Followed home from the range

Maxpower said:
Sounds suspicious. Was the driver wearing a hoodie?
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Uh-oh...
 
What would trouble me most is if the driver of the mystery car WAS following you, even after, are you ready, he was told " we don't need you to do that" !!![wink]
 
Thanks for the replies. If they had followed further we would have probably pulled in somewhere. It's just annoying that they camped out in the parking lot. I've been there a lot but this is the first time I have noticed it so hopefully it doesn't happen again. It's not like we were doing anything wrong but in this state it wouldn't be hard for them to find some made up reason to cause a headache.
 
MightyGreek said:
Thanks for the replies. If they had followed further we would have probably pulled in somewhere. It's just annoying that they camped out in the parking lot. I've been there a lot but this is the first time I have noticed it so hopefully it doesn't happen again. It's not like we were doing anything wrong but in this state it wouldn't be hard for them to find some made up reason to cause a headache.
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All kidding aside, I was followed by a car full of "hoods" after a high beam flashing incident on 93 years ago. It was a bit unsettling as your imagination can sometimes get the better of you. I did the highway ramp reversal twice before they finally broke off.
 
I had this happen to me one night. After I knew I was being tailed, I drove into the local cemetery and banged a quick U turn. When they drove in, they drove right into my high beams and the KC lights on the roof. They reversed out of there at a high speed. Found out a few days later that it was a couple of Campus cops who knew me and were having fun.
 
As Jose said set an ambush......drive down a dead end street,passenger rolls out,,You pullahead and stop and get out .You now have set up the classic" L" ambush..alass he beats it by charging you or your passenger,{ neather of you shoot because you will hit the other}.....Yep should have driven to the cops..
 
I'm thinking it is very likely NOT a cop, unless it was a very stupid one. You always try to stay in visual range but do not directly mimic the moves of the car being followed.
As mentioned before, I hope you did not go home and get out, showing them where you live.
This has happened to me (not coming home from the range) and I usually pull into a PD if it is close.
Hell, you don't even need to go in, but it helps. They get lost.

No, you are not getting paranoid. That is screwy.
 
I would have headed straight for Braintree PD and report it or sort it out there. Try to get the license number however.

Braintree PD does NOT have "access to the club". There are plenty of LEO members at that club, as individuals. BPD has used the club in the past for their qualifications, but that is an organized event with prior permission of the BOD.

Yes, I would report it to Eric (club pres).

I've never seen anything like this before, but do believe it was a cop.
 
mllanes said:
yeah, and i would assume the BPD would probably have access to the range.
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flintoid said:
Probably was a copper top. They have access to BRP. Welcome to the club.
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Why would they have access? If true, it is time to revoke this access.

Either way, I agree that you should not have gone home. Could have called cops and gone to PD, or call some friends to come ride alongside and box them in and escort off road.
 
It's weird to say the least. Since it happened in the past, I won't tell you what you should have done. What you might want to do is report it to the BPD. Maybe it's not the only time it's happened, even though it's the only time that it has happened to you. Keep in mind that if even though you didn't get his plate, he most certainly got yours. In which case he doesn't need to follow you home to find out where you live. Not to make you more paranoid, but I'd be inclined to take this pretty seriously.
 
je25ff said:
It could have been a private investigator or an insurance investigator, neither of which knew their business apparently. I wouldn't tin foil hat just yet, but I would ask your buddy if he made an insurance claim. Best I got for you.
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I disagree. If it made you uncomfortable, treat it like a potential threat. Don't dismiss it.

The voice in your head telling you something ain't right is there for a reason. Listen to it. If you think you're bing followed, take some minor action that will drop the tail.


I've actually never considered it in a CCW self-defense context as I read it long before I got my LTC, but "The Gift of Fear" by Gavin DeBecker is a must-read on this issue of trusting your instincts. Dismissing instinctual fear or concern as an overreaction is a big mistake. If you rely on your fear, the worst case is that you're embarrassed. If you fail to follow it, worst case is you're dead. We're still not too far removed from primal animals in our instincts, and when something makes the hair on your neck stand up, there's a reason for that.
 
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I spent some time thinking about this situation and what I would have done.

1.. Part of me thinks that I would have been weirded out but would have ignored it. (which sounds like what you did).

2. Part of it me say's this is a validated threat to my person and I have a right (in Mass.) to at least confront and see WTF is going on. The problem lies with the Mass. law regarding a duty to retreat. Do I have a right to confront this guy and ask why he is following me or not?

Hell of a situation. I think I would have contacted 911 and made sure he continued to f9ollow me (AKA stopping and waiting at a light). It's a nasty situation give the duty to retreat in Mass. In WA I would without hesitation stop and demand some answers, and no, I would not be at all unobtrusive in my sidearm. In Mass it's an entirely different situation. I think a call to the cops as soon as it was evident he was following you would be appropriate. Other than that I have no good answers. Your duty to retreat law makes any confrontation potentially criminal.
 

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