Had A Bad Scare Today.

[ICB]

I just finished my workout at my gym, and my friend was supposed to pick me up. But he wasn't there so im waiting 15 minutes, then i phone him but he's not answering. Then this guy approaches me saving have i got fag.

I don't smoke so i said no next thing i know, these 4 guys are approaching me. And one has a knife, so i push the one guy who was talking to me. Out of panic and i run as fast as possible without looking back.

And i was shitting myself i've never run so fast in my life, i had to jog 5 miles home aswell so pretty shaken up and tired at the moment.

[Kev]

Shit glad your ok mate.

Did they chase you?

I'd be fucked completely if I was ever in a situation where I needed to run away.

[ICB]

Shit glad your ok mate.

Did they chase you?

I'd be fucked completely if I was ever in a situation where I needed to run away.

I didn't look back mate because i was so scared, but i heard running footsteps. Honestly its like what you see on tv or newspaper, i didn't stop running for ages.

[El Kabong]

I was going to ask if you looked in the mirror.....now that seems bad of me

...Wouldn't you have liked to have had a gun in that situation?


Glad you're ok!

[Kev]

I was going to ask if you looked in the mirror.....now that seems bad of me

...Wouldn't you have liked to have had a gun in that situation?


Glad you're ok!

Does having a gun really help? In that situation I think I'd just end up with taking my gun..

[Kev]

I was going to ask if you looked in the mirror.....now that seems bad of me

...Wouldn't you have liked to have had a gun in that situation?


Glad you're ok!

Does having a gun really help? In that situation I think I'd just end up with them taking my gun..

[killersheep]

I was going to ask if you looked in the mirror.....now that seems bad of me

...Wouldn't you have liked to have had a gun in that situation?


Glad you're ok!

Does having a gun really help? In that situation I think I'd just end up with them taking my gun..

Of course it works, how else do you think anyone takes/keeps power? war of words? a convincing argument? No, power is behind the trigger, the subservient at the end of the barrel. The situation would have been completely turned around. Until next time when they returned with two guns.

[Kev]

I was going to ask if you looked in the mirror.....now that seems bad of me

...Wouldn't you have liked to have had a gun in that situation?


Glad you're ok!

Does having a gun really help? In that situation I think I'd just end up with them taking my gun..

Of course it works, how else do you think anyone takes/keeps power? war of words? a convincing argument? No, power is behind the trigger, the subservient at the end of the barrel. The situation would have been completely turned around. Until next time when they returned with two guns.

For leaders sure. But give someone like me a gun and I don't think I could really shoot anybody.

And despite male bravado I think most people are the same. 8 out of 10 people if put in a threatening situation would resort to pleading and begging rather than fighting back imo.

[VictorCharlie]

I was going to ask if you looked in the mirror.....now that seems bad of me

...Wouldn't you have liked to have had a gun in that situation?


Glad you're ok!

Does having a gun really help? In that situation I think I'd just end up with them taking my gun..

Of course it works, how else do you think anyone takes/keeps power? war of words? a convincing argument? No, power is behind the trigger, the subservient at the end of the barrel. The situation would have been completely turned around. Until next time when they returned with two guns.

For leaders sure. But give someone like me a gun and I don't think I could really shoot anybody.

And despite male bravado I think most people are the same. 8 out of 10 people if put in a threatening situation would resort to pleading and begging rather than fighting back imo.

Bilbo I think that is more indicative of decades of gun prohibition in the UK. The U.S. has a tradition of gunownership dating back to its inception. By all means if you don't feel comfortable with a fire arm I would never suggest you own/carry one but in my circle of friends and family gun ownership is long standing tradition and most would be able to use a fire arm competently.

[ICB]

I was going to ask if you looked in the mirror.....now that seems bad of me

...Wouldn't you have liked to have had a gun in that situation?


Glad you're ok!

Does having a gun really help? In that situation I think I'd just end up with them taking my gun..

Of course it works, how else do you think anyone takes/keeps power? war of words? a convincing argument? No, power is behind the trigger, the subservient at the end of the barrel. The situation would have been completely turned around. Until next time when they returned with two guns.

For leaders sure. But give someone like me a gun and I don't think I could really shoot anybody.

And despite male bravado I think most people are the same. 8 out of 10 people if put in a threatening situation would resort to pleading and begging rather than fighting back imo.

Im the same as you Bilbo, i couldn't shoot anyone either. Call me a wimp or ETC but i really couldn't.

[Kev]

I was going to ask if you looked in the mirror.....now that seems bad of me

...Wouldn't you have liked to have had a gun in that situation?


Glad you're ok!

Does having a gun really help? In that situation I think I'd just end up with them taking my gun..

Of course it works, how else do you think anyone takes/keeps power? war of words? a convincing argument? No, power is behind the trigger, the subservient at the end of the barrel. The situation would have been completely turned around. Until next time when they returned with two guns.

For leaders sure. But give someone like me a gun and I don't think I could really shoot anybody.

And despite male bravado I think most people are the same. 8 out of 10 people if put in a threatening situation would resort to pleading and begging rather than fighting back imo.

Bilbo I think that is more indicative of decades of gun prohibition in the UK. The U.S. has a tradition of gunownership dating back to its inception. By all means if you don't feel comfortable with a fire arm I would never suggest you own/carry one but in my circle of friends and family gun ownership is long standing tradition and most would be able to use a fire arm competently.

Yeah that is a good point actually. You are probably correct there.

[killersheep]

I was going to ask if you looked in the mirror.....now that seems bad of me

...Wouldn't you have liked to have had a gun in that situation?


Glad you're ok!

Does having a gun really help? In that situation I think I'd just end up with them taking my gun..

Of course it works, how else do you think anyone takes/keeps power? war of words? a convincing argument? No, power is behind the trigger, the subservient at the end of the barrel. The situation would have been completely turned around. Until next time when they returned with two guns.

For leaders sure. But give someone like me a gun and I don't think I could really shoot anybody.

And despite male bravado I think most people are the same. 8 out of 10 people if put in a threatening situation would resort to pleading and begging rather than fighting back imo.

It's not just leaders, you have superior fire power you don't need to fight, they're not going to die just to get your stuff.

[Mark TKO]

glad you're ok mate

On a completely different note did anyone go to any of those demos in certain towns and cities in UK today. A group of chefs were demonstrating the new Samurai Chef Kitchen Knife. Chops so fine at speed I was amazed at the one in Leeds. Best bit is when one of the guys asked a passer by for a cigarette and then tossed it to the guy with the knife who diced the fag into about hundred pieces at the blink of an eye.


fucking amazing

Sorry - tangent there ICB , but again am glad you are ok

[marbleheadmaui]

I was going to ask if you looked in the mirror.....now that seems bad of me

...Wouldn't you have liked to have had a gun in that situation?


Glad you're ok!

Does having a gun really help? In that situation I think I'd just end up with taking my gun..

Damned right it does. Mine have saved me twice. What are the old sayings "One never needs a gun until one needs one badly" and "when seconds count, the cops are minutes away."

Glad ICB is ok!

[Gandalf]

Glad you are okay, Ice. Sounds like a really scary situation.

And what's with all this silly macho talk about guns? What if they threatened Ice with a gun first and he was just stood there with a gun in his pocket? What use would it have served then? And they could very well have shot him whilst running away.

The lack of guns in the UK is one of its better qualities. The fact that there are no guns out here and people are generally quite passive is partly what makes me feel completely safe.

If you American's are happy with your guns, then fair enough I am not going to try and change that. But most countries are happy without them and function more than effectively too.