steveracer
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and today the sandstorm has cleared, and the cowards are hiding, so I have some time:
One of my guys here asked me about carrying and getting mugged. He says: What if the BG has a shotgun? What if he sneaks up on you?
I had conveniently already had this conversation a dozen times and came to this conclusion:
If he's holding a shotgun...
...his advantages are twofold. 1: he's holding the ultimate fight-stopper in his hands. 2: he's HOLDING the ultimate fight stopper IN HIS HANDS. (this advice is for any gun)
His only disadvantage is that he doesn't think you're going to kill him today.
As for condition white, could you sneak up on people in a parking structure with a shotgun? If you could, than someone else can. Could you do it to you? I could get past my own level of alertness, so I know someone else can.
Now, your safest bet is to let him win. Your smartest bet is to let him win. He gets the goods, and you lose.
Now, as history has shown, he might just want more, like your daughter or wife/girlfriend. You just gave him your wallet, now the pattern of giving him stuff is in place. What's next? Start saying no now?
If you don't want to give him ANYTHING, you have to be better than him. Are you? Could you (morality/psychology aside) get a man to give you whatever you wanted if you had a shotgun in your hands? Could you do it if he was armed, but not holding? If you could, then you have to assume that he can.
The only answer is YOU AND WHOEVER YOU ARE WITH MUST BE ARMED.
He's not taking both of you alive.
Let him go? He'll eventually hold up others, and maybe move up to murder/kidnapping. You can stop him, you must stop him. If not, oh well, but if you have the means and opportunity, and don't stop him, and his next victim is somebody's little girl, how will you feel? A lot worse than if you just shot him and ended his life of crime.
It isn't the money in your wallet. What if you had $500k on you? Would you shoot him then? That's what it will cost for him to spend the next ten years in prison. Minimum. That's your money, too. If you want to make it financial, fine. Half a mil to let him walk, IF the cops find him. If not, he'll just keep doing it.
There are some armed muggings here inside the wire from time to time. Despicable, of course, and impossible to prevent, unfortunately, but this is just how life is.
I hope you all are safe, and stay frosty!
Steve
One of my guys here asked me about carrying and getting mugged. He says: What if the BG has a shotgun? What if he sneaks up on you?
I had conveniently already had this conversation a dozen times and came to this conclusion:
If he's holding a shotgun...
...his advantages are twofold. 1: he's holding the ultimate fight-stopper in his hands. 2: he's HOLDING the ultimate fight stopper IN HIS HANDS. (this advice is for any gun)
His only disadvantage is that he doesn't think you're going to kill him today.
As for condition white, could you sneak up on people in a parking structure with a shotgun? If you could, than someone else can. Could you do it to you? I could get past my own level of alertness, so I know someone else can.
Now, your safest bet is to let him win. Your smartest bet is to let him win. He gets the goods, and you lose.
Now, as history has shown, he might just want more, like your daughter or wife/girlfriend. You just gave him your wallet, now the pattern of giving him stuff is in place. What's next? Start saying no now?
If you don't want to give him ANYTHING, you have to be better than him. Are you? Could you (morality/psychology aside) get a man to give you whatever you wanted if you had a shotgun in your hands? Could you do it if he was armed, but not holding? If you could, then you have to assume that he can.
The only answer is YOU AND WHOEVER YOU ARE WITH MUST BE ARMED.
He's not taking both of you alive.
Let him go? He'll eventually hold up others, and maybe move up to murder/kidnapping. You can stop him, you must stop him. If not, oh well, but if you have the means and opportunity, and don't stop him, and his next victim is somebody's little girl, how will you feel? A lot worse than if you just shot him and ended his life of crime.
It isn't the money in your wallet. What if you had $500k on you? Would you shoot him then? That's what it will cost for him to spend the next ten years in prison. Minimum. That's your money, too. If you want to make it financial, fine. Half a mil to let him walk, IF the cops find him. If not, he'll just keep doing it.
There are some armed muggings here inside the wire from time to time. Despicable, of course, and impossible to prevent, unfortunately, but this is just how life is.
I hope you all are safe, and stay frosty!
Steve