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Just a few thoughts on my end for whatever they are worth. (and I admit I wasn't there and don't know all the details of the original poster's story)

1) I COULD understand him getting out of the truck
a. He was in the passing lane on Hwy 6 at night and came to a abrupt halt. He may not be able to drive away or back up as other cars may be behind him blocking him in...or worse coming towards him at 60 mph in a passing lane.
b. The "Friend" may have been unsure about the situation. He might have thought, initially, that the man in the truck in front of him wanted to ask him about something the other truck was doing or if something had happened and was getting out at first to see what the guy wanted.

2) I COULD understand him pulling his gun. It is at night and difficult to see. For some reason or another the "friend" may have felt this guy was making threatening moves. He possessed a possible weapon in his hand (and as already said, at night abruptly stopping during a aggrevated road incident it's very possible it is a weapon). As such, I could understand how he would reasonably feel his life were in immediate danger.

3) In a way, to the "friend's" credit, he warned the guy off and didn't panic and fire.

4) YES, he SHOULD have called the police. I have heard muliple stories of men pulling their guns to ward off a clear case of deadly assault, assuming all is well when attacker retreats and winding up facing the police and a judge (one such case, according to my CHL instructor, ended up with the CHL holder never being legally allowed to be within so many feet of a gun for the rest of his life). CALL THE POLICE and have your side of the story documented before anybody else does.


None of this is to say that your "friend" necessarily did everthing or even anything right. I'm just giving him (the friend) the benifit of the doubt.