If you had owned a gun....

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Has your owning a gun ever stopped an attacker?

While sitting at an intersection at a red light behind several other cars some years ago, a guy walked up to my window, banged on it, and made the "get out of the car" motion. It surprised me so much I rolled the window down a bit thinking he wanted change, but instead was yelled at to get out of the car. The guy seemed enraged. I'm not sure why, but at that moment I felt the need to proceed calmly and even said "just a moment" before I opened the glove box to retrieve my HK. The moment I had my hand on the grip, his arms lifted into the air and he quickly walked away.

Does that mean having a gun in the car managed to scare away a possible carjacker? Maybe, although I would have felt a lot more threatened had he approached the passenger side. He clearly wanted the car, not me. Was it the right thing to do? Absolutely not, especially given Florida state law at the time.

Would I repeat the same action when placed in that situation again? You bet.