Every so often, we get a client from the EU that comes over for meetings. Conversations usually start out that they can't believe what we own here, and ends up with a trip to the range and a photo session.
Day started fine, loaded up the X-5 to the gills. Rifles, pistols, carbines, shotguns, precision rifle, 6 ammo cans, hard cases, soft cases.
Headed to a range in Mesquite or Garland, our first time there, but close to where we picked up the client from his hotel. We never made it there.
Speeding Cherrokee runs a red light, hits us hard right at the left front wheel.
Airbags all around us saved us from anything more than some bruising. SUV is totalled. Cherrokee is missing the airbag, but everyone was buckled up, including two kids in car seats in the back. Shook up pretty good, and mom goes to hospital for observation.
First LEO shows up, we're out of the vehicle. We explain what happened, and where we were headed, and what's in the car.
By this time, we have about 5 other officers directing traffic, taking reports. We explain we have a vehicle coming to offload our cargo. He goes to each officer, tells them what is going to happen. Our van shows up and we begin removing our equipment. One officer starts to make a comment about what we have, and the original officer tells him not to worry about it, we're some of the "good guys".
My partner and I follow up with letters to the Mesquite PD, thanking them for their professionalism.
Our client was absolutely positive he was going to jail for a very long time. He couldn't believe we weren't arrested on the spot for something. He was already on the phone with his wife!
