jahwarrior
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this happened tuesday night. i went with my sister-in-law shopping. on the way back, we saw a group of between 12-15 teens right in front of the house we share with neighbors. 4 of them were even standing on the porch. 2 guys were fighting, and i could see one was the neighbor's kids. he wasn't doing too badly against the other guy, but it looked like some of the others were getting ready to jump in to join the fun. sis parks the car 20 feet from the house, i jump out and start yelling to get the frell off of the porch. the 4 kids moved, but casually. my neighbor's 16 year old kid, who i'll call Brian, was still fighting this man, who i now recognized as a 20-something local drug dealer named Josh, and getting the better of him. i would have let it finish, but this man grabbed a screwdriver that was on the ground. i moved to stop him, but Brian grabbed a skateboard and let him have it behind his neck. when 3 of this scumbag's friends moved in, i put my hand on my holster, and shouted for them to back the frell up. they backed up, eyes wide, and started to chatter amongst themselves. the fight was pretty much over by then. the druggie walked off with his friends, talking the usual ghetto smack about how this aint over, you gonna git yours, yadda yadda yadda. i asked Brian what the heck was that all about. he said the dope slinger had tried to get his 14 yr old sister to smoke weed with him and some of his buddies. when she refused, he insulted her, and verbally threatened her. Brian, being a good brother and good kid, didn't take it well. it turns out this Josh has a history of trying to dope up teenage girls for sex. so, IMO, the beating he got was well deserved.
my question is this: i never drew my gun, but i did expose it. if the other kids (i'm sure most were under 18) did decide to jump in, and started to beat Brian seriously, would i have been justified drawing my weapon? firing it? for a few seconds, i was really very scared that i might have to shoot a kid. remember, 12-15 gangbanging teens versus 1 teen and an armed adult. there is another thread similar to this situation, but that involved two men in a car. i wasn't being attcked, but i wasn't going to watch this kid be beaten by a gang. i welcome any and all opinions, thoughts, etc.
my question is this: i never drew my gun, but i did expose it. if the other kids (i'm sure most were under 18) did decide to jump in, and started to beat Brian seriously, would i have been justified drawing my weapon? firing it? for a few seconds, i was really very scared that i might have to shoot a kid. remember, 12-15 gangbanging teens versus 1 teen and an armed adult. there is another thread similar to this situation, but that involved two men in a car. i wasn't being attcked, but i wasn't going to watch this kid be beaten by a gang. i welcome any and all opinions, thoughts, etc.