Bartholomew Roberts
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John Lee was returning to the apartment complex where he lives after working and visiting a sick relative. He has had a permit to carry a pistol for several years; but normally doesn't carry it. However since he knew he would be arriving home late, he took the unusual (for him) step of tucking it into his waistband.
Arriving home, he got out of his car and was greeted by three armed men wearing hoodies who instructed him to "Give it up!" but before he could respond, they began firing, hitting him in the hand. He drew his Glock and returned fire and the men ran off. It was only after the confrontation that he realized he had been shot three times more - twice in the abdomen and once in the left hand.
I thought the story was interesting because it highlights a number of factors we often discuss here.
1. One of the factors was the randomness. Normally, John Lee doesn't carry the pistol. He lives in an apartment and works as a Sam's Club manager so he isn't at especially high risk to be a violent crime victim. Yet it happened to him all the same, and especially lucky for him, he just happened to have the tools he needed that day.
2. Before he could even respond, he was shot in the left hand. This means any techniques requiring both hands were already not an option for him.
3. Adrenaline is an amazing thing - he soaked up three more hits, including two torso hits and didn't even know he had been shot. As we often discuss, firearms aren't magic death rays. The good news from that is you don't have to give up just because you've been shot. The bad news is neither does the other side.
John Lee was returning to the apartment complex where he lives after working and visiting a sick relative. He has had a permit to carry a pistol for several years; but normally doesn't carry it. However since he knew he would be arriving home late, he took the unusual (for him) step of tucking it into his waistband.
Arriving home, he got out of his car and was greeted by three armed men wearing hoodies who instructed him to "Give it up!" but before he could respond, they began firing, hitting him in the hand. He drew his Glock and returned fire and the men ran off. It was only after the confrontation that he realized he had been shot three times more - twice in the abdomen and once in the left hand.
I thought the story was interesting because it highlights a number of factors we often discuss here.
1. One of the factors was the randomness. Normally, John Lee doesn't carry the pistol. He lives in an apartment and works as a Sam's Club manager so he isn't at especially high risk to be a violent crime victim. Yet it happened to him all the same, and especially lucky for him, he just happened to have the tools he needed that day.
2. Before he could even respond, he was shot in the left hand. This means any techniques requiring both hands were already not an option for him.
3. Adrenaline is an amazing thing - he soaked up three more hits, including two torso hits and didn't even know he had been shot. As we often discuss, firearms aren't magic death rays. The good news from that is you don't have to give up just because you've been shot. The bad news is neither does the other side.