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Originally Posted by ken0042
I was robbed at gunpoint several years ago. The gun was put right up to the side of my head. (Yes, happened in Forest Lawn.)
Because there was a string of robberies, the police got all of us together to work on a composite. Between the 6 or 7 of us, we all agreed that we believed that the gun looked fake; but with our lives on the line we thought it was better to hand over the money than to risk getting shot.
Now, if I had a gun available to me; I wouldn't have been able to use it without the risk of starting a fire fight. So if it was within reach I would have left it. However, for it to be within my reach, he would have been able to grab it when he ripped the phone cords out of the walls. So then he would have had a real gun for sure.
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That totally sucks. At the same time, as you say, if you'd had a concealed weapon on you and tried to use it, the situation probably could have deteriorated to the point where you may not be here today. Guy robs you with a gun, you give him your money. Guy robs you with a gun and you pull out your gun, the situation seems a lot more complicated at that point.