You are meeting someone to sell an item you listed online. You agree to meet them at an elementary school which they suggested and at first glance seems like a safe bet. You have an LTC and know you are exempt from the GFSZA.
When you arrive, the area is wooded. Although it’s a weekend afternoon, there are a bunch of people between the ages of 10 to 25 playing in the elementary school park nearby behind a few trees behind where the buyer is standing. He is on foot with no car nearby or in sight.
Buyer is about 17-24 years old. He inspects the phone but then puts his cash back in his pocket and then lifts a small subcompact semi automatic pistol out of his coat jacket. He doesn’t ever fully take it out and point it at you, but he brandished has t and let’s you know he is taking your item without paying. You are carrying a full size handgun at 4:00 and it is loaded with 18 rounds of 9MM defensive ammo.
As the thief turns around and starts waking into the trees at a brisk pace, you have the option to silently draw your weapon and attempt to stop them. You are well aware that there are kids playing not 25-50 yards from you in the direction behind some trees that the suspect is headed towards.
You are running out of time and he is disappearing into the brush with your for sale item, and from the brief encounter with him, are not sure how the perp would react to being drawn upon. Would he submit or shoot back? Would he comply and give up? Would he run? It may be risky to potentially start a gunfight in this area due to the kids behind him (although slightly off to the side) even though you are fairly certain that you can place hits on him so long as he keeps at his current pace.
At no point did you feel like your life was in imminent danger, as you didn’t even realize what was happening until he already turned around and was fleeing on foot.
What would you do?
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When you arrive, the area is wooded. Although it’s a weekend afternoon, there are a bunch of people between the ages of 10 to 25 playing in the elementary school park nearby behind a few trees behind where the buyer is standing. He is on foot with no car nearby or in sight.
Buyer is about 17-24 years old. He inspects the phone but then puts his cash back in his pocket and then lifts a small subcompact semi automatic pistol out of his coat jacket. He doesn’t ever fully take it out and point it at you, but he brandished has t and let’s you know he is taking your item without paying. You are carrying a full size handgun at 4:00 and it is loaded with 18 rounds of 9MM defensive ammo.
As the thief turns around and starts waking into the trees at a brisk pace, you have the option to silently draw your weapon and attempt to stop them. You are well aware that there are kids playing not 25-50 yards from you in the direction behind some trees that the suspect is headed towards.
You are running out of time and he is disappearing into the brush with your for sale item, and from the brief encounter with him, are not sure how the perp would react to being drawn upon. Would he submit or shoot back? Would he comply and give up? Would he run? It may be risky to potentially start a gunfight in this area due to the kids behind him (although slightly off to the side) even though you are fairly certain that you can place hits on him so long as he keeps at his current pace.
At no point did you feel like your life was in imminent danger, as you didn’t even realize what was happening until he already turned around and was fleeing on foot.
What would you do?
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