View Poll Results: Where are you most likely to need a gun for self-defense? (Not on LE/Mil job)

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  • At home

    4 6.78%
  • In my automobile

    9 15.25%
  • NOT in my home or automobile

    19 32.20%
  • While moving from / to my home / automobile

    27 45.76%
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Thread: Where are you most likely to need a gun for self-defense?

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    Where are you most likely to need a gun for self-defense?

    Simple question.

    If you are LEO/military I'm talking about when you are off-duty.

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    Dont options 3 and 4 cover the same thing?

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    Chances are in bad neighborhoods but you can be there your whole life only to be killed by your neighbo's estranged crackhead kid while living in a gated million dollar community. Just like it happened here last year!
    Last edited by Arik; 12-02-18 at 00:57.

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    Get: https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Smar.../dp/1506027571

    Three most common precusor events: robbery, road rage, (dis)respect.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vicious_cb View Post
    Dont options 3 and 4 cover the same thing?
    Nope.

    "Not in your home or automobile" examples would be; your at work, out for a run/bike ride, at the gym, at the grocery store, etc.

    "While moving from to / my home / automobile" examples would be; Coming home in your automobile from work/school/grocery store/gym etc. and arriving
    to work/school/grocery store/gym etc. in your automobile.

    Arik's crystal ball image probably sums it up succinctly, though.

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    When I think back on times I drew a gun and/or thought the need for it was about to occur (Never had to fire thankfully) the circumstances were:

    -While in my car (attempted car jack) Twice.
    -At home (Stranger banging on door late at night, yelling)
    -While in a parking lot going to or coming from my car or while getting gas. 4 or 5 times.
    -In a restaurant
    -Out walking (Dogs). About twice.

    So for me, I think transitioning to and from my car are the most dangerous times, followed by being in my car driving/stopped. I always thought being on the receiving end of an armed road-rager would be more likely than an attempted car-jacking. I still think it is.
    Last edited by Ron3; 12-03-18 at 13:01.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron3 View Post
    -While in my car (attempted car jack) Twice.
    -At home (Stranger banging on door late at night, yelling)
    -While in a parking lot going to or coming from my car or while getting gas. 4 or 5 times.
    -In a restaurant
    -Out walking (Dogs). About twice.
    Might want to move

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    Most of the things I have seen happen while in a vehicle, moving from vehicle and to it, and while in a public space.

    All transitional spaces.

    The home can be just as likely though.

    Cover it all and always have that pistol, either on your person or within reach.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Don Quijote View Post
    Might want to move
    But jobs...

    I'm not going to retire here should I live long enough. These incidents cover the past 20 years or so.

    I'd be packing my stuff if that was one week.

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    Once at home, and twice out in public during the L.A. Riots. No shots fired, and no words spoken. The mere presence of a firearm, and I suppose the look on my face, was enough to stop their impending attacks. Changed their minds, they did.

    Other than that I go to great lengths to see these things coming and avoid them.
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