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Originally Posted by MRM
Or next time something like that happens you call 911 as it’s happening and tell the operator someone is acting in a way that threatens you and you let the people with badges who are paid to put their lives on the line take care of it. If it’s urgent enough to need a gun, it’s urgent enough to call 911. If you don’t feel comfortable dialing 911 you haven’t reached a point where a gun is necessary.
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Valid points. This unfolded pretty quick, whether I could have been able to get my phone, position my thumbprint correctly and then dial 911 in that time frame while assessing whether I need to fight or flight. Maybe. There was a space after he initially brake checked me to where I passed him for good. I wasn't really interested in calling the cops because I needed to get to a safe area.
I think calling them at that time might have been prudent but we just had a situation where a guy lay in the street for a reported 2 hours after being shot before the cops arrived. Me calling in about a dirty gold tahoe with paper plates, well I understand there are more pressing calls.
I didn't have a lot of good choices that morning and this made me consider exercising my right to defend. i actually think that I would probably never flash my lights again if carrying because it is a huge responsibility and not one that I would take lightly. Or without proper training and maintaining.
Good suggestion cabmando, thats kinda what I hoped I might find.