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Have you ever drawn your gun in defense and not fired it? Why did you draw and not fire?
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Yes. Because he raised his hands.Have you ever drawn your gun in defense and not fired it? Why did you draw and not fire?
I can say thankfully I have never had to draw my gun, and hope I never do.
Last edited by archer51; January 31st, 2009 at 02:33 AM. Reason: correct spelling
On a nice summer afternoon a stranger opened my front screen door (now replaced with a steel security door) and stepped in to my livingroom. I drew my weapon to the ready and ordered him to "GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!" He backed out immediately. I then called the Police... so did he. What a moron!
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Once. Drew because he made a move he shouldn't have. (Waited until he walked past me, in an alley, then turned as if to lunge. Gulp.) Didn't fire because he stopped, raised hands, & backed slowly away. That was ... wise.
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Yes. A two-on-one attack on me in a dark parking lot terminated quickly when I suggested to the lead thug that he rethink his position. His accomplice was behind me at about ~20yds, and closing, at the moment I presented my gun and offered my "suggestion." They immediately disappeared into the darkness. Didn't need to actually fire. They were lucky, that night. So was I.
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Yep. They backed out of the driveway and left.
I will support gun control when you can guarantee all guns are removed from this planet. That includes military and law enforcement. When you can accomplish that, then I will be the last person to lay down my gun. Then I will carry the weapon that replaces the gun.
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Yes, because the person with a knife in his hand turned and fled.
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25+ years LEO, hundreds of times.
Thank God I never had to pull the trigger.
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Nope, not yet anyway.
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Nope, and hope to keep it that way.
Just remember that shot placement is much more important with what you carry than how big a bang you get with each trigger pull.
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Never, And so far never been in a position that even came close needing to.
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Yes, and I hope I never have to do it again!!! A few years back the door bell rang in the middle of the night. I went to the door and slowly opened it to find nobody there, then the back door bell rang, I locked the front and went to the back door and same thing nobody there, now I am pissed, about that time the front door bell rings again, I carefully open the door and out steps some man from the side of the door. I was amazed how fast the 629 came on point!! He was some drunk, saying he ran out of gas, but I don't really believe that!! I closed and locked the door and got him a 2 gal gas can out of the basement and set it out side the basement door. I went back to the front door and spoke through the door telling him where he could find the gas can. Next morning I found a puddle on the front porch where he obviously pissed himself, and then I realized the gas can I gave him was my pre mix for the weed eater!! In retro spec I would have never opened the door in the first place, but live and learn. It really scared me how close I came to ending this fools life!! There is something to be said about training muscle memory and training!! As I said before, I hope I never have to draw a weapon again.
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Carry On!
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Yes twice. One time I was about to be robbed and the second time I was outnumbered and about to be robbed or worse. I didn't shoot either time because the people involved turned tail and made tracks in the opposite direction. A lot of problems of this type can be stopped without shooting someone.
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