texascat018 wrote:Glad that you are alive!! Phewwww I'm really really glad. I feel need to hug you right now. Just to fact that you are safe.
You know gunracer would make a good bodyguard. He has a gun! And professional in that kind of area.
With all due respect, no. First off, I'd make a terrible bodyguard... I have absolutely no qualification as such, and most of what a bodyguard does (from my limited understanding) is observe and assess a situation to make sure they can get their principal out before things devolve into a kidnapping or assassination attempt. Guns, even in trained hands, aren't a "get out of trouble free" card; never forget that. From what Jeff was saying, this was one of those situations where high-tailing it out of the area was the best option. I don't care how many rounds of ammo you're carrying, one person against 50+ (where at least one of 'em is armed, if the gunshot is any indication) is terrible odds. Life isn't an action movie. If it was something like a woman being dragged, screaming, out of her car by this group, then you could make the case for intervening. I probably would, but that doesn't make doing so any less reckless-- even though it may be the right course of action.
Jeff:
Did you at least call the police? The best course of action is generally to get out of the immediate area, get on the line with 911, and then relay to them what's going on.
As to Christmas shopping, my family also got it all done ahead of time... mainly because what we wanted was all but guaranteed to be out-of-stock or overpriced by December. Yay for saving money!