Living in a sleepy and relatively safe city (Sacramento, CA area) I guess I have become a little lax in watching my butt. Here I was, 10 am on a sunny Saturday morning, in a shopping center parking lot. Came out of the store and the first thing I thought was why is this guy parked right next to me? Idiot, hope he didn't ding my door. I Unlock my car and out he pops from the pass. side, points a gun at me and says gimme your keys. In my head I'm thinking what the heck? I just stood there about 10 seconds looking at the gun then I start backing up saying F*** You, over and over. I could not picture this slimeball sitting in my car! I'm about 2 feet behind my car now and he hops back in and they speed thru the lot, now I'm screaming at them, braver I guess cause I didn't get shot(and I still have my car)!
Thinking back (hindsight is a wonderful thing!) these guys drove thru the parking lot when I first got there, drove right past me. Parked next to me while I was in the store. If I was paying attention I would have put 2+2 together, maybe. What if this was my wife? I'd be freaking!
I guess what I'm trying to say is what I told my wife. If someone is parked near you (we always park away from everybody) walk around and see if you can see someone in the other vehicle. If you don't feel comfortable, go back in the store and ask for an escort. I think I got lucky today, be careful out there my friends . Thanks for letting me get this off my chest

 

You my friend got very lucky. Be sure to heed your own advise that you gave the wife.

Thankfully your safe, but man was that a close one.

 

I very glad it turned out the way it did. That could have gone either way......you should go by a lottery ticket.

Paul

 

Wow - don't know what to say...

EG

 

Whew! That was ugly, glad your safe.
What do scumbags like that have to loose when they get caught, they get three meals a day, a roof over their heads and free TV all at the victims expense.

 

You are very lucky to be here to post your thread. Good advice

 

 

WoW Glad you are ok. I did not know there was a little sleepy place in CA.

He would have had my keys in a heart beat. Geico will not cover my being shot.

 

good for you, and thank god it turned out that way. I know in Calif it takes an act of congress to get a ccw{concealed weapons permit} think about it, that's why i love livin in AZ. Glock, never leave home without it, too many f*&%$#@d up people out there.

 

I think I got lucky today, be careful out there my friends . Thanks for letting me get this off my chest

You are a Very Lucky guy........this same situation in New York might have had a different ending. I probably would have given up my keys. There are a lot of sick people out there.

 

Glad your OK. Talk to the shopping center, maybe they caught it on tape and can catch the bast%#^ds

 

 

Good hear your ok. I am glad I live in TX. We have a license To carry a concealed hand gun.

 

This hits very close to home. I had a very good friend, a family practice physician, get himself shot after reacting the same way.

He was on his way back to his Mercedes from a night club and was confronted by a thug who demanded his keys and his Rolex watch.

His words: F$%K you, I'm not giving you S#!+.

He was shot 3 times. Once in the belly, once in the femur, once in the chest. A 4th shot hit the side view mirror of the Benz. His girth, he was around 350 to 375 lbs, at the time, saved him.

The one shot to the femur fractured the bone and he is in one of those scooters you see advertised on TV today. That was 7 yrs ago. I recall his rehab being long and hard.

I vowed then that if ever robbed at gunpoint, that whatever I had, I would give up. Not worth getting murdered over.

Thank God you're OK. But that was not a smart move.

 

Had he been armed, would it have done him much good. Drawing on a drawn gun?? Given a choice between drawing on a drawn gun or giving up the keys, he'd have been better off giving up his keys.

 

I know it was not a smart move, just reaction. Less smart was not paying attention, I'm in a NY state of mind again. Wife wants to move now, who lives where it's safe, good climate and no smog tests?

 

Not a smart move, that is why you pay insurance - just hope they total it.

You are lucky the car jacker had one brain cell more than the average car jacker and didn't shoot you.

 

my car is not worth my life ,you are lucky, i would go out and go to a casino

 

Wow rand,
I am glad you are ok. You made it out with you and your car in one piece thankfully.

 

RaginCajun, the car jackers didnt take his car " now I'm screaming at them, braver I guess cause I didn't get shot(and I still have my car)!"

I woulda handed my keys over in 2 seconds. I know you all will think im crazy, but ANY car is a box on 4 wheels at the end of the day (a peice of machinery). not worth ur life.