Original post as described? Observe and report best I could as a witness.
Ninety-something percent of bank robbers are caught.
That said.
I will not be subjugated.
This is where one is best to follow Boyd's wise words of -
Mindset, Skillsets "then" Toolsets...in that order.
Notice I did not say "gun",as a firearm is just one tool in the toolbox, not
the toolbox.
I did not mention gun, as some areas of the country do not allow concealed carry of firearms, some banks do not allow firearms, , and what about the 19 year that is not of legal age to conceal carry.
Like your daughter...?
It is one thing to be over age 21, be legal to conceal carry, and spout all sorts of "well I will do this by golly!"
Then what about your 19 year o daughter...
This is where I like American Tactical Shooting Association and NTI.
This is why I recommend their website to folks, especially Ladies, even ladies not of legal age to conceal carry.
Now let us move to a bank robbery where things get more serious, shots are fired, folks shot, like a bank guard, and maybe matters escalate to taking that 19 year old daughter of yours as hostage so they can leave?
http://www.teddytactical.com/index_files/Page2403.htm
What kind of men shoot the NTI, who are they and what common traits do they share?
As a group, they are a diverse lot. They include police officers and other law enforcement officials, musicians, military personnel, bankers, lawyers, writers, doctors, and people from just about every other walk of life you can imagine. What they share in common is the belief in individualism, honor, and the greatness of our country.
The men who shoot the NTI are superior to the common man in many ways. This superiority comes not from physical prowess or intellect. It radiates from the fiber of the man his spirit. This spirit is communicated by the saying “It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.” Alexander Solzhenitsyn said it even better. He said, “It is better to fight on your feet than on your knees, but you can still fight on your knees.”
The inferior man loses his will and his tenacity when the matter before him advances beyond words. The superior man looks at the conduct of such men with revulsion. A bad man walks into a McDonalds restaurant and orders another man to lay down on the dirty floor next to his children and then executes them all, is viewed as disgusting bully and a murderer. However, the man who allowed this atrocity to occur, without a struggle to protect his family, is putrid and sickening.
Adherents to the ATSA philosophy, and those who benefit from the NTI experience, are prepared to face deadly situations with deadly force, when necessary.
This is where I get fed up with every serious situation having a default solution of "gun".
Yes, wear the darn gun!
That is if you are over age 21, it is legal to do so where you reside, and in the establishments you frequent, such as a bank.
If you are a 19 year old lady, you are more vulnerable than a beer gutted 50 year old being taken hostage to leave a bank.
As a 19 year old young lady, if a hostage situation happens, being taken in a back room and raped while SWAT arrives and surrounds the bank and Negotiators try to work with criminals.
What does a criminal care about raping your daughter? He does not, heck he is in the process of robbing a bank, and he might not feel he is going to survive once SWAT shows, and if he does, he is not going to have hot date with a 19 year in prison.
This is where Ken and I, and some others have discussed improvised and expedient weapons.
I have never met Ken in person, or attended NTI, still you can ask Ken, if I did not tell him, I would like to run some stages with no gun, no weapon to replicate a Airport, or Courthouse. I also shared I would to have simple things like SAK Classic, ball point pen, bottle of water and the like.
Again, to replicate not only NPEs, also for those under age 21 that cannot carry a gun.
For instance:
Shots fired, bank guard down and on his ankle is a J frame. His other weapon is "over there" , or maybe criminals kicked it further away, picked it up, or maybe it is way to risky to expose ones self to go for that gun..
Maybe Beer Gut in the Tactical britches got his butt shot and his gun is near.
I assure you if you teach your kids with a revolver first, they will be better shooters. I also know if they treat every semi auto the same, they can run that gun, no matter mfg, make, model, caliber or anything.
Teach them to check to see if there is live ammo in the gun, both by looking and feel.
It would not be a good idea to pick up a gun and it not have live ammo.
Now that 19 year has options, if a criminal snatches up a 25 year old gal , and intent is real clear, shoot to stop that threat.
IF a mom and small child or making it to a safe way out, and criminal discovers them, shoot the threat,
Hey, he comes to that 19 year and with intent, she shoots to stop that threat.
Gun is not the only answer.
It might be a pair of Electricians Scissors a downed bank customer has. It might be the decorative vase, the toaster on display if one deposits so much money in opening an account .
It might be SAK Classic on a set of keys on the floor.
Unplug that cord from the floor plug in under a desk , get some length and cut the cord, fray the insulation back, and stick that end into a trash can with paper.
Plug it in.
Set the dang trash can on fire and let the fire system with alarm, sprinklers allow a distraction allow other options.
The Fire Dept is coming, you can bet on that.
Think out of the box.
Still if a dude shows up to rob a bank and leaves, over ninety percent are caught and being a good witness supports all the other measures banks have.
