I think this is the part about which Justin CHL was asking hypothetically. If that happened to me, I would have the following in effect:Justin CHL wrote:Let's suppose they would not have pulled up next to me and continued block me in and got out of their car to come to me. In your opinion, would one be justified for using the "threat" of force, verbal or actual display of a handgun? Two large men, me by myself and they have blocked my vehicle in. They had not made any actual threats, but we see this situation day in and day out on the news…not always a happy ending.
1) 911 dialed into cell phone & ready to call at the press of a button of my left hand
2) Right hand on grip of pistol with firearm removed from holster but still kept out of sight (while observing 4 rules, of course!)
3) Maybe even have the truck in Reverse w/ foot on brake ready to gun it and maybe push other vehicle out of the way enough to beat a hasty retreat
I think the real key here would be real and perceived threat. Approaching your locked door and rolled up window with bare hands would play out differently than if they had bats/tire irons/firearms/etc.
Glad everything worked out for you. Excellent illustration of "Stay Alert, Stay Alive"
Edited: "site" to "sight" in bullet point 2