Originally posted by DREDIOCK
I know.
Im in one of them
Maybe if my brother in law was allowed to be armed he wouldnt have gotten pistol whipped and robbed a couple of weeks ago instead of hoping that "superman" was going to show up at the last moment to protect him.
Instead he had to jump out of the cab he was driving and run for his life.
hoping he didnt get shot in the back in the proccess
Seems the criminal had no problem getting a gun.
But my brother in law couldnt get one (legally) because he was unable in someones eyes to show that as a cab driver he might need one.
I'm sorry to hear about your brother in law. I hope he was not badly hurt.
Unfortunately my Dad was also pistol whipped and robbed just 40 ft from our home in California early one Sunday morning while walking our dog. He had walked 6 blocks to go buy the Sunday newspaper at the corner store, and was nearly home when he was attacked in broad daylight. It was only 7:30am on a quiet Sunday morning.
He had the dog's leash in one hand, and the big Sunday newspaper in the other. When he was slow and fumbled somewhat in getting his wallet out ( due to his hands all being full ), the robber viciously beat him on the head with his handgun. The police figured that it was the front sight of the gun that dug into his neck and cut him so badly, causing him to bleed. It left a rather noticeable scar on his neck.
I was only a teenager when he stumbled into our home that morning, all bleeding and bruised. I was not yet dressed and still wearing pajamas, but I went and grabbed my Browning Auto-5 shotgun and quickly loaded 3 high base #6 shotshells into it. My Mom got on the phone and called the police.
I ran down the street in my pajamas with my Browning as fast as I could, but I was way too late, as the robber was already long gone.
I don't know if any of our neighbors saw me, since it was so early that Sunday. If they did, it must have been quite a sight to see a teenager wearing pajamas running down the block armed with a shotgun.
Perhaps it is good the guy got away, as I was so mad that I am pretty confident that I would have shot him if I had seen him. The gun had a modified choke in the barrel, and would have done major damage at closer ranges.
That was one of only two times in my life when I have put myself in a position to shoot someone. The guy in the second incident also fortunately managed to get away from my Dad and I, after he severely beat my little petite sister ( she is only 5 ft 1 inch, a full 13 inches shorter than I am ). We were actually only planning to beat him up to let him know how it felt. But since he owned handguns, we brought ours along for backup just in case we found him armed.
