I was working one Saturday and had gone to a fast food place to grab
some takeout. I noticed a truck following me at a fairly close distance.
As I pulled into my parking place, this guy raced up, slammed on the
brakes and blocked me in. He jumped out of his truck holding about a
3' length of 1" galvanized pipe. I exited my truck and the guy said
"Give me your wallet". I responded by saying "Drop the pipe". I guess
he was unaware that I was holding a SA XD45 down by my right leg.
At the time this was my everyday carry piece. The man ignored my
command and took a step towards me (we were about 10-12 feet
apart). I didn't say anything else, I just shot him one time just right
of center and below the heart. The gun was loaded with 13 230 grain Winchester Ranger T JHP's. I did not fire again because he was literally knocked off his feet and didn't try to get back up. This all happened in
less than 20 seconds. This case was cleared by the grand jury.
Oh, by the way, the guy lived and was charged with attempted
robbery. He was sentenced to 2 years and he was already an ex-con.
Go figure.
Would you have acted differently? I'd like to read your comments.
some takeout. I noticed a truck following me at a fairly close distance.
As I pulled into my parking place, this guy raced up, slammed on the
brakes and blocked me in. He jumped out of his truck holding about a
3' length of 1" galvanized pipe. I exited my truck and the guy said
"Give me your wallet". I responded by saying "Drop the pipe". I guess
he was unaware that I was holding a SA XD45 down by my right leg.
At the time this was my everyday carry piece. The man ignored my
command and took a step towards me (we were about 10-12 feet
apart). I didn't say anything else, I just shot him one time just right
of center and below the heart. The gun was loaded with 13 230 grain Winchester Ranger T JHP's. I did not fire again because he was literally knocked off his feet and didn't try to get back up. This all happened in
less than 20 seconds. This case was cleared by the grand jury.
Oh, by the way, the guy lived and was charged with attempted
robbery. He was sentenced to 2 years and he was already an ex-con.
Go figure.
Would you have acted differently? I'd like to read your comments.