I thought the punchline of your story was going to be that the cop arrested you.
I was pretty sure that I was going to be in trouble but that cop knew I was on his side. I didn't know whether to hit that bad guy with the rifle or to shoot - .30-06 has way too much power for firing in a public area - but I knew that time had run out. It probably helped that I was wearing my "Charlie" uniform with ribbons.