Jacobus Rex
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I had a scary incident while driving my van this weekend. I was pulling into a parking spot at a restaurant when a suspicious looking man obviously eyed my door lock and handle and that of my wife’s as well. (My wife was sitting in the back seat on the driver’s side with our baby in her car seat.) As I was watching him in the rearview mirror, I told my wife that I didn’t like the situation and to lock her door. I had decided to pull back out of the space and drive away from him. As we came to a stop, he started coming towards our side of the van from the rear with his hand in his pocket. It looked has if he was grasping something in his pocket. I reached down into my “gun toting bag†that I keep my car gun in. As I reached into the bag, he made a 90 degree turn and got behind a truck and tried to act casual. I continued to back out and drove away, he said something along the lines of “I’m not going to hurt you.â€
I think that I’ve reinforced a few things in my mind because of the incident:
1. Unlike guns, a Dodge Caravan has real “knock down†power if required.
2. My P95, which I use as a car gun sometimes, is far more comforting than the pocket pistol that I normally carry.
3. The potential bad guy was employing some real tactics. He made his approach from the rear of the van and was observing me closely. (I’m sure that he had observed that my door was locked but that my wife’s door was unlocked.)
4. I was in a very poor position tactically speaking. He broke away because his “risk†level was exceeded.
5. Even my wife was convinced that he was up to something. I hope that I was not being overly paranoid but the fact that he took notice of our leaving shows that he was focused on us.
6. I should have “flagged†him sooner and used the other side of the parking lot.
7. You can’t access most concealed handguns while seated and seat belted. I’m evaluating a need for both a CCW on my person and a car gun in some type of fixed holster/bag. That brings up the issue of car lock boxes.
8. Being in a situation like that with your child (and wife) is a world away from being in a situation like that while alone.
Thanks,
James
I think that I’ve reinforced a few things in my mind because of the incident:
1. Unlike guns, a Dodge Caravan has real “knock down†power if required.
2. My P95, which I use as a car gun sometimes, is far more comforting than the pocket pistol that I normally carry.
3. The potential bad guy was employing some real tactics. He made his approach from the rear of the van and was observing me closely. (I’m sure that he had observed that my door was locked but that my wife’s door was unlocked.)
4. I was in a very poor position tactically speaking. He broke away because his “risk†level was exceeded.
5. Even my wife was convinced that he was up to something. I hope that I was not being overly paranoid but the fact that he took notice of our leaving shows that he was focused on us.
6. I should have “flagged†him sooner and used the other side of the parking lot.
7. You can’t access most concealed handguns while seated and seat belted. I’m evaluating a need for both a CCW on my person and a car gun in some type of fixed holster/bag. That brings up the issue of car lock boxes.
8. Being in a situation like that with your child (and wife) is a world away from being in a situation like that while alone.
Thanks,
James