Homeless guy attacks people at 16th street mall

[TFOGGER]

Only a matter of time before one of these cretins either really hurts someone, or picks the wrong person to annoy and ends up gutted like a fish...

[DireWolf]

I may not frequent that cesspool, but when I do, I always conceal carry. The issue is, if anyone shoots one of these bums in self-defense, it will be in the headlines: Gunman Shoots Unarmed Homeless Person in Cold Blood. Twenty other bums will testify that the shooting was unprovoked.

I think this would be the biggest concern, which is why I also think there's lots to be said for adding a small sharp fixed-blade and ASP baton to round out the daily carry in addition to a sidearm - much more discreet options and allows for the applied (self defense) force to be anywhere from fuck-them-up-real-bad up to lethal.....

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[Aloha_Shooter]

The current legal and social framework would have me leery about the situation until the threat was directed at me. In addition, the guy's swinging a 5-ft pipe? Grab a damned chair or something to tangle up the pipe then tackle him if you must -- I'd be afraid of stupid anti-gun people taking his side legally because "gun vs. pole". The guy is flipped out but if I can get away from him without shooting, I will. Let the anti-gun pro-bum socialist retards in Denver deal with their own messes.

[Irving]

Pepper spray or a tazer could have ended that real quick. No gun required.

[Gman]

When you close mental institutions and keep unstable people in society....

[Bailey Guns]

Might just be me but I would have loved to work out some of my aggressions out on him in the name of self defense.

No. It's not just you.

[Squeeze]

It's only going to get worse before it gets better. The Governor, Mayor and DPD top administration are treating these vagrants with kid gloves. It's only a matter of time before one of the sheeple downtown gets seriously hurt/killed by one of these vagrants. I don't frequent the downtown area and haven't in a very long time. When I venture outside the home, I prefer to avoid putting myself in the lion's den if at all possible. A friend of mine who works for one of the alphabet soup agencies told me the other day since June 1st they've made 53 arrests involving Heroin trafficking and every one arrested were ALL illegal aliens from Mexico or Honduras. I am curious to see how far the Mayor lets this type of criminal activity happen in the downtown area before he finally decides to turn his back, shut his eyes and take the leash off of the Denver PD officers.

[colorider]

you do NOT want to stab, punch, or make contact with these filthy druggies. AIDS, hepatitis, and who knows what else they may have. They are street living junkies. Engage from a distance. I'm being totally serious. Think about it. I do.

[68Charger]

I think CStone said it best- I would hesitate to draw on him... would have to convince a jury I feared for my life.
If he was coming for me, I was thinking rush & tackle- a long weapon like that is too slow, and you get inside it's reach and he'll drop it (or face the consequences)

If he's attacking someone else, would be a chance to take him down and put him in a hold... this is a situation where grappling like Jiu Jitsu

But cowering and covering their head? All of them? This kind of victim mentality is what will make terrorists successful...

colorider has a point- I don't have experience with that kind of problem... so frankly I'd probably act and regret it later as I'm waiting for test results.

[roberth]

you do NOT want to stab, punch, or make contact with these filthy druggies. AIDS, hepatitis, and who knows what else they may have. They are street living junkies. Engage from a distance. I'm being totally serious. Think about it. I do.

Yup, just walk or run away. Better yet, avoid downtown Denver if you can.