http://www.co-ar15.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19009
Wow,
Talk about a scary incident. For those who don't like to read, bottom line is I'm okay and 3 fools are off the streets (at least until they post bond and are out in 6 hours).
Ok, so if you don't know me, I'm a big boy. About 6 foot and 320 pounds of pure good ol' American farm boy. I personally think I'd be the last type of guy to get mugged (big, semiconfident, look you in the eyes, smart, martial arts, trained, etc). Boy was I wrong. I came home from a late night (about 3 a.m.) from a family function (wife's mom, brothers, and sister live in town). We do not live in a wonderful part of town due to finances, but hopefully that'll change come May-ish when a job in my field may open up and I can get some student loans paid off.
So, we pull up and park. Wife gets out and heads up the stairs (apartments) and into the house. I'm cleaning out the trunk. Three spanish-speaking brown-skinned Americans (I think they were Americans, lol) walk up to me behind me (that's a no-no in my book)about 10 yards away. I hear them and caught a glimpse in the periphial vision. I stand up and turn around.
Me: Hello
Them: Hey vato, nice car.
(I drive a '97 honda civic with no front bumper, no suspension, and no electronics... nice car? What've they been smoking? Alarms sounding in head, gut getting tight... familiar feel of adreialine from my martial arts days)
Me: Thank you.
(Guy in middle pulls a knife)
Them: We'll take your wallet now homie.
Me: Okay, relax, no need for the knife.
(By this time I have positioned myself on the passengers back side panel of car, they are across the trunk, still about 10 yards off. They are still standing together as a group, bad idea folks.)
I take off my watch, set it on the trunk hood.
I take out my wallet, set it on the trunk hood.
I take out my car keys, set it on the trunk hood.
Me: There it is guys, no need for violence. Anything else?
Them: What else you got cracker?
(Me thinking: Thank God I don't have kids and that my wife is already inside. If she sees me, hopefully she's smart enough to stay inside and call the cops...)
Me: Well...
(pull out my CCW and hold it at my side, not drawn down on them yet - this could've been a major mistake if they were carrying...)
Me: Just this.
Them: Oh @#$^! Naw man, we just be messing with you. We good, we ain't gonna do no @#$^%.
(They start backing away.)
Me: (Now I draw down, yelling and sight braced on the trunk) DROP THE WEAPON!! GET ON THE GROUND!! HELP, CALL THE POLICE, I'M BEING MUGGED!! (repeated... this worries me as I had them on point... I obvisouly was not being mugged any more.)
Lead guy drops the knife, he gets on the ground, legs and arms extended. One guy runs off, but was caught later. Two police arrive moments later and draw down on me (understandable) and handcuff everyone. Story is explained. I'm checked out and released. Press charges, they head off to jail Wife was witnessed. Apparently she saw the confrontation, called the cops and was standing on the porch (overhead behind me, I couldn't see her facing the muggers) with the shotgun. Good wifey, I love her!
Later after we calmed down, I asked her about getting the shotgun (we never discussed this scenario - another mistake). She said she thought it would be a better deterrent than her pistol (recently bought her a G26). I asked that didn't she know that it was loaded with birdshot and it was likely she would've hit me too? She said nope, "I thought about that and unloaded it to put in the slugs."! WOW, I love her! lol. I've taken her to the range several times and I would like to think I'm taught her halfway decently.
So any analysis/discussion on better ways to do things etc would be appreciated. Yes, I am aware it is time to move... no need to point out the obvious. Talk about scary though, wow. I only had one other scary incident like this (that I'd prefer not to talk about) but that was years ago in my undergrad when I had a job (stupid idiot that I am sometimes) of being a bouncer.
So in closing, we (wife and I) are safe, three idiots are in jail (at least for a night). Happy New Year! *Here's to hopefully a few more years before something else happens!*