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GC... My wife and I are just waiting for hour daughter to finish school... and then we are moving... Its not to bad, but I agree its getting worse... My wife and I both have the Utah license coming in a few weeks so we can carry on our person... But I dont let her go to the stores with out me... its just to crazy out there... Now.. DW....

See to me one of the reasons I did not pull out my gun, was I dont have the CHL yet... so to me I can only protect myself while in my truck if I understand the law... that was another reason I did not take it out. DW

Excaliber your right I actually about an hour later was asleep.... it does make you very tired...

I am fairly new to this forum.... I am waiting to get my CHL but should have my Utah real soon. I do carry with me in my truck and at my own business. I have got caught up in some of the post that said what if.... and I am now a firm believer that it happens fast... I dont think my description of the events is detailed enough to really get a good picture for all. I do think if others had not come along and me being there and seeing this and yelling HEY GET AWAY FROM HER.... it could have got worse.. the more and more I play it over I am sure he had a knife.... as he ran past me to get into the truck... but I dont think I would change it again. Had he been stabbing her or beating her.... Yes I would have taken my gun out and demanded him back away and if came at me then I would have shot. I was concerned with one guy behind me in the get away truck and this one running in my direction... but really I dont even think he noticed me when he past by me.. 3FT... he had a blank look in his eyes.... I just know we say and think things that does not always seem to go the way we think.... DW

Thanks all... Yes after a nights sleep on it I feel better about the outcome and that I can wake up another day.... I know if they had been aggresive towards me I would have had to defend myself... The lady will be ok with some bumps and all but she got to go home to her family. The BG got away but I am sure they will be caught in do time.... For those of you who have never been in this type of deal.. Let me say this your hands will shake like all get out. A real eye opener that is for sure.... DW

In Houston... Beltway 8 and Wallisville Rd..... In the Lowes parking lot... I have to say I really thought about grabbing my gun, but I guess I thought it through and said they are no threat to me... so I will remain calm and let it unfold... I had my hand on it in my console in case they came towards me and my truck, but yes I am glade they did not.... Folks this will get your heart pumping hard... DW

This happened today... I am pulling up in a parking lot and as I am pulling in a lady was being attacked by 2 young punks... one looked to have a knife but I am not 100% sure.. could have been a stick... either way they threw her down and stole her purse and then ran pased me as I was running to help her... they jumped into a waiting truck... I was carry my weapon in my truck as I do not have my CHL yet... so I did not pull it.... I wanted to as I got out to help her, but really the law passed through me and I thought I just am not sure... Well the cops came and the officer told me I did the right thing by not getting it out. What do you all think? How would you all have handled it..... let me know thanks.. DW