Hello Everyone,
My wife's uncles on her Father's side are a bunch of drunks and love to hug and hang on other men when they are plastered. Mind you we're not talking about having one too many beers here. We're talking over the legal limit many times over!
Being the neanderthal, knuckle dragging Italian guy I am, I don't like being touched very much by other men...especially hugs. That said, I am mostly a mild mannered guy who shows respect to others and does not look for fights as I have a carry permit.
The last wedding we attended I had a very uncomfortable situation that almost escalated into something more.
One of the worst drunks of the bunch ran up behind me and caught me in a perfectly executed bear hug. While I live in condition yellow, it is impossible to stay keenly aware of everyone around you at a well attended wedding reception. I politely asked him to let me go, but my anger was about to boil over into something much worse. He refused in silence and just stood there holding my arms against my body. Flashing through my mind was the fact that he knows I carry a gun and that he can undoubtably feel my Kahr K-40 in my hip holster. Fearing he or one of his drunk brothers might be trying to take the gun, I gave him an elbow with my right arm as best I could and drove one of my heels into the instep of his left foot. He grunted and released me suddenly moving off before I could turn and discreetly take control of the situation.
Looking around the room I realized that no one had realized what had happened. All of the attention was toward the front of the reception hall and not where we were standing. So off I strolled not to be bothered again that night. He apologized (as usual) the next morning and I told him just to stay the hell away from me.
This sitaution made me understand how inaccessible anything carried on the belt down can be against a bear hug. Had this person been a bonafide BG rather than a drunk uncle, how would you suggest getting him off of you?
One of my thoughts was the use of the old OSS style wrist daggers still made by some custom bladesmiths. One of those in the forearm will make anyone let go.
Thoughts?
Opinions?
My wife's uncles on her Father's side are a bunch of drunks and love to hug and hang on other men when they are plastered. Mind you we're not talking about having one too many beers here. We're talking over the legal limit many times over!
Being the neanderthal, knuckle dragging Italian guy I am, I don't like being touched very much by other men...especially hugs. That said, I am mostly a mild mannered guy who shows respect to others and does not look for fights as I have a carry permit.
The last wedding we attended I had a very uncomfortable situation that almost escalated into something more.
One of the worst drunks of the bunch ran up behind me and caught me in a perfectly executed bear hug. While I live in condition yellow, it is impossible to stay keenly aware of everyone around you at a well attended wedding reception. I politely asked him to let me go, but my anger was about to boil over into something much worse. He refused in silence and just stood there holding my arms against my body. Flashing through my mind was the fact that he knows I carry a gun and that he can undoubtably feel my Kahr K-40 in my hip holster. Fearing he or one of his drunk brothers might be trying to take the gun, I gave him an elbow with my right arm as best I could and drove one of my heels into the instep of his left foot. He grunted and released me suddenly moving off before I could turn and discreetly take control of the situation.
Looking around the room I realized that no one had realized what had happened. All of the attention was toward the front of the reception hall and not where we were standing. So off I strolled not to be bothered again that night. He apologized (as usual) the next morning and I told him just to stay the hell away from me.
This sitaution made me understand how inaccessible anything carried on the belt down can be against a bear hug. Had this person been a bonafide BG rather than a drunk uncle, how would you suggest getting him off of you?
One of my thoughts was the use of the old OSS style wrist daggers still made by some custom bladesmiths. One of those in the forearm will make anyone let go.
Thoughts?
Opinions?