Well heres my say. Ive worked in a 7-11, and a Crown gas station, and if i was just a bystander, I'd go w/ mouth shut, get low, draw and make ready, keep my eyes on the ***** head, and dial 911 on my cell phone in my pocket. Here at least they have that smart 911, so it will track back to my phones gps. Hopefully he takes the money and leaves. If he moves to do any real harm I make the challenge and if he dosen't drop his weapon, be it gun, knife, or big stick of some sort, I get a safe angle and fire. When I worked at Crown, I started my shift at 11pm and was there until 7am. I worked alone, and couldn't lock the doors till midnight when i had to go in back to stock the cooler. We put a sign on the door, and people knocked if they needed to come inside, but most folks just payed at the pump. Initialy, I worked unarmed until 2 genius robbed 6 other Crowns in one night. They got away clean until they hit the closest other store to mine and managed to pull up as the PD was pulling in to check on the clerk. Thankfully the only one injured was one of the geniuses, when they exchanged fire with the cop. Aparently it wentlike this; Cop: "Stop where you are!"
BG1w/a snub revolver: "F%$k" Bang Bang Bang Bang clickclickclickclick
BG2w/a Glock: BangBangBangBang Etc....
Cop:"*****" *dropping to cover* BangBang in to BG2. "drop it F-****" to BG1.
I actually got payed OT to help fix the fence that was behind the cop when it got so well ventilated. I also started carrying in my truck, and before I locked the door each night, I switched my wallet out for my cz-70. I didn't have any problems until one night. I wasn't paying attention, while sweeping up some mud clods w/ the whisk broom and a long handled dust bin, when a shaky dude walks in and headed right for the counter. I greeted him and went to my register. as i started to punch in my code to unlock it, I saw him raise his right arm. as i looked over, he took a swipe at me w/ a small folding razorknife, lunging across the counter, and register knocking the screen off the counter. I jumped back, right into the dust pan. I grabbed it and brought it down on this head and shoulders twice like an ax. The damn thing shattered, and he ran for the door. He made it as i got around the counter. I went after him, and he headed for a car. As I went out the door, I threw one of our trashcans (That we had right by the door) at him, bouncing it off his driver side door and changing his direction. This store was virtually in the middle of no where. There were houses down one way, houses and a church another way, and about a mile down the third way(it was a T intersection) a drawbridge over the Intercoastal Waterway. He headed toward the Drawbridge. I grabbed the cz-70 and went back inside and hit the alarm button. The guy never said a word and the whole thing didn't take a whole minute. About20 minutes after I finished giving my report to the responding officer, another cop pulled up, with the guy in the back of his cruiser. it just goes to show you that there is never any knowing what will happen. I carried every day i worked 7-11, and the 3 closest store all got robbed on my shift. We never had so much as a shopliffter.