Yesterday I was riding my motorcycle on I-43 southbound from my home north of Milwaukee toward the city, traveling in the fast lane passing a car on my right when a dark gray SUV came up quickly behind me. He moved to the right behind the car I was passing but by then the gap was too small to pass. The SUV pulled up beside me and the driver side rear window rolled down and a young black kid smirked at me and waved. Once I had passed the other car and there was enough of a gap to get through, the SUV came around me on the right, pulled in front of the other car, and the same window rolled down and I saw a short-barreled AR-15 pointing at me. The car accelerated away and pulled off at the next exit, about a half mile further south.

After I got to my destination I called the local Sheriff's office to report the incident, not really expecting anything, but I did get a call from a deputy following up with a few questions. Pretty crazy. I never really felt in immediate danger, although that might have changed if there were any shots fired!

So the kid was pointing the AR at you, or somebody else?

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Originally posted by 12131:
So the kid was pointing the AR at you, or somebody else?

I would say he was brandishing it at me out the open window, pointing it in my general direction. We were pretty much side by side after they passed the other car. Keep in mind we were both moving at 70+ mph.

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I never really felt in immediate danger,

You realize those things shoot bullets right?

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I never really felt in immediate danger, although that might have changed if there were any shots fired!

You sure it was a real gun?
I know the times are different from the real-looking toy guns we had when I was a kid.
Do you think there were miscreant intentions or just bad to poor firearm practices?

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You sure it was a real gun?

Doesn't really matter - if you believe it possibly to be real, it is still considered brandishing.

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Originally posted by SigSAC:

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You sure it was a real gun?

Doesn't really matter - if you believe it possibly to be real, it is still considered brandishing.

I can't guarantee it was real, because I only saw part of the hand guard, the front sight base and the barrel, but that's exactly what the deputy said. He also said that if they had pointed a gun at him they would have "caught lead."

Also something I can't prove, but it's pretty much guaranteed these guys were drug runners cruising the corridor between the city and the northern suburbs.

Drug runners probably wouldn't do something stupid like that to provoke police response for no reason. Especially if they had cash or drugs in the car.

Likely just gangbangers trying to be "hard". Posing. In reality though, just a bunch of pussies because they accelerated and exited.

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Originally posted by bigwagon:

Also something I can't prove, but it's pretty much guaranteed these guys were drug runners cruising the corridor between the city and the northern suburbs.

Extremely doubtful. Drugs go one way, cash the opposite. And with each load, they do absolutely everything they can to keep from drawing attention to themselves. And pointing guns at other vehicles draws a certain amount of unwanted attention from LE.

Go Pro. Get a GoPro now.

Screaming Cockatoo has the right idea. GoPro for bikes, dash cam for cars.

Just think, you'd have a cool video to share with the police AND us!

glad you are uninjured.

and also glad you reported it -- hopefully they will be on the lookout for them again.

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Sorry to hear this and I hope its an isolated incident.

I hope they get caught.
I hope this isn't a sign of things to come.

Vid poster kinda oversells this but still...

It’s getting dangerous here there have been over 40 shootings on the interstates around Memphis

https://www.google.com/amp/s/w...ers-stay-silent/amp/

I wouldn't have waited until I get to my destination to report it to the police.

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I never really felt in immediate danger,

I would be worried. Vehicle being driven by a goof. Grinning black kid pointing an AR at you and you being white, on two wheels unable to protect yourself, I’d want the asshole arrested…toy gun or not. Turn about is fair play.