[JillValentine]

I think the taxi driver is much more than just a simple jerk. When he said, "Maybe I am just going to now crash this car and kill both of us," well, the words say it all. Yes, the author is a Jewish liberal who keeps voting for the party which screws his people, but maybe experiences like this will help him learn someday.

If I had been the passenger in that taxi, I would take those threats very seriously. I wouldn't be "shaking in my shoes," but knowing that the taxi driver could end up not being charged, or being released on bail...well, I feel a lot safer with at least one gun in the drawer next to the bed, rather than having them all locked up in the safe. No shoe-shaking, just suitable precautions.

[sig226]

What would you have him charged with? Careless driving does not merit jail time, neither does saying stupid things while driving. Check your seatbelt and tell the guy to go ahead and crash, he'll have the steering column through his chest before you get hurt. He knows this, too.

As for the gun in the nightstand, good for you. I like to keep a Mossberg 590 handy, it won't fit in the drawer.