OCglock1988
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Just wondering if anyone here has ever been robbed or anything in the past.(obviously before OC.)
Just wondering if anyone here has ever been robbed or anything in the past.(obviously before OC.)
Robbed, or attempted robbery. Beaten, or defending against an attacker or attackers?Just wondering if anyone here has ever been robbed or anything in the past.(obviously before OC.)
Yea that counts... care to elaborate?I have been shot at... Would that count?
I guess... Lol. Anyway, My mom had asked me to go with her to her soon to be EX husbands home and drop off a few things of his, so I went with. We pulled into the driveway, I waited in the truck, she grabbed his things and walked over to the sliding glass door to return them. I looked over and I thought I saw him holding something, didnt think much of it. Turned away from him, and heard a really loud "CRACK" and saw a bright flash. Yep, it was a gunshot. My mom ran to the truck and got in, put the truck in reverse, and gunned it. We came to the end of the driveway, and stopped to see if there were any cars comming. I looked back at the ex, and saw him point the gun at the truck. "CRACK", another shot, we drove off and called the police. Want to know what happened to this guy after all of this? 2 years of probation, and aa classes. He then went to said aa classes drunk, and then spent 52 days in jail. I see him every now and again driving around. Do I need any other reasons to oc? :lol:Mlutz wrote:Yea that counts... care to elaborate?I have been shot at... Would that count?
Wow. Now that is bad! Another reason to be able to carry in your vehicle like every other state (just about). For now, I think the "dash carry" would work fine until we can get rid of these idiotic "laws".A few years ago I was driving home to my underground garage on the east side. The garage has a automatic sensor that opens the door from a rfid card. Once and a while other cars that parked there would follow you in, as one did this particular night.
After parking and starting walking out, two people who were in the car behind me start to half walk toward me. The woman is asking me if I wanted a good time and such....I just keep walking trying to ignore them. The guy with her ran up behind me (still inside the garage) and in a choke hold took me to the ground hard. This guy was simply stronger than I was and with the lady kicking me in the ribs, escaping proved to be difficult.
She takes my iphone and the cash I had in my wallet I also had a blackberry with me but I managed to keep a death grip on that. They peel out of the garage, I call the 911 and ambulance. Couple of scrapes and some bruised ribs. Never found em. Good times.
Reminds me of that statistic that said only 13% of armed-citizen/criminal encounters resulted in shots fired. The vast majority of the time the armed citizen only has to display or make reference to his gun.SNIP In every case that I can think of (except one) I never had to point the gun at anyone or even retrieve it from my holster. Just showing it worked well.
Good point and I wonder out of that 13% in how many was it necessary to fire a shot. I see too many people looking for a excuse to use their gun rather than a reason. There are many times that it may be perfectly legal to fire your gun but in reality not necessary but since you usually have less than one second to decide it becomes a very critical decision. The you have the rest of your life to analyze your decision.rcawdor57 wrote:Reminds me of that statistic that said only 13% of armed-citizen/criminal encounters resulted in shots fired. The vast majority of the time the armed citizen only has to display or make reference to his gun.SNIP In every case that I can think of (except one) I never had to point the gun at anyone or even retrieve it from my holster. Just showing it worked well.
This really struck a chord with me because you definitely do feel uneasy in some situations after you've had a gun in your face. Because all it takes is one desperate loser with an itchy trigger finger to end your life. And carrying guns on our hips does not make us bulletproof... be careful out there everybody and watch your backs. It wasnt until a little later that it dawned on me what happened and then I got scared. For years after this I was very uneasy in public rest rooms and Mall parking lots. In fact my wife is the one who talked me into getting CC pemit and now I carry when ever I go out of town shopping or traveling.
I don't know what is used to classify levels of crime but I have a few "could a been" examples.
In Charleston, S.C. from 1980 to 1986 and again from 1994 to 1997. One of the guys I worked with was riding his bicycle to the base one morning in Charleston and was attacked by 10 to 15 "kids" with chains. He managed to get away but was beaten badly. I know, not me. My story in Charleston: One night I needed some cash and decided to ride my motorcycle to the ATM. This was around 1981. I packed a Colt .45 ACP model IV series 70 IIRC. Had no idea it was against any laws that I couldn't carry a gun. Anyway, late at night, I pull into my bank and headed to the ATM. The ATM was in an alcove in the bank and there was no way out except the way you walked in. Two "gentlemen" walked up from ???? and positioned themselves on both sides of the walls and crossed their arms. It was dark, the lights around the ATM were broken and all I had was the glow from the ATM screen. I got my cash, turned around and could see them about 15 feet away. My Colt was in my waistband stuck right down the front of my pants. I put my hand on it (cocked and locked) and grasped the butt. Just like in the movies these "gentlemen" turned around and walked away. Needless to say, I was scared crapless. Got on my bike and took off.
My one other event in S.C. was in Goose Creek where I lived in the 90's. I was with a friend in his Corvette stopped at a traffic light. Guy comes running from the bushes (driver side) on the side of the road with a big knife in his hand. My friend opens his console and pulls out his Glock 17 (19?) and pointed it at the guy. My friend said something like "Are you sure you want to do this?". Guy turns around and ran.
I have a few more examples like those above that occurred in Florida in 2003 to 2007 with an attempted home invasion and "trespassers". Also one with a "prowler" looking through my neighbors window at 11:15 at night. In every case that I can think of (except one) I never had to point the gun at anyone or even retrieve it from my holster. Just showing it worked well.