Anyone a shoot out survivor?

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If this is too personal, or you're not legally clear of charges yet PLEASE don't feel obligated to reply. Otherwise... lets hear it, from what happened to what you remember... and whether or not you still carry because of it.
 
Don't know if this counts but here goes...

One night around 2am about 8 years ago I was sitting in my living room getting ready to go to bed. I lived in the inner city at the time. I hear a couple guys arguing in front of my house. I look out and see the 2 guys about 20 feet from my front door yelling and pushing each other. Then the guy facing me pulls out a revolver and shoots the other guy. The other guy seeing a gun starts running towards my house! The shooter is chasing him and shooting more rounds at him.

When I saw and heard the first shot I hit the ground, grabbed the phone and called 911. Meanwhile I hear shots being fired all around my house, these guys ran all around the house with the shooter firing the whole time.

Get off the phone with 911 hear the now victim moaning in my front yard. Come out he is holding his belly. I tell him cops and EMS are on the way. Grab a hand towel and give it to him. (Not touching him HIV/AIDS risk IMO)

LEOs get there, EMS gets there take him way (LEO's told me later the victim was going to be ok). One out 6 bullets hit him. LEOs look for bullet holes, don't find any. I can't give much of a description. Finally get to bed about 2 hours later. About 2 months later, I find a bullet hole in the trunk of my car. The bullet went through the license plate, so it was really hard to see. I looked around in the trunk and find the round, it was either .32 or .38.

Could not legally carry then. So I never did ;)
What did I learn?
  1. If somebody pulls a gun when you are 1 foot attack him! Get off the X!
  2. If you have to run put as many things between you and the shooter.
  3. Don't fight with guys at 2am in the inner city.
  4. Don't bring fists and words to a gun fight.
 
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Most people such as myself that have had the misfortune of being involved in a shootout (in my case as a LEO) that resulted in the death of another human, even though they fully deserved it, don't talk about. Even though it never bothered me, never lost one mintues sleep over it and yes 20 years later I still carry. Also I notice you have ask a lot of questions similar to this one in basis, with that said let me assure you, taking someones life, again even though justified is not like on "tv", is not fun and certainly not glamorous.
 
I walked into a bar looking for the jerk who had killed a close friend of mine. The jerk and his friends were there alright, and they noticed me right away because I was carrying a double-barreled shotgun.

I pointed the shotgun at the jerk and told his jerk-friends that if they didn't want to die, they'd better clear away from the jerk. I pointed the shotgun at the jerk, and pulled the trigger. The "click" of the misfire was deafening in the silence of the bar. The jerk yelled "misfire! kill him!" and everyone started shooting at me while I dropped the useless shotgun, grabbed my pistol, and started taking 'em out one by one.

Anyone care to tell me how the gunfight ended? :D :D
 
You threatend to kill the whole town if you saw any of them as you left the bar and rode off completely unscathed....but not before you iced the sherriff. :)
 
You threatend to kill the whole town if you saw any of them as you left the bar and rode off completely unscathed....but not before you iced the sherriff.
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:)

Yes, he shot the sheriff but he did not shoot the deputy. :p
 
Yes I have. I survived. The perp is still incarcerated and expecting parole in 85 years. Too bad he is 40+ years old now. I don't see how he lived with 15 9mm JHP holes in him but he did. The shots were about 50% COM as well as shattering his femur, knee cap, shin and ankle also ( moral of story...You should never try to grab your gun if it's in an ankle holster when someone else has drawn down on you). That is why I will never carry a 9mm again.
It wasn't like the movies. It was the most scared I have ever been and I have been through some **** in my life. I do not wish anyone to have to go through it either; the shooting or the psych block afterwards.
One thing I am thankful for is that I know how I will react in real life situations if needed.
 
I don't see how he lived with 15 9mm JHP holes in him but he did.
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JEEEEEEEZ! Unbelievable!
No 9 millies in my home. Presented a shotgun once and a 1911 once, but thankfully, low ready was enough to convince the BG that their victim selection process was flawed.
If you want to hear it from the horses mouth, read "No Second Place Winner" by Bill Jordan. At one point, he was averaging a gunfight every 10 days.
 
Yes. However, besides morbid curiosity, I see no purpose in threads like this as it pertains to Training & Tactics.

If anyone wants to start a thread about surviving an incident and lessons they learned from the encounter, I’ll have no problem with it.
 
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