12 Ways To Survive Armed Robbery
12 Ways to survive and fight armed robbery :
1. Situational Awareness ! Perhaps, this is the most important element of all ! Stop fiddling around with your gadgets, phones, tablet etc, and pay attention closely to your surrounding. Trust your instinct, and avoid any suspicious activities. Be alert but avoid tunnel vision. Always check your 6, once a while !
2. Situational Awareness ! It's so important, it needs to be repeated twice!
3. Do not, in any circumstances, attempt to escalate the situation between you and the gunman. Best is to deescalate the threat and give what they want; wallet, cellphones, money, motorbike etc. Remember, your life is more important than those things. You can always catch your things later in life.
4. Deescalate, deescalate, deescalate ..!! Try to stay calm, follow their demand, and do not use agitating words/ phrase that might set their anger. Do not try to be "John Rambo" even for a second. Understand the psychology of an attacker: they would never hesitate to use violent force. It is your job to calm things down and follow necessary instructions from the gunman. Just pretend to play along !
5. Plan your exit strategy as quick and efficient manner to get out from this situation. Best way is to "flight"; run or avoid the premises as quick as possible to any safe area, after the situation is less threatening.
6. If the attacker is threatening your life or your love ones at this point, there is no other way except to fight ! Get into the closest range as possible to the muzzle of the gun, and do whatever necessary to reach and take down that end of gun barrel along with the gunman to the ground ! (This would require some serious trained skills). Do not hesitate to engage and take down the threat with all you've got ! Use improvise weapon if necessary from your surrounding
-------- (This step is for carry concealers in life threatening scenario) - IKHSA - Licensed Carry Concealment only !
7. Be smart ! And look for a split second opportunity to engage ! Plan and check the surrounding. Plan and engage in the psy-war conversation for diversion. Usually, in the event of armed robbery, the attacker is accompany with other "friends" that assist such actions. Scan your surroundings and prioritize your threat ! Be prepared to engage your second or third target at hand. This is where your IDPA training come in handy !
8. Neutralize the attacker's weapon ! Do not try to engage if the situation escalate, or the attacker is in the advantage point of the situation. Grab that upper slide, and force it to the side... hard ! Chances are, the attacker's pistol will not cycle back and cause malfunction. Use your body weight to take down or twist the gunman's ligament. The same technique applies for revolver gunman : grab by the wrist hard ! Yes, the pistol will explode and you might injured your hand a little bit. But it is far worse than to get shot in point blank.
9. Engage from close range multiple times. At this point, your firearm training to carry one round in the chamber also come to an advantage. Do not assume one bullet will stop the gunman ! Engage several times or many times as possible until the threat is stopped! Note that many felon usually under the influence of substance when they attack their victims, where their nervous system far less sensitive than a normal people do. Best set up for this scenario is with Appendix Carry; You will gain full control of your draw and speed, as much as defensive maneuvers. Aim for the chest/ lungs/ heart area (Center Body Mass) ! Do not try to aim the head ! Chances are, in a stress situation you will miss your shot !
10. Maintain high ready positions and scan your surrounding ! If there is a slight opportunity and time, change your magazine to a fully loaded one. Save the other one in your pocket. Do not re holster your weapon unless you are very sure you are clear from any danger. Check your 6 again once in a while.
11. After the threat is neutralized, get every by passers or innocent people to leave the premises. Because second or third attack might happen from nowhere. You can not afford this chances !
12. Find a safe area / concealment, and almost immediately call the police / authorities and your lawyer. Tell them, that there has been an attempt gun robbery, and you just shot the criminal down with your weapon. When the police come, surrender your weapon to them and tell them you are a licensed Carry Concealers. Talk only to your lawyer, but be cooperative with the police.
It is easier to say than done, but with extensive training and discipline, your skill will decide to win or loose in a matter of life and death situations. Train smart, train hard !
James Suselo
-Pax Militari-
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