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Ruark wrote:A decision to make is concerning the threat to another person's life. If the robber has a gun out and is pointing it at somebody, e.g. a teller, what are you going to do, wait until he murders the teller and THEN say, "well, he's shooting people, so I'd better intervene now..." It's a tough call.

Note to all who are employed as Bank Tellers:
You probably should get your CHL and carry every day .... in case I'm in the bathroom.
Be self-reliant and responsible for yourself ... I may be like Tommy Vaughn.
(Tommy Vaughn broke and exited the Window at Luby's, through which Dr. Suzanna Gratia Hupp also exited)
Tommy Vaughn proved "They also serve who exit the building"
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(Or, keep on believing that your employer's cameras are "protection" instead of "recording devices" and that the government is responsible for protecting you, instead of investigation of what occurred)

Depends on if I NEED to or if it would make the situation worse.
Two of my experiences in stores being robbed:
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Had I or my manager been armed and drawn, it probably would have cost some lives. However, upon being told to lay on the floor, if the bad guys A) run out of the room, I wouldn't need to draw, B) point a gun at the head of anyone laying on the floor, it's time to draw.
That's a personal decision whether to wait until that point, or judge by the peoples' actions and words what they intend to do. I can't say what I'd do, until I'm in a particular situation and ASSESS the circumstances.


Also, a Jewelry store owner in Houston and his wife had guns to their head while 3 robbers were zip-tying their hands to execute them, and the guy drew, shot one of them in the head who was zip-tying them, got shot, but survived and saved their lives. Ramon Castillo and Eva, his wife of 30 years, Jewelry Store owners face-off with three armed men who were going to tie them up and shoot them in the head. Four bullets pierced Castillo's body six times because he had to run around getting 3 different guns to fight back. http://www.google.com/search?q=Ramon+Ca ... =firefox-a" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

he owner of the store, Ramon Castillo, 52, and his wife, Eva Castillo, 48, were assisting the men when a third man entered the store, pulled ...

The two men who had posed as customers also then pulled pistols on Ramon and Eva Castillo, police said.

So, whether I draw or not depends on the situation after I ASSESS what's going on.
There could be other "bad guys" in plain clothes in the room who you don't see at first. At what distance is each bad guy from me? What/WHO is between me and each bad guy? Who is behind each bad guy? WHAT is near me? cover? or just concealment? or nothing? Do the bad guys appear to have a plan or are they clueless?

The Annoyed Man wrote:

MoJo wrote:Unless the robber is getting ready to execute a teller or customer (including me, since I'm a customer) I would take it all in and be a good witness. I don't go inside a bank unless I absolutely have to. Banks have insurance that covers losses I have insurance that might pay for a funeral.

This.