Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Have you ever "gone fer your gun" in self defense?

Several years ago, my wife and I were on our way to Seattle and stopped at a rest station along I90 in eastern Washington. As we were leaving, I see an older Cadillac with five or six grungy looking dudes eyeballing us as we drove out the exit. I watched as they all loaded up and pulled out behind us. No problem yet but about fifteen miles down the road, they sped up as though they were going to overtake and pass us but when they got along side us, the passenger side punk holds up what looked like a gun and started yelling at us to stop. I slapped the brakes on and had Hilda give me my 220 Sig but she couldn't rack the slide so she held the wheel while I did.

Punks has slowed down also and were along side us again so I poked my gun out the window and was going to fire a shot but they stomped on the brakes and drove into the median. I was glad!

No cell phone service out there back then so I decided to outrun them if I could and maybe attract the attention of a state patrol but none to be found.

We didn't see any more of them and when we had cell service, I called the cops but never did hear anymore about the deal.

Since then, I keep my shootin iron ready.

It pays to pay attention - congrats on a happy outcome.. Rest stops can be very dangerous places to be in at times..

Twice. Both times stopped at red lights. The first time was in the middle of the night as I was driving to work. Guy came out from behind the edge of the corner building and yanked on the passenger door handle - locked of course. While he yanked, I tapped the muzzle of my .38 on the glass. When he looked up, it was an inch from his nose. That old saying about eyes like cueballs? It's true. No Warner Brothers cartoon could have bugged a pair of eyes bigger or quicker. Turns out he was a magician, too. Vanished into thin air.

The second time was broad daylight. Guy saunters out in front of my truck and says something about money. I shook my head and he came around to my window. "I said gimme some cash!" I then repeated the muzzle on glass trick and yelled, "AND I SAID NO!" Whattaya know - another magician!

I didn't report either event, because I was not supposed to have a gun in my car either time. The first time due to employer rules and the second time I was in a state that didn't honor my CCW. I'll tell ya what, though: you drive a little fast and erratically after things like that. Might be the second-most dangerous part of it, if truth be known.

Good on ya.. Amazing how a small symbol of liberty can change a potentially bad outcome...

Never ever

I have had my hand on it

Snake

A few times...always with the same results Rocky got

Nope, been carrying since 88' Knock on wood.

Not yet, hope I never have to.

My Florida CWP instructor told our class that displaying a firearm is illegal in Florida. His advice was not to pull a gun unless you are going to use it. I'm not sure if he was right but if so, it is a stupid law. Brandishing a gun can be very effective as proven by the previous posts.

Never here.

A similar thing happened to a friend of mine. The difference was the miscreant found himself inspecting the muzzle crown of a Super Blackhawk 44 magnum. Same result though, some chalk lines and a timer would have established a new 100m record.

Just once when I got between a baby Griz and her momma while I was fishing in Montana. Fortunately cub caught up with momma and all ended well. Here is the cub, I was in the water with waders.

Yes.

Yeah BD...I had one of those too...

Uh huh.

I believe the proper wording is "No I didn't display it. I took it out to shoot him and when he ran away I didn't need to shoot him anymore so I put the gun away."

They can't make a law that REQUIRES you to shoot people after you draw.

From what I have read, just placing your hand on it and saying, "Take it or leave it," can be a very effective way to settle disputes.

If they can force you to buy insurance after making a law that says you gotta and one branch can call it a tax to say it's legal and the other can say it's something else so they don't have to say they just raised taxes, then they can do anything they want including make laws that say you can't display your gun but you can shoot somebody. Just sayin'...

I know, I know...My point is that the law doesn't say "you have to shoot people", it says you can't brandish a gun. So when the popo asks you why you were brandishing the gun, your answer is that you weren't...you were just not murdering the guy who was (after he saw the gun) running away from you.

Rather than being confused by weird laws, understand what they're saying and work around them when you need to stay safe.

Ye si have... guy tried to rob me at an ATM one night.... yelled I had a gun and pulled it and he turned and ran off like a little school girl... sure and glad he did and I did not have to shoot. I would have but glad i did not have too.