Re: Woman pulls gun on flasher
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: High Binder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Which goes back to my original point about her not carrying a gun until she can figure out when to and when not-to pull out a gun. In my mind, you don't pull a gun on somebody unless you're going to use it.</div></div>
I'm not sure I agree with that, but I'm also not sure I don't (especially in the case of a woman). Take cops for instance, they have different tools to properly escalate force i.e. pepper spray, baton, tazer, gun (I don't know what order they go in or whatever). I just don't think it's necessarily fair to expect a civillian (especially a more vulnerable woman WITH a kid) to be able to fill in that large gap between verbal threats & deadly force like you probably can.
Here's a story for you... A friend of mine was in a liquor store picking up a couple of things & sees a guy walk in & is kind of hanging around the counter area but not really looking at anything particular. The guy behind the counter is dealing with a customer. At this point my friend is done shopping & in 'line', he puts his hand on his gun & just stares at the guy. After a bit, the guy exits the store without purchasing so much as a pack of gum. Did my friend prevent a crime without having to shoot anyone? I don't know, but it sure looks like it to me.
Now I don't know for sure what I would have done in that situation, but I can't knock my friend for the way he handled it.