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Hey guys,
My friend Michelle and one of her good friends was robbed at gun point this past weekend. I'll just paste what she wrote:
So my question to you is if you were carrying, would this justify a shoot? My first gut reaction would be that, if I had the chance to dive behind a car for cover and draw, and he did in fact come after me with the gun (leaving my friend out of harms way) Then yes, I would have shot. Now of course i don't know how fast this all happened and what not. but If I were able to get behind that car or tree like she did with the chance to draw in the process, and make the shot as he came around the car, then I would have fired.
What do you guys think? I know it's not a lot of information to work with, but i just wanted some other opinions b/c I know it's very consequential to draw your weapon if it isn't the exactly correct circumstance.
-Cameron
My friend Michelle and one of her good friends was robbed at gun point this past weekend. I'll just paste what she wrote:
Audilove said:So basically heres the story:
it happened at 12 midnight last night at university house, I was with my best friend Nick just taking out the trash along with walking me to my car, the trash was right next to his apt and so was my car, he walked across the rd and i held back b/c there was a car, the driver waved me on so i crossed to meet up w/ nick then the car just stayed there and we walked behind it and as soon as we were at the back of it the passenger jumped out pointing a gun at my face and i instinctively ran behind a parked car to get away from him as a he lunged for me yelling at me to give him my purse, I ran behind a tree and as my back was turned he grabbed my friend and put the gun to his back, as I was running towards the tree i grabbed my wallet and cell phone and threw it behind the tree, he saw me throw something and I said just my phone, then he made me slide him my purse then he made me find the phone and he held my friend, i found it then slid it to him, then he told me to go inside andi said im not going anywhere till u let him go and he said ill let him go when u go inside and i was said let him go now and he moved towards the car and we ran inside and called 911. I filed a police report but I know I won't get my phone back or anything. all they got was a fake burberry purse and a cell phone that I deactivated as soon as I got home.
I hate this town.
So my question to you is if you were carrying, would this justify a shoot? My first gut reaction would be that, if I had the chance to dive behind a car for cover and draw, and he did in fact come after me with the gun (leaving my friend out of harms way) Then yes, I would have shot. Now of course i don't know how fast this all happened and what not. but If I were able to get behind that car or tree like she did with the chance to draw in the process, and make the shot as he came around the car, then I would have fired.
What do you guys think? I know it's not a lot of information to work with, but i just wanted some other opinions b/c I know it's very consequential to draw your weapon if it isn't the exactly correct circumstance.
-Cameron