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Just so y'all know, "take-over robberies" (as these things are called) are becoming increasingly common. I believe they started this sort of thing in CA, and its starting to make its was eastward.

I don't think anyone aside from the BGs did anything specifically wrong in the instance cited (although I don't think I'd mouth off to one if he slipped and fell near me - not that it justifies in any way his shooting her), but it appears that there's an increasing likelihood that a similar situation could develop just about anywhere. It may be time to think about and train for how to handle this type of thing before it happens in a restaurant near you. Once it happens, its too late to start thinking about it.

As for me personally, I avoid restaurants as much as I can for reasons unrelated to these things, but when going to one is unavoidable, I tend to go to the ones frequented by police or with off-duty police working there. It doesn't make it impossible that the BGs will try and take over, but it does make it less likely.

Other than that, I'll try to get my family down under concealment as much as possible and do what I can to be a good witness. I don't carry because I'm bullet proof, but rather to provide a means to defend myself and my family from one or two thugs, not from a gang. I simply don't carry the firepower (or the authority from all those other folks) to take on so many at once.