For your consideration as a carrying person, watch this video. Ignore the full political realities behind it, but pay attention to a few points:
1. Does the drawing of the firearm de-escalate the situation or escalate (given what video we have which is limited)?
2. Once deployed, does the crowd scatter, go docile, or does it merely draw attention and challenge?
3. Look at the eyes of the guy after he has drawn. Is that "I just effed up fear" or overload from the situation at hand?
4. Is this how you thought of self defense against a crowd to look?
Here is the video:
[video=youtube;FH7aTp8DsVI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH7aTp8DsVI[/video]
Yes, the reporter, Michael Strickland is in jail after being originally bailed out. He is facing multiple charges that are felonies.
I am only partially interested in the case itself. I am mostly interested in the assumption that many have which is how a crowd will react to a firearm and what you start once you draw it.
1. Does the drawing of the firearm de-escalate the situation or escalate (given what video we have which is limited)?
2. Once deployed, does the crowd scatter, go docile, or does it merely draw attention and challenge?
3. Look at the eyes of the guy after he has drawn. Is that "I just effed up fear" or overload from the situation at hand?
4. Is this how you thought of self defense against a crowd to look?
Here is the video:
[video=youtube;FH7aTp8DsVI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH7aTp8DsVI[/video]
Yes, the reporter, Michael Strickland is in jail after being originally bailed out. He is facing multiple charges that are felonies.
I am only partially interested in the case itself. I am mostly interested in the assumption that many have which is how a crowd will react to a firearm and what you start once you draw it.