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Originally Posted by JJIII
"I suggest you look to your own life experience then. When did a gun keep you safe?
And was it imagined?"
About ten years ago, what we used to call a "diddy-bopper" saw fit to try and hold up my wife and I with a gun. When I moved toward what he thought was my wallet he saw instead a .38 Spec. That was all he needed to decide to "un-ass the area". I never had to remove the little Tarus from the holster. That was not my imagination I assure you.
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Trying to cover all of the angles here. How do you suppose the situation would have turned out if he had not been a chicken s**t. I'll suggest a few scenarios, and you might likely have another one or more, because it is not within my realm of experience.
1) As you described, he relied on the intimidation of the gun to achieve his purpose, and when he saw personal risk, he made a different business decision.
2) He was truly evil, and willing to take any steps to achieve his purpose. He shot you first, rendering you unable to get your gun, and decided to leave no witnesses.
3) He is not a good shot, you are able to unholster your gun, and you trade shots.
4) He does not have his weapon drawn, and you are quicker, disabling or killing him.
5) When he ran, you decided to bring him to justice and shot him.
6) ?????
Again, you more than likely have more training, etc., but could a worse outcome have occurred under those circumstances? Not taking sides here - looking for perspective.
Regards,
D-Ray