Some thoughts:
1. Action beats reaction. For both sides in this case.
2.
The BG's may be idiots, but laughing at them and standing strong is an easy way to incite them to hurting you. Best to pretent to be scared and then surprise the BG's.As Alam reached for a stack of $20 bills, the man realized he had forgotten to load the weapon and stuffed a shell in the chamber. Alam laughed.
"He said, 'You think this is funny (expletive),' " Alam said. "I told him to calm down ... I was not afraid."
3.
This is why understanding the law is critical. Alam could have made his wife a widow and left his 3 kids without a father because his misunderstanding of the law caused him to hesitate."I would have shot him but I didn't know if the camera was working and no one was in the store to be a witness," Alam said. "I've got a family. I don't want any trouble."
They fought over the gun for 10 seconds. Then it went off, blowing a hole through a rack of Skoal and piercing the wall under a window.