Goodwill, pulled over by police, getting a gun? Oh, and a 2 day trip.

As a much lesser attractive cop.......I'd recommend taking an intro gun class offered at various reputable gun stores. After you spend time firing it.....you should develop the mindset if you'r comfortable with it and if you're willing to use it. Simply having it locked up in a drawer doesn't do much good if you'r not somewhat proficient with it, and have the mindset to use it when needed. --Jason

I put my license plates or stickers on my car the day I get them. I procrastinate on everything else. I will never get a gun. For one thing my apartment building is a gun free zone. I do have a slightly illegal antique Billy club that is lead lined underneath the seat of my car. I inherited the Billy club from my grandfather

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH Steven🤗. I’m glad that your policeman event was exciting, I would’ve been so nervous from beginning to end…probably because of my color, been scared of them since I was a child, but anyway, I’d say: YES..to BEAUTIFUL Flamingo shirts & Lime Green Pullover sweaters, but NO..to Guns. THANKS for posting.

“What airline do you work for?” I literally burst out laughing! Love the green sweater. Omg the in-flight stories! Then the ones you can’t share? OMG. And your patience is inspiring. 🏳️‍🌈

Hi Steven! Thanks for sharing, missed you for a few days, glad to see that you are doing well!

That same exact thing happened to me in Charleston, SC. I drive like a grandma so I didn’t think the policeman was pulling me over either. The cop asked me about my expired tag. I told him that I have the new tag, but I keep forgetting to put it on. He put mine on too. I went from thinking I was getting a ticket to the nice police officer putting my new tag on. I don’t remember my cop being gorgeous though. I now put my new tag sticker on my car the day I get it in the mail so I won’t forget to put it on again. You’ll probably be the same way. lol

As a former prosecutor, I was given the following advice about owning a gun. Be prepared to use it and know that you can use it against someone, or it will be used against you. So with that said I do not own a gun. Good luck….

You always make me smile. Happy Pride 🎉 and Im finally feeling more like myself after the hospital stay

LMAO "I know stop yelling at me!"

The cats are so cute 🥰. Love your style!

Lol we should all have such funny and exciting traffic stops. Happy Pride Steven! 🤣👍

Steve, my husband got his license to carry when coming to Georgia. He only had to fill out a form, they checked his history, didn't have any police records and it took a couple of weeks to get it. Easy peasy. He's allowed to wear it exposed but never has. It's a bit un-nerving to see a person with a gun on his hip in a store.

My own personal feeling - I would NEVER, EVER have a gun. They terrify me. I know the world is not in such a good place right now, but too much can go wrong when guns aren't handled properly. I speak as the victim of a completely accidental shooting when I was 13 years old. I'm 70 now but still, seeing an actual gun, like in a policeman's holster, gives me the creeps. Just be sooo careful if you decide to get one.

That’s so funny you’ve been driving around with your plates in the car 😂😂😂😂

Hello Steven. I like the looks of your glasses. Your glasses looks nice on you. I like your videos showing your car. Maybe you can do a car video again. Have a great day. 😘

Thanx for the update. As always you made me laugh with the passenger and his nose 😂

Very funny video!

Happy pride, Steven. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ I'm glad your experience with that police officer was nice.👍🏻 And about getting a gun, I get your concern, but remember, those talking about violence onto others have personal guards, and others have many guns without a real threat, so I will get the training first if I were you, to get familiar and comfortable around guns.

You know I’m never short of opinions Steven. But I tell people my story about guns because it’s something most people never think about. I used to be anti gun. Never even let my kids have toy guns. Then I dated a cop for years. What he said to me changed my thought about it. He said “There’s very few cops to protect millions of people. First off, by the time you call us, it’s often too late. Secondly, I need to be able to protect those who can’t protect themselves. Children, elderly etc. it’s your responsibility to protect yourself so I can protect the others.” That floored me. Never thought about it that way. I still wish guns were never created. People would murder each other way less if they only had hand to hand weapons. Much harder to kill someone looking them in the eye than from far away imo. Lastly, I work for a sheriffs office now. In a jail. I also work a second job which requires me to listen to several different law enforcement radio channels all day. And I can tell you that it’s crazy. The world is scary. I try to remind myself that my reality is skewed now. I am immersed in the worst of the worst, among criminals who have allegedly done horrendous, unthinkable things. But even in my ‘regular’ life….the roads are definitely more dangerous, people seem abrasive and distrusting and things feel different. I know you are a big man with a big scary voice when necessary. And owning a gun is in fact a very serious responsibility. I don’t worry so much for you about being a gay man. Although this current climate is horrendous. I worry more for you being in a large city. I live in the suburbs and it blows my mind what goes on even here. Criminals are getting smarter, banding together getting brazen. I just worry about everyone now. And I was NEVER a worrier. I find myself saying “please be careful” when I never uttered that in my life. I don’t want to over state things instill fear. That’s never helpful. But things are different. Even in jail. So much more mental illness. So all that as food for thought. Everyone has to choose what’s right for them. But I would say if you choose to carry, you must be one hundred percent confident and competent with that gun. As for your officer. Wow. Knowing how overworked, vilified, crucified and understaffed our law enforcement are….for him to take the time to do that (while he probably had all manner of crazy shit going off on his radio cuz it never stops) well….thats an exemplary cop right there. Thank you for telling everybody that story. We usually only hear the bad stuff. Personally, I can say that the vast majority of the men and women I work with are honorable, moral, generous human beings. Bumms me out that there’s always a few bad apples in any industry that create a perception of the opposite. What my coworkers go through physically and emotionally every single day….it breaks my heart to see them vilified. It’s a thankless job to protect people and then turn around and protect the people that hurt those same people and then to be hated by both. SMH

That garment reminds me of an Indian wedding attire. I could be absolutely wrong , you will rock it I’m sure. The story with the officer, legit put you one step closer to little old lady status….lol