Gun-toting driver of van with plate number RAS 299

[M68]

My office mate friend had this status in her FB page last weekend concerning an incident that happened while she was in a taxi on her way to her Spanish classes at Instituto. Apparently, the taxi she was in almost hit a tan-colored van in front when the driver of the van suddenly braked hard. There was no accident. It was a near-miss between the 2 vehicles. But, as usual, the driver of the van alighted with a gun in his hand and went towards the taxi and pointed at the driver. This was in full view of the gun-toter's wife and little daughter. As usual, pinagmumura at tinatakot iyung taxi driver. The van's plate number is RAS 299. It was a Grandia-like type and it was colored tan.

This is the actual status I am re-posting here:
in a cab on my way to the exam when the driver nearly knocked into the van in front of us when the damn thing suddenly stopped. he didn't even caught the bumper or anything but the driver of that van got out, took out his gun and pointed it at him. totoong baril na to. i think i lost all the spanish verbs i studied. the invalid bastard, can't he talk. his wife and little daughter are with him.

Well, kayo na bahalang humusga. Sa akin lang sana wag na maglabas ng baril. Pwede naman idaan sa salita eh. As if the gun can solve the problem. Duwag talaga.

[chua_riwap]

maraming ganyan. matapang lang yan, kasi may baril.......

[pista_ni_jon]

maraming ganyan. matapang lang yan, kasi may baril.......

+1 gusto din nila manindak

[badsekktor]

na-cut siguro nung taxi yun van....

[ben_david19]

na-cut siguro nung taxi yun van....

positibo ako dito. alam naman natin kung gaano kasalbahe ang mga taxi drivers, araw-araw nalang makakasabay mo sila, balasubas magmaneho.

napuno nalang talaga yung naka-van niyan, gayunpaman, mali pa rin ang ginawa niya, pwede namang hamunin nalang ng sapakan hindi ba? wala nang baril-baril, bakla lang gumagamit niyan.

[shadow3616931]

Mali ginawa ng gun owner dapat tanggalan ng PTC yan.

Pero sa kabilang banda bakit sya humantong sa ganyan? Kasi minsan talagang nakaka bwiset mag maneho mga taxi driver na yan parang mauubusan ng kalsada singit ng singit.

[weisshorn]

Possible na na-cut or nasiksik ang van kaya gumanti ang van ng biglang preno sa harapan ng taxi. Kahit ano pa man ang nangyari bago ang insidente hindi pa rin tama na manutok ng baril ang driver ng van. Sa pag tutok pa lang ng baril na loaded considered he has the intention to kill. Hindi ako naniniwala na nanakot lang, iresposableng gun owner yan dapat alisan ng licensya/bawian ng permit to carry. Kung government connected siya dapat fire-out, all pay void. But...that's me, my own opinion. peace

[Taurus]

This is an example from the article:

While the possession of a gun can make its owner feel secure, Santiago Oreta points out that its proliferation can also make people feel more insecure.
It also compels the state to channel more funds for its military and police spending to combat lawlessness and violence—diverting funds from crucial services such as education, health care, infrastructure, and livelihood.
In turn, such “unmet human needs" can fuel criminality and armed hostilities that, ultimately, push state actors and ordinary people further into the race to acquire more guns.

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/gma/2011012...i-d6cd5cf.html

[kbm]

mga sirs, this is the same guy I saw last week... also waving his pistol to the guy in a car infront of me... this was the time of the Edsa bombing incident... many motorists took alternative routes to bypass the Edsa-Makati area. The incident happened along a narrow sidestreet going towards the Makati-Mandaluyong bridge. Medyo traffic since marami nga ang dumaan dun. To cut the long story short, siguro nainip sya sa traffic at gustong mag counterflow (towards the direction the car infront of me and I are traversing). so binusinahan siya nung car na nasa harap ko dahil nga binarahan niya yung kalye... ayun, nagpakita na ng baril... siya na nga mali, siya pa matapang...

[thejerk]

Possible na na-cut or nasiksik ang van kaya gumanti ang van ng biglang preno sa harapan ng taxi. Kahit ano pa man ang nangyari bago ang insidente hindi pa rin tama na manutok ng baril ang driver ng van. Sa pag tutok pa lang ng baril na loaded considered he has the intention to kill. Hindi ako naniniwala na nanakot lang, iresposableng gun owner yan dapat alisan ng licensya/bawian ng permit to carry. Kung government connected siya dapat fire-out, all pay void. But...that's me, my own opinion. peace

+1. never point a gun to someone without the intention of killing that person.

[foresterx]

Mali ginawa ng gun owner dapat tanggalan ng PTC yan.

the question is, does he even have a PTC? what i notice kasi ang malalakas ang loob manutok ng baril eh walang license and PTC, remember the gun-toting lolo na na-picturan last year lang ata yon he never had a PTC and wasn't able to renew his gun license. i think responsible gun owners with complete documents for their gun would know better and would only draw their gun in a real life threatening situation.

i'm a responsible gun owner and have complete license, to tell you the truth i am more scared now that i carry a gun than when i didn't because once i draw my gun some one will be killed, it's either me or the guy i'm shooting at will be killed that's why i'm more scared now. unlike when i didn't have a gun makikipag suntukan talaga ako pag nagalit ako ngayon kahit nasa tama ako i'll just let it go unless the guy grabs a weapon or try to hurt me. i'm sure the same goes with other responsible gun owners. once i draw my gun babarilin kita agad hindi para sindakin ka and i hope that time never comes.