HI express
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How many of you have had to draw your CCW in preparation for defending yourself and/or others? (Putting your hand on your weapon in preparation for an escalating situation without drawing your weapon from your holster is included).
Once my wife, my daughter, and I attended a wedding banquet and we had to leave around 9 p.m. as my daughter had homework and I like to get out before the people who imbibe too much get out on the streets to play bumper car.
The parking lot was a few stores above this restaurant and as we walked towards the parking lot I saw what appeared to be a transient in a long rain coat moving to cut us off from the area where my car was parked. I indicated to my family that we had to move a little quicker towards the car. As we picked up the pace, so did he. On the move I drew my handgun but kept it under my suit jacket. My daughter drew her knife and kept it hidden.
We broke cover to cross a lane between the parked cars and he was running to cut us off. I gauged the distance and figured he'd beat us. I gave a soft command and I hunkered down behind a car and faced him with my handgun at the ready below the body of the car but not pointed at him, my wife took a covering position with her handgun ready but hidden, and my daughter dropped to a squatting position and turned to cover our six with her knife drawn. The transient/BG was about 30 feet from us at this point. Our car was still another 50 feet away.
He must have picked up on the vibes and figured that this was bad juju for him. He turned on his heel and went the other way quickly, cussing to the night sky.
Can you guys share a time or two that you had to draw your weapon?
Once my wife, my daughter, and I attended a wedding banquet and we had to leave around 9 p.m. as my daughter had homework and I like to get out before the people who imbibe too much get out on the streets to play bumper car.
The parking lot was a few stores above this restaurant and as we walked towards the parking lot I saw what appeared to be a transient in a long rain coat moving to cut us off from the area where my car was parked. I indicated to my family that we had to move a little quicker towards the car. As we picked up the pace, so did he. On the move I drew my handgun but kept it under my suit jacket. My daughter drew her knife and kept it hidden.
We broke cover to cross a lane between the parked cars and he was running to cut us off. I gauged the distance and figured he'd beat us. I gave a soft command and I hunkered down behind a car and faced him with my handgun at the ready below the body of the car but not pointed at him, my wife took a covering position with her handgun ready but hidden, and my daughter dropped to a squatting position and turned to cover our six with her knife drawn. The transient/BG was about 30 feet from us at this point. Our car was still another 50 feet away.
He must have picked up on the vibes and figured that this was bad juju for him. He turned on his heel and went the other way quickly, cussing to the night sky.
Can you guys share a time or two that you had to draw your weapon?