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·This experience defined my limit, or the point of no return, as in showing my weapon.
My wife and I were on 36th street in Ogden, and were coming down to Wall Ave. My wife was driving our truck, and I was in the passenger side. As we approached the intersection in the right turning lane, we could tell something wasn't right. We could see this man running into the street and shouting at the cars. The cars would swerve out of his way, and he would scream at them and try to run in front of them.
My wife's intuition is better than mine, and she reached over and locked my door. We came to a stop, and were surrounded by cars. To our surprise, the wacko came up on my side of the truck, and actually tried to open my door, but my wife had just locked it seconds prior. This is odd, because I'm a pretty big and scary looking guy.
So he tries to open the door, but fails. At this time, I decide to get my handgun "accessible", and during the process, he begins hitting the side window as if to shatter it. I'd had enough, and figured it was time to end this complication. I pulled my gun out, and at this time, he had his face on my window. I made it very visible that I was loading the chamber, and I put the barrel right on the glass, 1/8 inch from his forehead.
He saw this, and his expression turned from anger to pure fright. He turned and ran away so fast that he tripped and fell on the curb.
I began to get out of the truck so I could chase him down, but I was so excited, I had my seatbelt on, and the door was still locked. I didn't get to chase him down.
Fortunately, the police had already been called, about 10 minutes prior, and were already showing up. They got him into custody, and I was able to tell them my experience.
I would not think that I brandished the weapon, but they say if you show it, you should be prepared to shoot it. This is a concept I find hard to accept.
I actually think we would have been better off if I could have shown him my gun before he got to our vehicle. This would have ended the conflict a lot sooner.
BTW, his name is Ryan Yazzie. Probably about 21 years old now.
My wife and I were on 36th street in Ogden, and were coming down to Wall Ave. My wife was driving our truck, and I was in the passenger side. As we approached the intersection in the right turning lane, we could tell something wasn't right. We could see this man running into the street and shouting at the cars. The cars would swerve out of his way, and he would scream at them and try to run in front of them.
My wife's intuition is better than mine, and she reached over and locked my door. We came to a stop, and were surrounded by cars. To our surprise, the wacko came up on my side of the truck, and actually tried to open my door, but my wife had just locked it seconds prior. This is odd, because I'm a pretty big and scary looking guy.
So he tries to open the door, but fails. At this time, I decide to get my handgun "accessible", and during the process, he begins hitting the side window as if to shatter it. I'd had enough, and figured it was time to end this complication. I pulled my gun out, and at this time, he had his face on my window. I made it very visible that I was loading the chamber, and I put the barrel right on the glass, 1/8 inch from his forehead.
He saw this, and his expression turned from anger to pure fright. He turned and ran away so fast that he tripped and fell on the curb.
I began to get out of the truck so I could chase him down, but I was so excited, I had my seatbelt on, and the door was still locked. I didn't get to chase him down.
Fortunately, the police had already been called, about 10 minutes prior, and were already showing up. They got him into custody, and I was able to tell them my experience.
I would not think that I brandished the weapon, but they say if you show it, you should be prepared to shoot it. This is a concept I find hard to accept.
I actually think we would have been better off if I could have shown him my gun before he got to our vehicle. This would have ended the conflict a lot sooner.
BTW, his name is Ryan Yazzie. Probably about 21 years old now.