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Austin, HEB... Gas station, Palmer and IH-35

I would like to say I carry my kimber tle2 and my socom16 with with several hundred rounds, but it is my colt defender 45cal in my pouch or holster and my S&W 642 w\laser in my pocket holster... every where I go. I have been a CHL since the law went into effect in '96 I had a incident yesterday, Defender in my van, Smith in pocket, doing a car check out for my customer... I'm a mobile mechanic, when the owner, a young african american person, started to yelling and carry on about I how I was damaging his car, a junker that was falling a part he wanted $1500 for a 91 mazda with over 180,000 miles on it claimed it belonged to his sister... I think he had stole it and was trying to make some quick money on this junker, I also think he was mad that I was really check out the car like I was paid to do. He called a friend on his phone who just happen to show up in under a minute..... From his home, through a very busy major grocery and shoping center to the gas station where we all were... darnI wish the cops were that fast. he pulls in back of his friend's junker with a brand new dodge charger with custom 20"s. walks to the back of his ride and retreives his baseball bat slings it on his shoulder and starts to walk up to the front of the junker where I am.. I start to talk to this perp, diffused the situation, I think he spotted the hilt of my 642 which is in my hand partly out of my pocket he turns around and leaves. I tell car thief that his car is back together and we are not interested in his car and we leave. Ok yes I was scared, but kept my calm, talked through it the best I could, got myself and my cleint the hell out of there as soon as I could and did not have to shoot and then face the grand jury... thank G-D. The 642 38sp +p gave me a bunch of comfort yesterday. I cleaned and oiled her to day