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Showing a weapon to prevent a violent confrontation is the first and preferred choice if it's totally unavoidable .

........................................................Yep .

I had no intention of using my gun on him unless he tried to attack me . Figured if he got the money out of the box and ran that it would be on the bank ,could be wrong but still would not have tried to stop him . I had the doors locked and was only prepared to defend myself .

That's the way I feel also , I'm not looking for trouble .

Went thru commercial drive thru at the bank to get store change last year . Told the bank teller lady what denomination change we needed and was just sitting in the car waiting for the big metal drawer to come out with the money . Happened to glance in my driver side mirror and there was a tall young guy leaning against brick wall of the building right at my bumper on my side watching me . He looked nervous and up to no good , it was during the lobby's operating hours and there was no reason for him to be standing in the drive thru plus there were two more lanes that were open with no one in them .
I slid my 380 out of my pocket and tucked it halfway under my right leg . Looked like it was going to be a snach and run when the teller pushed the drawer out with the money . I was kind of in a bind , this was a bank , had two overhead cameras trained me from the front and a camera at the top of the tellers space looking down at me , I really didn't want to start waving a gun around . Had to leave the 380 under my leg but kept watching the young guy , it made him more nervous . He just left walking fast............real fast without looking back . The teller pushed the money out and I left . That young man had something on his mind but backed out . Put my gun back in my pocket as I drove out and went back to the job . So I did pull my gun but nothing really happened . Good deal !

I will yield and agree with both of you , thank you for correcting me . Glad we got that out of the way .

kg5ie wrote:

chuck j wrote:Just wondering how many have ever felt the need to have their gun in hand due to a circumstance or situation ? I have done this several times , I never exposed the weapon or let anyone know I had it . The outcome of each of the times I did so was uneventful and no confrontation , I was lucky but tried to prepare myself if things went south .

Not being confrontational, but I find your wording interesting. If "The outcome of each of the times I did so was uneventful and no confrontation" then why would you feel the need to pull in the first place? If there was no confrontation.....why did you feel threatened? Maybe I am just reading the post wrong and maybe my definition of "pulling your gun" is different. Like I said, not judgmental, just open dialog.

To answer your question...no. I have carried since 1996 but never pulled. I've had my hand on the gun....but it has never come out.

Like the situation above , in this 'situation' I never pulled my weapon , I did confront this person but not with a gun in view , it worked without displaying or using the weapon .

I work in an automotive related service / sales business . I get to work about an hour ahead of everyone else to get everything organized to start the day . Came the building thru a walk door in the waiting room and did not relock it . Was getting tickets , orders , etc ready . Heard the walk door open and thought one of the shop hands came in early , didn't pay much attention . A Mexican (not a Mexican American , Hispanic American ) appeared at the sales counter , looked like a street person . He could not speak English at all hardly at all and was trying to sell me 'six packs of cokes , he was on foot and didn't have a car and just kept jabbering and talking . I eased my hand in my right pocket and had a hold on my Ruger LCP , his eye's were darting around and seemed like he was stalling and trying to figure out if he wanted to make a move . I stood up with my hand in my pocket and will not repeat what I said to him here but I was abundantly clear that he needed to leave immediately . He walked toward the waiting room but I never heard the door open or close , he was looking at me around a stack of tires . I walked toward him and he left quickly .

I agree .

What lead up to the confrontation?

Just wondering how many have ever felt the need to have their gun in hand due to a circumstance or situation ? I have done this several times , I never exposed the weapon or let anyone know I had it . The outcome of each of the times I did so was uneventful and no confrontation , I was lucky but tried to prepare myself if things went south .