We-the-People
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Most of us who CC or OC spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about how we will act/react to an encounter with police, a business asking us to leave, etc. But how many have really thought about how they would react if:
You're sitting in McDonalds (or your favorite fast food) as a customer when a bad guy (BG) produces a gun at the register and demands the cash?
A - Draw, aim, and yell "drop the gun"
B - Draw, aim, and fire
C - Draw discretely and sit tight unless he starts shooting of otherwise becomes a threat to you.
D - None of the above
You're walking down the street and see two kids (or grown ups) in a fight, no visible weapons?
A - Call 911
B - Attempt to break it up
C - Ignore it
D - Other
You pull into a gas station and someone at another pump starts obviously freaking out because they see your open carry pistol?
A - Approach them to explain it's legal
B - Enter the building and talk with the staff about what you observed
C - Call the police and explain that they may be getting a call of a man with a gun and that it's you
D - Leave without pumping your gas
E - None of the above
Walking down the street and some rabid anti-gun fanatic starts following you and harassing you verbally as you try to go about your business?
A - Try to explain to them that open carry is legal
B - Step into a business and hope that they won't follow you
C - Let them follow you and hope that they don't escalate because you're ignoring them
D - Call 911 to report a person harassing you and that you're concerned for your safety
You see police lights and you're being pulled over. What are you going to do, say?
Your walking through _______ and see one or morepolice approaching you with their eyes intently locked on you?
You're walking along and suddenly the police are yelling FREEZE?
My wife and I have discussed all of these issues, and others. Have you? If you run scenarios through your head before they happen, you can analyze the possibilities and prepare appropriate actions. If you don't you're going to be thinking on the fly in a stressful situation.
Also, do you carry an audio/video recording device? Audio only? How are you going to inform someone (the rabid anti-gun person above for examle) that you are recording audio?
Most of us who CC or OC spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about how we will act/react to an encounter with police, a business asking us to leave, etc. But how many have really thought about how they would react if:
You're sitting in McDonalds (or your favorite fast food) as a customer when a bad guy (BG) produces a gun at the register and demands the cash?
A - Draw, aim, and yell "drop the gun"
B - Draw, aim, and fire
C - Draw discretely and sit tight unless he starts shooting of otherwise becomes a threat to you.
D - None of the above
You're walking down the street and see two kids (or grown ups) in a fight, no visible weapons?
A - Call 911
B - Attempt to break it up
C - Ignore it
D - Other
You pull into a gas station and someone at another pump starts obviously freaking out because they see your open carry pistol?
A - Approach them to explain it's legal
B - Enter the building and talk with the staff about what you observed
C - Call the police and explain that they may be getting a call of a man with a gun and that it's you
D - Leave without pumping your gas
E - None of the above
Walking down the street and some rabid anti-gun fanatic starts following you and harassing you verbally as you try to go about your business?
A - Try to explain to them that open carry is legal
B - Step into a business and hope that they won't follow you
C - Let them follow you and hope that they don't escalate because you're ignoring them
D - Call 911 to report a person harassing you and that you're concerned for your safety
You see police lights and you're being pulled over. What are you going to do, say?
Your walking through _______ and see one or morepolice approaching you with their eyes intently locked on you?
You're walking along and suddenly the police are yelling FREEZE?
My wife and I have discussed all of these issues, and others. Have you? If you run scenarios through your head before they happen, you can analyze the possibilities and prepare appropriate actions. If you don't you're going to be thinking on the fly in a stressful situation.
Also, do you carry an audio/video recording device? Audio only? How are you going to inform someone (the rabid anti-gun person above for examle) that you are recording audio?