How do you defend yourself against an angry mob?

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Get away if you can. Failing that...

The situation you described is pretty much no-win. If you can, slip away while they are still fairly distant. Just because some are coming hard and fast doesn't mean they are coming hard and fast FOR YOU.

If you can't get away, keep the Glock concealed and try to be an non-threatening as you can until a threat is aimed directly at you.

If some guy yells something like "Get the big white boy with the bald head, no teeth and a stupid expression", then I would produce the pistol and if he didn't back down IMMEDIATELY, I would shoot him between the eyes, while still trying to find a way out.

Whatever you do, don't start with spray and pray. I would only shoot those who showed themselves to be an immediate threat to me. Like I said, you know why the mob is angry. It may have nothing at all to do with you.
 
Announce in a loud clear voice that " I am HIV positive, and am starting to show the symptoms of AIDS. If any of my blood gets on anyone, they are doomed to a slow painful death".
Then, slowly walk through the middle of the crowd and leave the area.
 
What would you do?

As the Sgt. Major said in the movie WE WERE SOLDIERS":

"Gentlemen, prepare to defend yourselves......"

Which is about all you could do in that scenario you described. If your escape and evade was not successful, then you are forced to use your weapon as a last resort. When you dropped three or four of them, I'll bet they would head the other direction.
 
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Which is about all you could do in that scenario you described. If your escape and evade was not successful, then you are forced to se your weapon as a last resort. When you dropped three or four of them, I'll bet they would head the other direction.
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Unfortunately for our boys, that wasn't the case in Somalia. Did you watch Black Hawk Down? I think they tried to based it very closely on what actually transpired. Things get really hairy when your enemy is not afraid to die.
 
I like Dwight55's answer in post #3. IF you're ever in that situation, kill the leader(s) and the weaker followers will, or should, turn tail.

What would R. Lee Ermey do? Or a Delta Force operator? Or a Navy SEAL do?
They would all fight hard!
The other option is to not fight to win and possibly (probably) die ugly.....

The BEST advice is to AVOID that situation at all costs by being vigilant as possible and always being prepared for the unexpected without being paranoid. It's easier to avoid trouble than to get out of it.
 
superhouse15 thinks the same as me , I would figure out how to blend in, maybe let a couple fly and turn your back to the mob, gun in the air,,Guess what? your the leader of the mob.. of course I would NEVER shoot into the air were just haveing fun here right?
 
>Many moons ago, . . . there was a movie that starred some
> karate guru, . . . and at the end of the movie he is in a
> living room with a whole room full of bg's wanting his hide
> and all he has are his hands, feet, and a lever action rifle.
>
> He pops the "leader" right between the eyes (bg had on big
> ugly white rimmed '70's sun glasses).

Tom Laughlin in "The Born Losers" from 1967.

Think "Gran Torino" from the tie-dye and beads era. Well worth watching.
 
superhouse15 thinks the same as me , I would figure out how to blend in, maybe let a couple fly and turn your back to the mob, gun in the air,,Guess what? your the leader of the mob.. of course I would NEVER shoot into the air were just haveing fun here right?
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Great theory, but what if you don't readily blend in with the mob. Take for example, the lynchings of blacks by whites in the earlier part of the last century where mobs of whites attacked individuals and families of blacks. Now, if you are a black person, are you going to be able to try and blend in effectively?

Try blending in as the only one over 40 with a group of angry 20 something sports fans, or as the only male at a bridal shower after mentioning the bride to be has gained "a few pounds" and get back with us.
 
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"Lynching of blacks by whites".......? What the heck does that have to do with this thread? C'mon double naught.........
 
What does it have to do with this thread? Mob actions. The query was, how do you defend yourself against an angry mob. Many of the lynchings that I mentioned were undertaken by angry mobs who essentially went on search and find endeavors in order to have victims to lynch. The intended victims really didn't have much option of trying to "blend in" with their aggressors.

Come on Skydiver, get with your history.

The point is, that unless you are homogenous with the angry mob to begin with, blending in may not be a realistic option.
 
Dopuble Naught:

Quote: "C'mon Skydiver, get with your history"???

I didn't know we had to be a history buff to answer his question. But guess I will defer to you as resident genius on matters such as this.
 
these days, a good citizen is as likely to be in the angry mob

Forewarned is forearmed. The most important thing to do is to follow the news, or know somebody who does and will give you the heads up.

Local sports game? Chance of a riot.
Immigration bill being voted on? Chance of a riot.
Other types of legislation that would have an immediate dramatic obvious effect on people's lives? Chance of a riot.
Big trial in the news and the verdict about to come down? Chance of a riot.
Some peaceable political assembly, and the government is making threatening them? Chance of a riot.

If the govt put a $30 tax on beer, or nationalizes all the 401k plans, or starts rounding up bankers or gun owners or whoever the villains of the moment are, you might be able to hear about the pre-riot a few hours before the rioters assemble and get worked up.
 
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