If you carry a gun you must read this.

[Bttbbob]

I shamelessly stole this from another forum..because I care about people.


Street robberies and you - The Basics - AR15.COM

[Iam2Taz]

Bttbbob - Just finished reading it on said forum. &nbsp;Dropped in over here to see it again.&nbsp;<br><br>This is a good read.&nbsp;

[50SR9]

Hits the nail on the head as far as I am concerned.

[SR40c]

Great read... Thanks!

[Bighouse Doc]

It sure sums up all the robbers I have met!

-Doc

[Phillip Gain]

A very good read. Riveting. Good, REAL down-to-earth advice from someone who really seems to have firsthand knowledge.

I was especially intrigued by his advice on when to draw:

When to draw

Despite warnings I often see on the Net I have yet to encounter an instance in which a hold up man called the police to report his intended victim threatened to shoot him. Thugs do not want to come into contact with the police. They may already be wanted or realize chances are good they have been identified in a recent robbery. Or what ever. They are not going to call the police if you draw on them.

Supposed two guys are approaching you in a parking lot and do the classic fan out maneuver. You indicate you have a weapon by clearing your gun hand and fanning your jacket at them. They are not discouraged. DRAW!

I am not saying you should pull your gun out, assume a Weaver stance, and scream "That's close enough motherfuckers!" What I am saying is draw your gun and hold it beside your leg as you start to move to cover. I am very fond of telephone poles. Anything will do though. They will see this. They will remember they have to be somewhere else. They will not call the police.

Then you can just put your gun back in the holster and go back to whatever you were doing like nothing happened. Why? Because nothing did happen. A happening is when shots are fired.

Do not hesitate to draw. If you are somewhere you are supposed to be and someone appears who is not supposed to be there like a closed business show him the end of your gun. Could it be Mother Teresa looking for her lost cat behind your closed business? No it is some motherfucker up to no good. He won't call the police to report he was prowling a location when a guy ran him off.

However - I would caution folks to make the distinction between being robbed by a 'hold up man' vs most other kinds of (usually ego-driven) encounters.

A classic example of an encounter where at least one of the combatants is being driven by ego may be found in the post below:

CCW Incident (Input please)

As the truck passed by us, he threw his truck into park, squealing the tires, blocking in my truck parked in the parking space from behind. The driver then opened the driver side store and stormed out approaching us yelling in a hostile manner “WHAT THE **** DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME!”.

In this case, the aggressor was definitely being driven by ego. And when the gun was drawn on him, he did not "decide he had someplace else to be." He stood a few yards away and called the police on the guy who drew the gun.

(Caveat: I'm not entirely convinced that we're getting the whole story in my sample post. I suspect from the way it was told that there may have been ego in play on both sides. But my point remains.)

I think the boldface text above, where the author talks about moving for cover vs doing a "John Wayne," speaks volumes. A perfect illustration of a practical response vs an ego-driven response.

[Purple]

Excellent read and some great points made! Thanks for the share!

[santa]

Cold as it sounds it comes down to 'do unto others before they do unto you'. And he is totally right in that if you shoot somebody SHUT UP AND GET A LAWYER.

[Gaucho]

I totally agree. That's reality.

[jethrodull]

appreciated the lesson...
J