Or you could get caught in the crossfire when Biker Dude and Armed
Robbery Dude shoot it out. (Getting caught in the crossfire doesn't
happen much in the movies, but--in fact--a lot of the shooting
victims in this area aren't even the gunman's intended target. They
just happen to get in the way of a bullet intended for someone else,
or fired off to intimidate the neighborhood.)
So what do you do when Armed Robbery Dude, Gas Station Owner Dude,
and Biker Dude shoot it out, and you're right there paying for your
gas? The gun rights fan I knew at work thought he could pull out his
own piece and defend himself. Fat chance; by the time he found his
firearm (under the seat or in the glove compartment) or even drew it
from his shoulder holster, the battle would be over, and Co-Worker
Dude might be a casualty, especially if he didn't have the sense to
hit the dirt immediately. And if Co-Worker Dude did survive and got
into the battle himself, he would then become a target for just about
any of the parties---who would assume, not unnaturally, that Co-
Worker Dude was after THEM.
I'm afraid that my co-worker had kind of unrealistic mental pictures
of just how this kind of scene would play out in real life, and how
useful--and practical--a firearm would be. His rescue fantasies
probably wouldn't rescue anybody and would be more likely to get
himself and maybe others killed.
Considerations of the practicality of firearm use in sticky
situations didn't shake his faith in guns, however. He thought, for
example, that people could arm themselves to keep from being killed
by the Washington area snipers in 2002.
--Constance Warner
About a week ago I was in a quicktrip getting gas and a drink before
work..it was probably 11.30 at night. In front of me was a guy
who clearly
was a biker, had the whole outfit on including what looked like a
nice 9mm
at his side. I felt decidedly safer with him there...who is going
to rob
the quickie mart while he's around?
He will. And then he'll rob you. Biker dude still makes you feel safe?
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