My gun saved me today.

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Today I was riding my bike through down town Salt Lake City. There were a lot of people on the sidewalk as I was crossing the street with a lot of other pedestrians so I was only going about 5 miles an hour when without warning, a grungy looking man walking next to me kicked the front tire of my bicylcle hard, almost knocking me over. I didn't know what his intentions were so immediatly my hand went to the butt of my gun. I didn't need to pull it out though because when he saw where my hand was he put his hands up and said the funniest thing. He said "sorry, wrong guy." I'm not sure what he meant by that but I'd like to think he meant he picked the wrong guy to steal a bike from.

Now, this story wont get on the news and it wont be published in statistics involving the use of guns to prevent crime and assaults. But my gun at the very least, saved me from getting into a fistfight, and maybe getting my bike stolen and who knows what that guy would have done next if I hadn't been able to defend myself. For all I know he was about to stab me. The weird thing is this happened in broad daylight in the central buisness district of a large city with a ton of people arround.
 
Tell that story to an anti and they will just say "well he was probably just saying hi in his own unique way".

As one of my friends has told me before, he thinks that as long as nobody gets attacked and hurt, it was not a violent encounter. He has stood firmly on his statement, many times, that "rape is not violent" :what:
(yes, you read that correctly)
 
Glad that it all ended well.

I will point out, however, that your gun did not save you. Your willingness to defend yourself saved you. The gun was just the best tool that you had on you.
 
rape isn't violent? ... anyway not to get off topic but i just cant undstand how someone could say that while keeping a straight face.

Back to the topic at hand; I say the gun is what saved me because when he saw my hand was on the handle of a gun, the guy backed off.
 
ganymede - nice to hear another incident where the mere presence of a firearm prevented a serious crime.

On the issue of rape, I concur with Larry Ashcraft. Rape indeed is a violent crime. It's about exercising power and control over another person. Sex is only incidental to that unlawful exercise of power.
 
Came home to find my worthless neighbor's pit bull on my front porch. Looks like the junk they piled next to the fence (old ladder, washing machine, rotten tire, folding chair, etc.) didn't keep it from digging out.

Just goes to show you that you never know when stuff will happen.
 
Came home to find my worthless neighbor's pit bull on my front porch. Looks like the junk they piled next to the fence (old ladder, washing machine, rotten tire, folding chair, etc.) didn't keep it from digging out.

Just goes to show you that you never know when stuff will happen.
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More to the story? Was the pit just hanging out waiting to see you, or did it attack, requiring an armed response?
 
dont know how your laws work
but here if you pull a gun because threatened with a fist fight
you go to jail
 
ShooterMcGavin:He has stood firmly on his statement, many times, that "rape is not violent"

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over???

Did you bend him over and show him otherwise? Ahhh, maybe you better PM me with the answer to that.

Parker
 
ShooterMcGavin: He has stood firmly on his statement, many times, that "rape is not violent"

Catspa: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over???

Did you bend him over and show him otherwise? Ahhh, maybe you better PM me with the answer to that.

Parker
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:what: to the first quote.

LMAO! to the second.

Just tell him that being slapped upside the head isn't violent either and then commence slapping. :)
 
I will point out, however, that your gun did not save you. Your willingness to defend yourself saved you. The gun was just the best tool that you had on you.
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I think that is a very good point - attitude and mindset. Having the gun was part of the preparation you took to have the means to defend yourself.

I didn't mean to sidetrack this - just mentioning how antis will put down any need for self-defense.
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He has stood firmly on his statement, many times, that "rape is not violent"

Your "friend" is an idiot. Rape is a crime of violence. It has nothing to do with sex.
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Yes, he is an idiot. He is a medium-build black man, so he certainly does not have the point of reference of a 100 pound woman. He has also said that women fake being raped all the time and that women say "no" jus to play hard-to-get. My response was "is she playing hard-to-get when she points a gun at the guy and says 'I said NO motherf***er!!'?". I couldn't believe it. He actually said "yes". After hearing him say that, I stopped thinking he was just an idiot; I started thinking he was a real a**hole! I have contemplated starting a new thread just on the things this guy has said!!

ETA: *I hope people don't think I'm being racist by describing my friend's skin color. He just isn't a pasty-white-skinned nerd. About 6 feet, 195 pounds and he probably does not get pushed around or bullied very much.

ETA again: I don't want to get too off topic, so I will start my own thread.
 
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Saw a video a while back. Husband straddled wife and stabbing wife. Very busy sidewalk. Everyone was too scared to do anything.
 
I'm glad just the thought that you had a gun made the BG break off the attack. That being said, in that situation I personally would not of feared for my life, my gun is my last resort. Instead a situation like that is why I carry pepper spray. With him obviously doing it intentionally then he is going to get sprayed IMMEDIATELY and I'm riding off as fast as I can and then report it to the police.
 
Now, this story wont get on the news and it wont be published in statistics involving the use of guns to prevent crime and assaults.
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Along with untold who-knows-how-manys. At least the attacker's smarts kicked in when he saw your reaction. Good job.
 
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