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Wildscar brings up a good point. If I am able to flee the situation without anyone getting hurt that is obviously the right thing to do. In NO WAY am I itching to pull my gun, and like so many intelligent people on this forum have mentioned in the past...Use your gun as a LAST RESORT. I'm glad to hear you got away on your bike, and I'm also glad that bullet hit your helmet and not your head! There are crazies out there, and we have to live with that, but it's nice to hear stories that end with a happy ending!

Tactical,
Thank you for sharing your story with us! It's amazing for me to read what happened to you and to find out that while you were in the heat of the moment you were clear headed, while when it was over you got the shakes. It sounds to me like you handled the situation perfectly, and I would have done the exact same thing if I were in your shoes. I am so happy to hear that you are safe, and that you were able to return home to your family that evening. That, IMHO, is what being a CHL is all about. It's not about being a renegade Rambo, it's about making sure we can be safe in a world that is far from it, because we all deserve to go home and see our families every night. Good for you Tactical!

I would like to hear from anyone (LEO's as well) who have actually been in a situation where they were forced to draw their weapon in self defense. As CHL's we are prepared, but many of us have never, and hopefully will never, be in a situation where we will need to use our weapon. The only way we can learn how to effectively protect ourselves is to train, and also receive information from those individuals who have had to make that split second desicion in the past. I look forward to hearing from anyone with any experiences so that the rest of us may learn how to protect ourselves more effectively when split second decisions mean the difference between life and death.