The above video has been sweeping the internet and its "somewhat" cool.
I do have a few issues though. First the clerk was awesome. His draw was slow, but he took control of the bad guys wrist and put him in a totally defensive situation.
Having said that, I do wonder why he didn't pull the trigger?
Next, if he did pull the trigger would it have been a legal shoot? I live in the deep South so it wouldn't be an issue. But what about in different parts of the country (and I'm not talking about Kalifornia, Kommunist Chikago or Socialist DC .... see what I did there)?
And then my last question (and this is pure dee arm chair quarterbacking) why didn't he detain the guy and give the police a chance to arrest him since he didn't do his other civic duty (ventilate the bad guy).
All in all very cool but after actions are where you learn how to do it better next time.
Justified. Just remember "I was in fear for my life." Anytime as a civilian someone gets the drop on you with a gun and you walk away not shot yourself is a win. Last even though it would have been a great shoot you never know if mentally he is prepared to take the shot or live with taking the shot.
ReplyDeletePicked this up from The Blaze
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile, the store clerk explains that he never fired a shot because the thief’s weapon was never pointed directly at him.
“If I had seen the actual barrel of the gun, I would have pulled the trigger,” he said. “My life wasn’t threatened".
Love this next part,
He adds that he didn’t immediately tell his wife, Pam, about the incident because he didn’t want to upset her. However, she eventually saw a copy of the surveillance footage.
“It took her a while to calm down,” he said. “But I got all kinds of lovin’ when she came home.”