Katygunnut wrote:Hindsight is 20/20, but given the situation, I might have been tempted to tell him that my wallet was in the house, then hustled myself and my family inside and called the police (while also taking the chance to arm myself).
Carrying a weapon is only one element of "being properly armed" to deal with a situation. Removing ourselves and our loved ones from harms way is almost always a better alternative than an altercation.One of the reasons I read this forum is to prepare myself for these type of situations. In this case retreating to the safety of the house under the pretense of aquiring what the individual seeks gives me the best chance of protecting my family and alerting authorities in a timely manner.
To the OP - thank you for sharing your story. In doing so you have helped each of us to think ahead of time what we would do. Hopefully this helps us all become more "properly armed".