CAnnoner said:
There are some disturbing things from the viewpoint of safety:
1) gun in glove compartment
2) habitually unlocked car doors
3) propane gas tank in passenger compartment
4) getting involved in a police pursuit, especially while armed
Good thing you did not get hurt, but you might want to reevaluate your stategy.
1) This is the go-to-work car and company policy is "no guns" on company property. I should carry, anyway, though.
2) Passenger's side is "always" locked, except, as an exception, we used my car this weekend because it gets better gas mileage. As a go-to-work car, the route is quite safe....two main, 4-lane highways and an interstate.
3) I work with pressurized gas cylinders. Tank was completely vented and empty. Drive was 5 minutes from the house. Full propane tank was taken home in the trunk of the car.
4) Yeah, probably not "smart", but it was done so quickly, I'd almost say it was done unconsciously. Not much thought was put into it until I was in the middle of it.
Yes, a reevaluation is still in progress since the situation.
gunsmith said:
I disagree with (folks telling him to) him leaving the female suspect .what if she became dangerous and hurt an innocent? how would he feel if she ran over a little kid in an effort to flee?
Also....what if there was a weapon in the truck, she went back to retrieve it, and ambushed an officer or two from behind?........Of which, I'd not been very effective, since the Deputy Sheriff put my firearm back in the car......Missashot and I have discussed this on several occasions over the last two days, and we both agree that I was lucky that nothing negative happened to me, there were many things that could have been different which would have had bad consequences, and that we are glad that I took an initiative instead of ignoring the situation, as most people do. Missashot has the same feelings toward area crime and non-reactive bystanders, and we both feel that she'd have probably done the same thing, or something similar.