Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Lessons Learned: Facing Down a Carjacking” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/lessons-from-a-carjacking/.
Lessons Learned: Facing Down a Carjacking
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The Night Rider
Professional
I have to ask this question, this apparently was going on for a couple blocks, through a couple intersections and during a couple of traffic light cycles.
A left or right turn after the other car had cleared the intersection would have ended the whole episode then and there.
If things are looking that squirrely to you shouldn't evasion be the first option always?
A left or right turn after the other car had cleared the intersection would have ended the whole episode then and there.
If things are looking that squirrely to you shouldn't evasion be the first option always?
Onewolf426
Professional
Why follow behind a vehicle that is going 15 MPH under the speed limit? And if they are acting suspiciously, go in a different direction.
Thanks for sharing your story. Your training certainly helped but as you noted, it’s hard to know exactly how you’ll react in the moment when your mind is racing. It certainly heightens my situational awareness and has me considering a dash cam.Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Lessons Learned: Facing Down a Carjacking” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/lessons-from-a-carjacking/.
powerboatr
Professional
agreed
when had to drive in overseas locale's head on a swivel
never get boxed in and if something looks amiss, change course and get distance between you and them..1st rule.
although in italy it was UBER hard to have any distance
UAE and dubai it was drive baby drive and Ukraine it was drive and let the passengers inventory the surroundings as you boot scooted back to the safe spot in a non attention getting manner
never get boxed in the center lane
Thanks for the link, Mike.
I am pretty sure the author already knows what he should have done. I am not familiar with him and don’t know his background, but it takes a certain amount of courage to admit your mistakes like he did. I am glad he survived the encounter with no lasting effects other than a desire to improve. Good article.
I am pretty sure the author already knows what he should have done. I am not familiar with him and don’t know his background, but it takes a certain amount of courage to admit your mistakes like he did. I am glad he survived the encounter with no lasting effects other than a desire to improve. Good article.
Lo-Profile
Elite
I've had a homeless guy try to open a passenger door at a red light before, glad I have doors with auto lock. Saved his life.
I just drove thru the red light and continued to me destination.
It's useless to call police on homeless in this area, would take them a hour to show up and they wouldn't have done anything.
I just drove thru the red light and continued to me destination.
It's useless to call police on homeless in this area, would take them a hour to show up and they wouldn't have done anything.
Mr. Untactical
Master Class
This is a great scenario/incident report. Kudos to the author for laying out the situation and being honest about what parts of a hastily made strategy didn't work out. I'm guilty of getting lost in my head and not having escape routes from traffic. Thankfully, I've never had to pay the price for those lapses.Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Lessons Learned: Facing Down a Carjacking” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/lessons-from-a-carjacking/.
As someone who suffers from hearing loss and tinnitus, I do think about the "what if" of discharging a defensive firearm either in my home or vehicle without ear pro. It's not something I would care to experience and risk losing the rest of my hearing. Maybe I need to keep some cheap muffs in the car and near the bed, just in case?
TarnishedCopper
Alpha
I had a similar situation a few years ago. I had retired from the PD after 28 years with a badge and gun to a job in the I.T. world. Old car full of drunk or drugged-out occupants passed me on the right shoulder, then pulled right back in front of me and stopped dead in the road. I stopped leaving a few car lengths of space between his car and my van. The Driver got out and started running towards my van with his hand in his right waistline. I took out the XDS in .45. as he got closer , opened the door just enough to poke the muzzle and slide between the doorpost and door. I yelled at him "Get back in the car and get out of here!" He yelled "Big man gots a gun, what you going to do with that gun Big Man?" I repeated my command. Slowly he realized he was not going to win. He got back in the car and sped off. The other occupants were so incoherent that they were oblivious to what was happening. There were no plates on the old beater car.
There is a hospital here in Michigan I occasionally have to visit as the specialist I see works out of there. The first time I went down there because you can't carry, I left my sidearm home. After driving down the side street and seeing several cars with bullet holes, one with no hood, and one with no windshield, I thought to myself this is not a good part of town. When I talked with the nurses, they said everyone here carries. So, after that first trip Mr. Springfield is always by my side.
TarnishedCopper
Alpha
As an old cop who has had to dispatch some four-legged creatures a few times, I never even noticed the hearing thing afterwards. Remember, you're not on a range and seldom will you have to fire a box of ammo at anyone or anything. I wear hearing aids now because of age-deficient hearing. I will probably rip them out before using a firearm although they are usually on charge on a nightstand next to the bed at night.This is a great scenario/incident report. Kudos to the author for laying out the situation and being honest about what parts of a hastily made strategy didn't work out. I'm guilty of getting lost in my head and not having escape routes from traffic. Thankfully, I've never had to pay the price for those lapses.
As someone who suffers from hearing loss and tinnitus, I do think about the "what if" of discharging a defensive firearm either in my home or vehicle without ear pro. It's not something I would care to experience and risk losing the rest of my hearing. Maybe I need to keep some cheap muffs in the car and near the bed, just in case?
The Night Rider
Professional
Car mounts are not a good idea. If you get in a wreck that gun is going to go flying. Also there's an old saying that unnecessary administrative handling of a firearm is number one cause of negligent discharges
Bassbob
Emissary
Leave the gun in your AIWB holster and put it in the console.
KillerFord1977
SAINT
Old man messes up the first would be attacker..
The old practice of putting your firearm between your legs when you drive is also suspect. During the FBI Miami shootout, one driver, IIRC, was in a collision and his wheelgun hit the floor mat.