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- Fri Nov 15, 2013 1:16 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Do you practice a phrase to yell if you draw on a BG?
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Re: Do you practice a phrase to yell if you draw on a BG?
Yeah, I guess it does sound like that.
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:10 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Do you practice a phrase to yell if you draw on a BG?
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Re: Do you practice a phrase to yell if you draw on a BG?
I was pumping gas one day when a large guy I hadn't noticed before suddenly walked round the front of my truck making eye contact with me and headed my way. The gas hose was between me and retreat and he was too close to take my attention off him to remove the obstacle. So I stared hard at him and raised my hand in the universal stop signal and yelled really loud for him to Stop! Do not come any closer to me! I had my right side just behind the truck door so he could not see my hand was already gripping my pistol. He ignored my order and continued to close the gap between us. He was a lot bigger and younger than me and I was well aware his intent may be to harm me. I again repeated my warning even louder and added. This is your last warning! Stop! Don't come any closer! At that, he finally hesitated and, leaning forward, asked me if I was interested in buying any excellent wax or shampoo for my truck. The guy was running a stand out front of the gas station selling the stuff and had had the brilliant idea to walk up to people at the pumps to sell it. I told him I was not interested and to leave me alone. He returned to his post out front reluctantly. As I left, I stopped there and told him there were hundreds of thousands of armed people in Texas and a good many of them are right here in this county. Walking up to them alone at gas pumps and ignoring their orders to stop could get him shot. You should have seen the wheels turning in his eyes and the light slowly dawning. I am so glad the guy stopped when he did but it still had never occurred to him I might be armed and might even shoot him. It was a good day since we both went home healthy. I filed that away to remember that ordering people to stop may or may not communicate to them they are in danger if they don't. Shooting is a last resort and the barriers of culture, intelligence, language, etc need to be considered when deciding what kind of force tactic to employ before using deadly force.