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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.
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Yeah That...Originally Posted by Circuits
remember this line "I was scared for my life."
and hope a jury agrees...
what is "dial 911 and cower in a corner"?
if my family is there and I can walk far enough to get them out, then so be it, but if they are in the middle and no way to get out then its my way, they know that, even my kids know "in coming" in a situation as that. They will duck and cover. Me?! well the old soldier and old law enforcement guy in me would have to take one of a number of actions, but I never was one to be intimidated or run. I wont leave the public if I feel there is no other way out for them either. If walking and calling 911 at the time is the action that will preserve the most life, then that is what I would do. But if a more violent action is required then that is what he would get. It is a decision that I would have to make at the time and rely on my training.
Some of you have said that he would have to pull the gun on you. This is not true. 1. he has the means to do harm. 2. he has the opportunity, 3. and this is the point that would have to be decided at the time, if you honestly felt a danger to yourself or others. You have the right to do what is needed to protect yourself and others. No this does not mean kill everyone and let God sort them out. This mean what is necessary. If you HAVE TO harm to protect this is justified, but if the other teens are not aggressive then you can't harm them. It would all depend on how it went down at the time and the immediate threat to life at the time.
In reality we can all train for the perfect situation but that is not what will happen. I have been in shooting situations before, each is different, each has its own response that is appropriate. God willing we will all make the right one if needed, and more importantly we wont have to.
Last edited by GhostRider; 11-16-2009 at 22:24.
How about just knocking the motherfucker out if he's in striking range?
I don't think it matters, as long as he perceived it as a threat on his life and there is reasonable evidence to show it wasn't completely unfounded.
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If your family is present, does it change anything?
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In this situation, I guess it would depend on how much of a threat I felt these jokers were. My first inclination would be to avoid confrontation, keep my eyes on the punks(s), leave the store, and call the cops with words that include "brandishing" "gun" "armed robbery" and "potential shooting" I'd stay close enough to be a good witness, and try to take note of things like the type of car they were in, the plate number, and detailed descriptions. I may have a permit and a gun, but nobody's paying me to play cop/security guard, so unless there's an immediate and grave threat to health and life, the only person who is gonna know about my sidearm is me.
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