I rarely if ever read anything on The Blaze website. A friend sent me this and it made me chuckle, so I thought I would share it.
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013...end-well-for/#
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I rarely if ever read anything on The Blaze website. A friend sent me this and it made me chuckle, so I thought I would share it.
Good Guys -1, Bad Guys - 0
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013...end-well-for/#
Last edited by T2C; 09-03-13 at 23:16.
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Smooth.
1)Control the dangerous thing the other guy has. Check.
2)Put your own dangerous thing in the other guys mouth. Check.
3)Make the situation yours...he's leaving and living or dying. Check.
Excellent restraint and nerves of ice. I'm a bit dumbfounded that he didn't feel like his life was in danger...but it worked out for him and I can't second guess it especially since he now doesn't have that extra bit of trauma hanging around.
Last edited by thopkins22; 09-03-13 at 23:58.
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Dang, I moved my mouse to "replay" so fast, it got hot!
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That was 100% boss.
Great post.
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That's what I'm talking about. This guy knows what's up, he assessed the situation correctly and acted appropriately. It's nice to see some real world examples of how to act as a responsible CCW holder.“If I had seen the actual barrel of the gun, I would have pulled the trigger,” he said. “My life wasn’t threatened.”
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Every training I've ever taken (military and civilian) is telling me that this guy was wrong and he should have shot the guy as soon as a firearm was brandished against him.Originally Posted by Mac5.56
Who's to say the dumbass robber had nothing to lose and wasn't going to pull the gun on the clerk again as he was backing away?
Am I the only one that feels this way?
Why do the loudest do the least?
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Yes. You'll note he kept his gun trained on the perp the entire way out. A trigger pull is much easier and faster than lifting an arm, so the idea that there was a real risk he'd be shot first frankly isn't well-founded.
But the bigger picture you seem to be missing is the reality that shooting people generates an outrageous amount of personal turmoil (look at the recent Zimmerman trial as an example). All the time, energy, and cost of explaining yourself, representing yourself, and establishing your justification in the aftermath of a shooting is not something to be taken lightly, and obviously not something this gentleman was willing to incur just on the off-chance the guy who tried to rob him might be Superman.
I seem to recall over the time you've been a member of this forum you've detailed a couple incidents where you yourself felt the need to draw your weapon. In both those incidents, were you as eager to drop the hammer as you seem to be on this man's behalf?
Last edited by ChicagoTex; 09-04-13 at 13:26.
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You make an excellent point sir. I did not pull the trigger for exactly the reasons you mentioned and what the clerk said in the article. I would have been legally justified. I even had witnesses. But I made the decision to make the guy run away rather than shoot. However, I did not have a gun in the hand of a badguy who was within arm's reach of me. I don't think I would overthink as much in that situation.
Last edited by Eurodriver; 09-04-13 at 19:51.
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