tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post7818519583630449610..comments2024-03-28T00:27:14.676-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Street robberiesFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-6467411449019814612014-01-02T15:54:02.304-08:002014-01-02T15:54:02.304-08:00"One of the things we hear a lot about is ..."One of the things we hear a lot about is 'brandishing'; generally boils down to 'keep it hidden until you have to draw it'. Here again his advice is the opposite: make SURE the bad guy knows you're armed. Some places that would get you in trouble but only if the bad guys call the cops on you"<br /><br />Like Xavier's comment below - it ain't brandishing <i>by any means</i> if you never draw.<br /><br />Making it appear you're armed (honestly or not) isn't brandishing by any definition <i>until the gun comes out</i>.<br /><br />That advice from Arfcom seems to walk a good line between the two: make it clear to the probable enemy that you're capable both physically and mentally of responding with overwhelming force ... while at the same time not displaying anything that would dismay a random passer-by with the sight of a wicked, wicked firearm.<br /><br />Best of both worlds is what it looks like to me - and if it works to scare off Johnny Criminal, even better.<br /><br />Shooting is better than getting killed (which can be an unfortunate side-effect of robbery).<br /><br />Drawing is better than shooting.<br /><br />Not having to draw is better than having to draw.Sigivaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152366541957466049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-38119723260114924462014-01-02T03:42:41.526-08:002014-01-02T03:42:41.526-08:00Yes, call the cops. That "one more" rep...Yes, call the cops. That "one more" report just might be the one that gets a career in crime interupted, if only for one night.<br /><br />But be darned careful what you say to the cops when you call them. Admitting that you violated the State's anti-brandishing law could get you arrested without anyone else making a complaint. Your "I was afraid for my life" statement may not hold up when you also say the Bad Guy(s) were waaay over there and you did not actually see a weapon in their hands and that no threat was actually made.<br /><br />How to deal with this reality? Encourage your state to pass a "Defensive Display of Firearm" law - jut be sure it actually allows you to do that all the way up to centering the front sight on the Bad Guy's vital parts.<br /><br />stay safe.skidmarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-8635971255278459502014-01-01T19:04:07.511-08:002014-01-01T19:04:07.511-08:00Call the cops regardless.Call the cops regardless.Tango Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593296126387219845noreply@blogger.com