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Back in December 2002 , about a week before Christmas, I was waiting in a walmart parking lot to pick up my then girlfriend now wife. I noticed a guy in a older model chevy caprice circling the lot and kind of casing me. didn't think much of it but mentally "flagged" the guy. He circled around again and drove about 10 ft away from me very slow and very close. I pretended to be checking a text but I actually dialed 911 on my cellphone but didn't push send. Now I'm mentally focused on this guy who has circled back and is now about 20yds away and has the passenger side facing me and is exiting his vehicle!!! All in an instant, I assessed the area and reached for my ruger gp100. 357 4". I opened my passenger door and slid out that way and pretended to be looking for something. As I did that, I heard, POP POP POP! then TINK and then the sound of my window shattering! I sat on the ground pressed send on my phone and put it on speaker. Still being shot at when the dispatcher answered. I stated I'm about to have to defend my life!!! Hearing the shots the dispatcher said she was sending police. As she said that, I peeked under my car to see the perp was walking toward my vehicle! I said to myself Lord help me, and engaged him, dropping him with 2 non lethal shots one to the right shoulder and the other to the upper right pectoral. After assesing he was "out of quarters" I advised dispatch he was down and to send paramedics. I decided to approach the perp and see his condition, as this happened, security approached exclaiming they observed the whole thing. As I got near the young man and he looked at me, I asked him if he was done, he said, who are you? I replied to him, obviously not who you thought. He broke down crying and apologized repeatedly. He left the scene under red lights I left under blue. I had to for questioning. Security gave their report and took the keys to my girlfriend now wife. After giving my side of the story and about 3 hrs later. I was walking out of the station. I never got my wheelgun back. I went and visited that young man (2006)after he got out of prison and asked him if he'd like to turn his life around and go to church with me. We still talk today and he goes to church with me from time to time. Turns out I drove a camry that matched the one that did a drive by on his little brother. I forgave him and he forgave me. My faith saved me, the military and my dad trained me. Shooting every Saturday since I was 18 keeps me sharp. Watching home and self defense vids gives me things to practice.
Back in December 2002 , about a week before Christmas, I was waiting in a walmart parking lot to pick up my then girlfriend now wife. I noticed a guy in a older model chevy caprice circling the lot and kind of casing me. didn't think much of it but mentally "flagged" the guy. He circled around again and drove about 10 ft away from me very slow and very close. I pretended to be checking a text but I actually dialed 911 on my cellphone but didn't push send. Now I'm mentally focused on this guy who has circled back and is now about 20yds away and has the passenger side facing me and is exiting his vehicle!!! All in an instant, I assessed the area and reached for my ruger gp100. 357 4". I opened my passenger door and slid out that way and pretended to be looking for something. As I did that, I heard, POP POP POP! then TINK and then the sound of my window shattering! I sat on the ground pressed send on my phone and put it on speaker. Still being shot at when the dispatcher answered. I stated I'm about to have to defend my life!!! Hearing the shots the dispatcher said she was sending police. As she said that, I peeked under my car to see the perp was walking toward my vehicle! I said to myself Lord help me, and engaged him, dropping him with 2 non lethal shots one to the right shoulder and the other to the upper right pectoral. After assesing he was "out of quarters" I advised dispatch he was down and to send paramedics. I decided to approach the perp and see his condition, as this happened, security approached exclaiming they observed the whole thing. As I got near the young man and he looked at me, I asked him if he was done, he said, who are you? I replied to him, obviously not who you thought. He broke down crying and apologized repeatedly. He left the scene under red lights I left under blue. I had to for questioning. Security gave their report and took the keys to my girlfriend now wife. After giving my side of the story and about 3 hrs later. I was walking out of the station. I never got my wheelgun back. I went and visited that young man (2006)after he got out of prison and asked him if he'd like to turn his life around and go to church with me. We still talk today and he goes to church with me from time to time. Turns out I drove a camry that matched the one that did a drive by on his little brother. I forgave him and he forgave me. My faith saved me, the military and my dad trained me. Shooting every Saturday since I was 18 keeps me sharp. Watching home and self defense vids gives me things to practice.
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