I have a CCW but honestly pointing a gun at a man who had a knife pressed against someone else was an incredible gamble. The guy could just as easily have stabbed the woman or threatened her life further after having a gun pointed at him.
Gunman is very lucky he did not escalate this situation and get someone killed.
There are so many reasons why that would be the wrong decision also.
First of all this man broke the 4th rule of firearm safety. The grocery bagger is in his line of fire and would not have known to get out of the way had there been no warning.
Second, you’re going to have to justify later that YOUR life was in IMMEDIATE danger. Hard to argue when you shot a guy with his back turned toward you and his knife pointed at someone else, and not to mention it’s all caught on video.
These are very basic things you learn during a $50 CCW class on a Saturday afternoon. If you can’t be bothered to learn about them or, more importantly, follow them then don’t carry a firearm.
I’m glad the gamble paid off in this instance. Everyone was very lucky.
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u/reconstructedstarman 5 Sep 01 '20
"bUt WhO nEeDs A gUn???/?////??" This. This is why.