Friday Night at the Grocery store.
My wife and I just pulled into the parking lot of a large local store.
It was about 7:30 EST and in December it was dark. As we were getting
out of the Minivan I noticed as unusual man , about 25-35 with a
Backpack ie a very dirty old thing. He was walking away from the store
as we were about to walk to the store. Behind him between us and the
store was a young mother say about 24 and a 4 yr old daughter walking to
their car. Her car was between the strange person and my van, in a very
dark part of the lot. She was totally in zone 1 or white and
was totally unaware of her surroundings. Once again I glanced back at the mother that was by now at her car. Looking up I could see the stranger doing the bad-guy shuffle. He was seeing a perfect target of opportunity. Mother
loading car, purse still in the shopping cart, and he was only 20 -30
feet from them.
My wife now glanced back and said "Hey that doesn't look right" I
agreed with her and stuck my hand in my pocket and wrapped my hand
around my 38 Snub nose with Gold dot 38 +P.
When the stranger,look up after eyeing the MARK he saw the both of us
IDing him and standing our ground. He quickly turned and high stepped it
our of the parking lot. Out of the left corner of my eye I caught
another person walking our general way. We was pushing a cart to return
and was a customer heading to the store. He was obliquely comming my
direction instead of going directly to the store. As we walked
together to the store he said he also noticed the situation and was
walking to the mother to do what ever.
We all watched as the mother and daughter drove safely out on the lot
and the stranger was gone.
I have been thinking ever since, she had no idea what was about to
happen. And how three unknown persons, to her may have stopped a
crime.
I'm glad I/we were there, that I had my ccw and my gun (WITH ME), and
Nothing happened.
The next time I'm thinking of not carring I hope I remember this night.
My wife and I just pulled into the parking lot of a large local store.
It was about 7:30 EST and in December it was dark. As we were getting
out of the Minivan I noticed as unusual man , about 25-35 with a
Backpack ie a very dirty old thing. He was walking away from the store
as we were about to walk to the store. Behind him between us and the
store was a young mother say about 24 and a 4 yr old daughter walking to
their car. Her car was between the strange person and my van, in a very
dark part of the lot. She was totally in zone 1 or white and
was totally unaware of her surroundings. Once again I glanced back at the mother that was by now at her car. Looking up I could see the stranger doing the bad-guy shuffle. He was seeing a perfect target of opportunity. Mother
loading car, purse still in the shopping cart, and he was only 20 -30
feet from them.
My wife now glanced back and said "Hey that doesn't look right" I
agreed with her and stuck my hand in my pocket and wrapped my hand
around my 38 Snub nose with Gold dot 38 +P.
When the stranger,look up after eyeing the MARK he saw the both of us
IDing him and standing our ground. He quickly turned and high stepped it
our of the parking lot. Out of the left corner of my eye I caught
another person walking our general way. We was pushing a cart to return
and was a customer heading to the store. He was obliquely comming my
direction instead of going directly to the store. As we walked
together to the store he said he also noticed the situation and was
walking to the mother to do what ever.
We all watched as the mother and daughter drove safely out on the lot
and the stranger was gone.
I have been thinking ever since, she had no idea what was about to
happen. And how three unknown persons, to her may have stopped a
crime.
I'm glad I/we were there, that I had my ccw and my gun (WITH ME), and
Nothing happened.
The next time I'm thinking of not carring I hope I remember this night.
