Ok, I had an incident at the local McDonalds this morning which I felt I handled properly, but afterwards when reviewing my action I wonder if I should have acted differently.
I stopped in for a quick breakfast and upon leaving was confronted by a sort of scruffy looking fellow. At first he just kind of tried to get my attention by yelling then made an attempt to grab at me. At this point I put about ten feet between us and made my way to the car as he followed. Although he never threatened me his request for me to “come here” got louder as he pursued me across the parking lot. When I reached the car he walked up to the other side of the car and began mumbling something at which time I got inside and drove away.
The guy never directly threatened me, but he did make me feel very unsure of the situation. I did have a handgun in a pocket holster inside one of the large pockets in a pair of cargo shorts. On the way home I began to wonder how quickly I could have retrieved the gun from the cargo pocket if he had indeed produced a weapon or physically attacked me.
So, should I have pulled the gun out of my pocket and held it in my hand as soon as the guy began to pursue me? I would not have pointed it at him, but simply held it there for protection and as a possible deterrent. So, how would you have handled this situation?
I stopped in for a quick breakfast and upon leaving was confronted by a sort of scruffy looking fellow. At first he just kind of tried to get my attention by yelling then made an attempt to grab at me. At this point I put about ten feet between us and made my way to the car as he followed. Although he never threatened me his request for me to “come here” got louder as he pursued me across the parking lot. When I reached the car he walked up to the other side of the car and began mumbling something at which time I got inside and drove away.
The guy never directly threatened me, but he did make me feel very unsure of the situation. I did have a handgun in a pocket holster inside one of the large pockets in a pair of cargo shorts. On the way home I began to wonder how quickly I could have retrieved the gun from the cargo pocket if he had indeed produced a weapon or physically attacked me.
So, should I have pulled the gun out of my pocket and held it in my hand as soon as the guy began to pursue me? I would not have pointed it at him, but simply held it there for protection and as a possible deterrent. So, how would you have handled this situation?