I Agree with Lee Lapin and Biker.
Cemeteries are full of dead heroes.
So what is one's responsibility, legally and morally?
All by yourself or is there a teenager the punks are thinking naughty thoughts about and there is stockroom in the back , or a mom and small child?
No gun. So? Gun is not the only tool, just one of the tools.
When you pulled in, what did you see, not look at instead really "see".
Was there a car with a driver parked in front, and one dude standing out front, and he had a cigarette and cell phone?
These are signals.
Driver with engine running "says" driver is waiting.
The one out front, the lookout.
When he asked for a light from a person that exited the store, did he fiddle and fumble to get the filter end into mouth, looked uncomfortable in holding it, his hands went away from his face and could not get draw, and coughed a bit when he/she did.
Lots of ladies are part of these teams, and while folks may not give a light to a male, they will a female.
Some folks are not smokers, a smoker can tell.
Getting a light, allows them to get into your circle of death.
They are not only reading the lot, they are reading you, and how you are leaving the inside as another member, or members of the team are inside.
-"Gotta couple of youths inside that look drifty, you might not want to go inside ma'am."
-"I don't feel real good about two youths in that store, I am going to call 911 and wait in my car over there to watch".
-"Yes, nice day and you are welcome for the light".
First two responses tell the watcher to use cell phone to alert other team members inside.
No call , coast is clear, take down the mark.
Cell phone to inform, coast is clear and take down the mark.
You are inside, no gun.
"Read the Room".
SouthNarc uses the term "3+1" in referencing signals one is about to have their butt kicked, or something is about to come down.
The quicker one picks up on a signal, the quicker one can use tools in the toolbox.
I like ADEE, for civilians , instead of AOJ(P).
See one does not know what these youths are.
NTI refers to Impressive, Expressive, Impressive/Expressive and Killing to Violent Criminal Actor (VCA)Motive Models.
You might have punk that has the wrong ammunition for his gun, or you might have one with training he got from his bud that was in the Army and he is quite good with a Glock .40.
Then again, one might be faced with one, that watching folks die is what they do, and they are not affected one bit, by someone producing a gun, not even shotgun, or rifle and firing shots their way.
The potato chip display only offers concealment, the stack of cases of beer offer "more" cover and the Bottled Drinks offer even more.
Criminals use these, why can't a Good Guy? Glass Deflects, and glass with liquid deflect and resists even better.
That walk in cooler has glass door, and employees are trained to use that for cover and concealment.
They were taught this by Cops, that in some areas of the country, actually were in a Stop&Rob, in those coolers, behind the bottled beer, with a shotgun some years ago.
Dead Serious.
The sign outside and inside stated there "MIGHT be an armed Cop in the store, and you are taking a chance arm robbing this joint".
It took one time, for some punks to stop 00 buck shot and die, and the word was out.
Punks tried it again, and failed.
Very quickly, these places were not the preferred places of punks.
There were no armed robberies in such places for some time.
So a person without a gun, might be wise to read the room, and know signals, as it often is the case, there are more than one punk, instead a team.
Add, if these punks are making their bones, there are those criminals, also near, to watch this dance go down.
Serious dance, as when your dance card is punched , you get dead.
No shame to drop a 40 oz bottle of Root Beer, to distract and throw criminals off the loop and haul butt out the back setting off Exit alarm and everybody knows that alarm is going off.
Punks, other good guys in the store, at the gas pump , Attention is Attention.
Clerk, his/her responsibility to read the signal "hey, get down/ get out, we have a distraction!"
Free Tip:
Stop & Rob's often have floor plans that force customers to enter, and have to walk around displays, to access cashier and exit.
Watch those doors, and who is doing what.
Tip 2: Notice the cases of beer and where stacked, that is not just ease of sale, it is for cover for incoming bullets to protect clerk.
Tip 3: Use the mirrors in the store, criminals do...
On all of that.
