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jubal wrote:My old man taught me to never show a weapon unless it was already firing. Though the outcome was favorable in this circumstance, if the aggressor was armed it could have turned out differently. If he is armed the best way to get him to start shooting is to display your weapon.

Impressive self restraint, all in all. Glad it worked out ok.

Your dad's rule has some exceptions which he may not have fully explained.

Showing your weapon to an attacker is also the best way to keep the BG from drawing or using his.

In my opinion the OP used good judgment with a partial weapon display that in fact stopped a rapidly escalating incident from becoming violent. In this case his action was both justified and successful.

I find it hard to argue with lawful action that produces the best possible result.

TxKimberMan wrote:Thank you for sharing your experience and your candor. I'm glad everything worked out for you.


Your response quoted below was priceless...

internetguy wrote: "Well then- are you going to shoot me? Huh? What are you gonna do?"

I responded calmly with "that depends entirely on what you do next"

I really liked that too.

I may shamelessly plagiarize it if I find myself in a similar situation.

This incident was handled extremely well by everyone involved except the aggressor, and the results couldn't have been better.

Unless I miss my guess, the OP had done extensive "what if" thinking beforehand, and called on his earlier decisions to keep up with the fast breaking events in real time. Can that be confirmed?

There is always room for improvement after any incident, and it's important to figure out what can be done better to maximize safety in the future. The after action review comments on taking a covered position earlier and getting a tag number are also solid.

The comment on an overdose of testosterone on the aggressor's part may be close to the literal truth - his behavior is consistent with "roid rage" (steroid induced behavior) although we have no way of knowing for sure if that's the case or not.