After reading the thread with stories of people who have had to draw or "brandish" their weapon to prevent something bad, that was surely about to happen, from going down, I'm curious to know just how many CCW folks will only draw or show their sidearm if it's to the point where you need to fire etc or draw/show to make the threat walk/run away.
Thankfully, I have not had to do either, and hopefully never will, but I'm still interested in getting the opinions of everyone.
Maybe "scare" is the wrong word. Let me quote 1 of the stories to make my point more clear.
Thankfully, I have not had to do either, and hopefully never will, but I'm still interested in getting the opinions of everyone.
Maybe "scare" is the wrong word. Let me quote 1 of the stories to make my point more clear.
About five years ago I was visiting friends with the now ex. Warm climate state that may not allow concealed carry. Anyway, at the time I carried a Beretta Tomacat 32 auto, inside the front waistband in a small clip type holster. Set up worked well in the hot climate with light clothing. One night the ex and I decided to walk to the corner store that was about half a mile down the road. The friends lived in a subdivision near a fairly well travelled road and the store was on that road.
We made it OK, then as we walked out of the store, a pickup with a bunch of late teenish males pulled into the parking lot and jumped out. We crossed an intersection and were walking down the sidewalk on the side of that main road when I looked back and noticed that the teens did not go into the store but rather two were trailing us about 40 yards back and the other two had crossed the road and were opposite us, walking fast to pass us. When they got about 50 yards ahead, they crossed and we were in between the two pairs. The ones in front slowing down while the two behind picked up the pace.
Without a word I handed my big gulp to the ex, half discretely pulled the .32 out and chambered a round, keeping the pistol low and in front of me. One of the fellows in front happenend to see this and the two groups quickly dispersed.
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