Great follow up
anonymous
May 20 2010, 19:28:00 UTC
This is one of the things I enjoy the most about the gun blogger community -- the riffing done on other posts.
You took a subject I discussed and added a great deal of value.
What is even more amazing is the willingness to share and teach. Caleb at Gun Nuts talked about a top ranked professional giving instruction and tips at the NRA convention -- same concept.
The vast majority of gun bloggers are willing to discuss the issue, raise points and provide a basis for everyone to be safer.
I've always figured if my radar is going off, it's for a good reason so I'd damn well better listen to it.
I used to be one of those "condition white" sheep. Then I got robbed and started actually paying attention to what was going on around me.
Y'know, I don't think I've ever mentioned that on my blog, but it was the typical, attempt to corner the victim, act like you have something in your jacket pocket and demand money. I threw a bill down and ran like mad. They didn't chase me and I could hear them laughing about it.
Criminals do not like to be recognized- as both articles state they like to stalk their prey. Nothing throws a potential criminal off like being confronted with eye contact or even a question. Turn to the person who you think is stalking you and in a strong even voice say something like "Excuse me- do you have the time?" Doing even this will throw a criminal into confusion and will typically make them back away- YOU have recognized and acknowledged them which means you are no longer blind prey knocking about
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Wow, glad that turned out OK for you (I wouldn't have kept Officer Shepard's badge number for a call to the chief personally).
A similar story was a friend of mine found himself being confronted with a few youths on a Boston Subway. No threats were expressed or anything, but a WHOLE lot of posturing.
My buddy put his hand in his pants pocket and got a firm grip on his J-Frame and said in a loud, but friendly voice: "How you boy's doing this evening?"
They backed right down and got off at the next stop. He didn't even call the cops. (I wouldn't have either in that circumstance).
He stepped outside their OODA loop, and they decided it was better to retreat.
Smart move for them, as I suspect if the muzzle had cleared his pocket, lead would have flown, and there wouldn't have been much worry about the danger of "Flying Bullets" and he's a wicked good shot.
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You took a subject I discussed and added a great deal of value.
What is even more amazing is the willingness to share and teach. Caleb at Gun Nuts talked about a top ranked professional giving instruction and tips at the NRA convention -- same concept.
The vast majority of gun bloggers are willing to discuss the issue, raise points and provide a basis for everyone to be safer.
Bob S.
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I used to be one of those "condition white" sheep. Then I got robbed and started actually paying attention to what was going on around me.
Y'know, I don't think I've ever mentioned that on my blog, but it was the typical, attempt to corner the victim, act like you have something in your jacket pocket and demand money. I threw a bill down and ran like mad. They didn't chase me and I could hear them laughing about it.
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A similar story was a friend of mine found himself being confronted with a few youths on a Boston Subway. No threats were expressed or anything, but a WHOLE lot of posturing.
My buddy put his hand in his pants pocket and got a firm grip on his J-Frame and said in a loud, but friendly voice: "How you boy's doing this evening?"
They backed right down and got off at the next stop. He didn't even call the cops. (I wouldn't have either in that circumstance).
He stepped outside their OODA loop, and they decided it was better to retreat.
Smart move for them, as I suspect if the muzzle had cleared his pocket, lead would have flown, and there wouldn't have been much worry about the danger of "Flying Bullets" and he's a wicked good shot.
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