Carjacking at Knoxville Ruby's-Fox News interview
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:37 pmJohn, here is a real-life example supporting right to carry, in general, and regardless of whether some business serves alcohol.
I live in Knoxville. Last Friday, I met my son for lunch at Ruby Tuesday's on the edge of town, in what would be considered to be a low-crime zone.
While waiting for our hamburgers, i witnessed a carjacking at knife-point take place outside.
A woman jabbed at the driver with a knife and said, "Give me your keys; I'm a drug-addict!" The victim relinquished the keys. The carjacker drove off--into a dead end blocked by a high bank. She stuck the stolen Jeep atop the bank and ran.
We discovered that no child or other passenger was in the Jeep; the driver was alone.
The police arrived in scant minutes and immediately gave chase.
Points emphasized:
--You may be attacked at anytime, at any place, regardless of how safe you think the situation is. This was lunchtime, broad daylight, in the most ordinary of circumstances.
--Transitioning between locations is dangerous. In this case, stopping the car, getting out to go from car to restaurant created the opportunity for the thief. The driver was focused on turning the car off, turning off the radio, rolling up the windows, getting her purse, getting into the restaurant, etc. And, under the old law, she would have been forced to leave her weapon in the Jeep. The law would have compelled her to disarm.
--There are a lot of crazy people out there and they do not confine themselves to bad neighborhoods. Why would they?
--The police simply cannot be omnipresent. Multiple cell-phone callers alerted the Police Department immediately, and officers arrived quickly.
--Choosing to go unarmed is choosing to eliminate choices. Add one hypothetical fact. Add a small child in a car seat. What were the driver's choices?
1) Run. Confronted with a knife-wielding assailant, running is a great choice, taking your keys with you. Oops: that child. That's right. That eliminates running.
2) Resist. Of course the driver would resist. Her child is strapped in the back seat. Resist with what? Untrained, unarmed combat against a sharp knife. This is not good. This is not effective.
3) Pretend to cooperate long enough to get some distance, draw and fire well-placed shots to the chest, followed up by a head shot. Child saved. Car saved. Oops: People who make 2d amendment support sounds to get votes, but undercut the citizen's right to carry would try to compel that driver-mother to have removed her gun from her purse or person and left it in the car. Carjacker kills driver-mother, kidnaps child, steals car and gun.
I live in Knoxville. Last Friday, I met my son for lunch at Ruby Tuesday's on the edge of town, in what would be considered to be a low-crime zone.
While waiting for our hamburgers, i witnessed a carjacking at knife-point take place outside.
A woman jabbed at the driver with a knife and said, "Give me your keys; I'm a drug-addict!" The victim relinquished the keys. The carjacker drove off--into a dead end blocked by a high bank. She stuck the stolen Jeep atop the bank and ran.
We discovered that no child or other passenger was in the Jeep; the driver was alone.
The police arrived in scant minutes and immediately gave chase.
Points emphasized:
--You may be attacked at anytime, at any place, regardless of how safe you think the situation is. This was lunchtime, broad daylight, in the most ordinary of circumstances.
--Transitioning between locations is dangerous. In this case, stopping the car, getting out to go from car to restaurant created the opportunity for the thief. The driver was focused on turning the car off, turning off the radio, rolling up the windows, getting her purse, getting into the restaurant, etc. And, under the old law, she would have been forced to leave her weapon in the Jeep. The law would have compelled her to disarm.
--There are a lot of crazy people out there and they do not confine themselves to bad neighborhoods. Why would they?
--The police simply cannot be omnipresent. Multiple cell-phone callers alerted the Police Department immediately, and officers arrived quickly.
--Choosing to go unarmed is choosing to eliminate choices. Add one hypothetical fact. Add a small child in a car seat. What were the driver's choices?
1) Run. Confronted with a knife-wielding assailant, running is a great choice, taking your keys with you. Oops: that child. That's right. That eliminates running.
2) Resist. Of course the driver would resist. Her child is strapped in the back seat. Resist with what? Untrained, unarmed combat against a sharp knife. This is not good. This is not effective.
3) Pretend to cooperate long enough to get some distance, draw and fire well-placed shots to the chest, followed up by a head shot. Child saved. Car saved. Oops: People who make 2d amendment support sounds to get votes, but undercut the citizen's right to carry would try to compel that driver-mother to have removed her gun from her purse or person and left it in the car. Carjacker kills driver-mother, kidnaps child, steals car and gun.