How do you handle this?

[Irving]

This is assuming you are carrying or course.

You are in a convenience store, and three drunk kids come in and start making a rukus. You are minding your business and don't do or say anything. As you are leaving, one of the drunk thugs is near the door, sneers at you, and says "What choo gonna do?" while he lifts his shirt and shows you the handle of a gun tucked into his waist band.

So what would YOU do?

I'm a little torn on this because you can likely just keep right on walking right out of the store. At the same time, when you are minding your own business, and someone aggressively confronts you verbally, and by flashing a pistol at you, it is hard to not feel mortally threatened. I'd like to know what you guys think.

This didn't happen to me, but happened to a friend, at a convenience store that I have been in, and drive by twice every day because it is between my house and grandma's house where I take my daughter every day.

[Circuits]

Leave the immediate area for your own safety, and call 911 to report the drunken person brandishing a firearm at the convenience store.

Unless the drunk draws down on you, there's no reason to escalate by showing, or drawing your own piece, but good reason to report the implied threat.

[bellavite1]

Unless the guy touches the firearm it is "legally" considered only a transition from concealed to open carry (not to say the he has a CCW, of course).
If you take "action" without the guy pulling the gun on you, you are,from a legal standpoint, the aggressor.
I would walk away.
The way laws are nowadays,and without a witness,you would likely find yourself in a pool of shit.
What are you going to tell the cops when they arrive to the scene and find the punk shot dead,with his gun still in his waistband and his friends (and likely a terrified store owner) testifying against you?
And what are the cops supposed to think?
It is a very thin layer of ice on top of the shitpool...

[WillysWagon]

I look at it as nothing more than intimidation on their part. But call the Cops and have them charged them with ‘intimidation/menacing with a firearm’ or whatever the correct term is. What are the chances this guy is carrying legally, probably very small ?? Let the local LEO’s deal with this guy. Now if he pulls the pistol out of his shorts (regardless of where he points it), I consider that a threat on my life. Also, I wouldn't turn my back on whoever showed the pistol to me. I don't know what their intentions are and wouldn't want to give them the opportunity to be stupid.

ymmv,
Kyle

[bjl913]

That's definitely a toughy! I could see that going down alot of ways, some better than others. These are just ways it COULD go down, not what i would do!!!

He's drunk. Reach over, take it from him than proceed to shove it up his ass! Sideways... Thats the reaction alot of up would have, but definately not a smart one... Unless you KNOW you have the upper hand, and have some sort of super secret squirrel training/great luck!

You could ignore him as best as possible, walk out to your car, get your piece out and to a ready in case he comes out blasting, and call the cops, wait for his dumb ass to try anything then either be a good witness or try and play "hero". Either way, you have a pretty good chance of getting shot in the back as you walk away from him... Pretty risky... best option, and just dont give him your back!

You could draw down on him in the store, prone his dumb ass out, and get the cops there... But who knows if his buddies have heat too... And you making a fast motion for a draw may startle him. He already has his shirt up, so he draws and waxes you first... either way, thats going to be an interesting one to see on the cameras, possibly making it harder to defend... especially if the cam doesnt see him brandishing on you, or the clerk doesnt see anything.

Or you could do it croc dundee style and just show him up (you call that a knife...?) by drawing your S&W .500 bear repellent. ok... this is just getting goofy...

GREAT question!!!!! Would love to hear some answers!!!

[Great-Kazoo]

What choo gonna do?"

take you gun shove it up your ass then make you suck it.
then........... finish filling up my truck.

brandishing is a felony. your call. BUT never walk away with your back to them.

IF it didn't look like any video surveilence, i'd go back to plan A

[Irving]

Good responses so far guys, thanks a lot. What actually ended up happening is pretty silly and could have ended up going sideways pretty quickly, but no one was harmed and the three thugs turned tail and ran.

Like I said, someone flashing a gun at me while I'm minding my own damn business would make me feel pretty damn threatened. I think it'd be a short and fierce mental battle to decide what to do.

[Mtn.man]

Leave the immediate area for your own safety, and call 911 to report the drunken person brandishing a firearm at the convenience store.

Unless the drunk draws down on you, there's no reason to escalate by showing, or drawing your own piece, but good reason to report the implied threat.

Yeah That...

[CareyH]

remember this line "I was scared for my life."

[Mtn.man]

remember this line "I was scared for my life."

and hope a jury agrees...