late 1990s, Beretta 96D .40, black Aker shoulder holster....
I have not had a lethal force incident either on duty or with my CCW
but I did have a close encounter.
In the late 1990s, I lived in a low end suburb of Pittsburgh PA. I used public buses & late one night(around 930pm-1000pm) I went to the local bus stop to jump on a express service that went downtown.
The covered bus area had a few people milling around waiting for different public buses.
I had my Robar NP3 Beretta 96D .40S&W on me in a Aker Comfort Flex shoulder rig. I wore a thick leather bomber jacket over it. At the time, I loaded my .40 with Corbon 135gr JHPs. Sometimes I used 165gr Golden Saber JHPs too.
While I waited with the other patrons, I noticed a strange guy moving up and down the bus stop area slowly looking over the crowd.
He seemed
furtive & I wasn't sure what his intentions were. He kept looking over the people on the platform. Like he was going to size up a target.
As he moved closer to me, I slowly slid my left hand inside my jacket & un-did the holster snap, with my grip on the 96D. The guy was approx 4/5 feet from me & looked directly at me.
I returned his look but stayed calm. The strange guy quit moving around & his eyes got big.
He then swiftly turned away then left the bus platform in a brisk walk.
I fixed my holster and watched him walk off. He never came back & I never saw the weird guy again.
Rusty