington shirt. It just has the Remington logo and the 'America's Oldest Gunmaker' line on it.

Anyway, out of no where this women appears and starts hurling abuse at me for wearing a gun shirt, saying how can I wear it around kids and all this rubbish... How I'm some kind of maniac...

Before she came up to me I was sitting there staring into space and minding my own business, couldn't be less threatening if I tried...

She's yelling at me about her kids while dragging on of hers along by the arm like he was a piece of luggage...

Luckily I see my mate come round the corner about 15 seconds into her explosive and we leave, but FFS... They reckon us shooters are all the crazy ones.

All this for a shirt which says "gunmaker" on it

I personally would have tried to get her to calm down and then try to educate her about the maturity and professionalism of the law abiding Gun culture in Australia and that her anger should be directed at illegal firearms and the Criminals that use them to harm others or some description like that.

Or you could have appealed to her good nature and agreed with her to some extent saying ma'am or miss (or whatever, just not bitchlol) I to disagree with the illegal misuse of firearms and also support the effort to get them out of the hands of criminals and I would like you to know that I'm a law abiding citizen and believe in firearms safety but there are always 2 sides to every story miss, so please refrain from abusing me especially in public when it is not called for. yady yady yady something along those lines.

There is a good, neutral and bad way of handling any situation like that you have to be fair given her brain has been turned to mush by main stream news outlets working for Government to push the anti firearms agenda/s.

[kritch]

I personally would have tried to get her to calm down and then try to educate her about the maturity and professionalism of the law abiding Gun culture in Australia and that her anger should be directed at illegal firearms and the Criminals that use them to harm others or some description like that.

In theory I'm with you on that.

there is a good, neutral and bad way of handling any situation like that you have to be fair given her brain has been turned to mush by main stream news outlets working for Government to push the anti firearms agenda/s

And on that.

In reality though, if someone comes at you out of the blue hurling abuse because of the shirt you're wearing, they're probably a bit past rational thinking at that point...