xMINORxTHREATx
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Originally I was going to post this in the Law area, but I'm posting this in the Training area, because people may read it and learn from it.
After reading how some people speak about using their concealed carry weapon, I wonder how many people have HAD to use it.
I have had to pull my gun in self defense three times (as a civilian), one of which ended in shots being fired.
1st major incident.
A car pulled into the alley next to my house and two guys got out and started shouting at each other. I was doing dishes and watched it through my window. I live two blocks away from a new Section 8 (welfare) housing projects, so this type of crap is becoming more and more common. :barf:
After drying my hands off, I went down stairs and grabbed my pistol and came back up. The fight had escalated and relocated. They were now in my front yard. First thought through my mind was a similar instance in my town where someone was beat to death in their neighbors front yard, and the neighbor got sued for not trying to stop the fight. So I walked out on to my front porch and yelled at the guys to break it up. One guy put his fist down and tried to reason with the other to stop, this guy (me) doesn't want us in his yard, lets go. The second guy then got a cheap shot on him and knocked him to the ground and started kicking him in the head while he was down. I ran full speed off my porch and tackled the guy to the ground and recovered as quick as possible. I shouted for him to leave. He got up and started walking towards me with a knife in his hand. I steadily walked backwards, while drawing my pistol, maintaining a good distance. He saw the pistol and froze. (I realized I didn't have a round in the chamber, I don't leave the gun loaded laying around) When I racked the slide, he realized I meant business, called me a "wussy with a gun" and ran away.
2nd major incident
My sister and her boyfriend had a rough break up and he was packing his stuff from her house and leaving. My step Dad, my pistol and I were there just in case. Started off calm enough but he was drunk and it started to escalate. It got to the point where he was in the front yard (my front yard gets a lot of abuse huh?) threatening us, pointing me out and telling me to hit him. I knew I wouldn't throw the first punch, let him hit me and he gets charged with assault. We called him a taxi, paid for it, and he was about to leave when he flipped out of no where, broke a beer bottle on the taxi's hood and threw it at my step dad. Well my step dad's temper finally broke and he started charging the guy and I had to run up to him and stop him. By the time I got there, they were chest to chest and when I tried to hold my step dad back, the boyfriend caught me in the back of the head. I side stepped and my step dad started to brawl with him. I pulled them apart, got kicked a few times, and held the guy down. He managed to grab a shard of glass and slice my arm with it. I stood up, unholstered and took aim. After that he was a perfect gentleman.
After reading how some people speak about using their concealed carry weapon, I wonder how many people have HAD to use it.
I have had to pull my gun in self defense three times (as a civilian), one of which ended in shots being fired.
1st major incident.
A car pulled into the alley next to my house and two guys got out and started shouting at each other. I was doing dishes and watched it through my window. I live two blocks away from a new Section 8 (welfare) housing projects, so this type of crap is becoming more and more common. :barf:
After drying my hands off, I went down stairs and grabbed my pistol and came back up. The fight had escalated and relocated. They were now in my front yard. First thought through my mind was a similar instance in my town where someone was beat to death in their neighbors front yard, and the neighbor got sued for not trying to stop the fight. So I walked out on to my front porch and yelled at the guys to break it up. One guy put his fist down and tried to reason with the other to stop, this guy (me) doesn't want us in his yard, lets go. The second guy then got a cheap shot on him and knocked him to the ground and started kicking him in the head while he was down. I ran full speed off my porch and tackled the guy to the ground and recovered as quick as possible. I shouted for him to leave. He got up and started walking towards me with a knife in his hand. I steadily walked backwards, while drawing my pistol, maintaining a good distance. He saw the pistol and froze. (I realized I didn't have a round in the chamber, I don't leave the gun loaded laying around) When I racked the slide, he realized I meant business, called me a "wussy with a gun" and ran away.
2nd major incident
My sister and her boyfriend had a rough break up and he was packing his stuff from her house and leaving. My step Dad, my pistol and I were there just in case. Started off calm enough but he was drunk and it started to escalate. It got to the point where he was in the front yard (my front yard gets a lot of abuse huh?) threatening us, pointing me out and telling me to hit him. I knew I wouldn't throw the first punch, let him hit me and he gets charged with assault. We called him a taxi, paid for it, and he was about to leave when he flipped out of no where, broke a beer bottle on the taxi's hood and threw it at my step dad. Well my step dad's temper finally broke and he started charging the guy and I had to run up to him and stop him. By the time I got there, they were chest to chest and when I tried to hold my step dad back, the boyfriend caught me in the back of the head. I side stepped and my step dad started to brawl with him. I pulled them apart, got kicked a few times, and held the guy down. He managed to grab a shard of glass and slice my arm with it. I stood up, unholstered and took aim. After that he was a perfect gentleman.