Speaking as somebody who has actually been in the situation of having to draw a gun on a crackhead in self-defense, there is a time and place for everything.
Pointing a gun at somebody is something you only do as a last resort to protect yourself or your family from violent harm. A person who would draw on unarmed people who at the moment are doing nothing more than mouthing off, and has not yet suffered any damage except to ego, has no business owning a firearm
You are ignorant of tactics and survival. You are a casualty waiting to happen.
I have seen the elephant, and I don’t need an ignoramus telling me how to handle this type of situation.
My apologies for post 142, PapaBear. It was directed at lowoil.
What time of night was this, how is your night vision these days? Do you search each and every one of those people that are calling you "Nigger" before or after they pull out a gun in the night. Do you just let them slap your gun out of your hand, or do you mean it when you point a gun, cause you better mean it. When that last symbolism of protecting your home is slapped down, you can bet that the last resembelance of respecting that man's property was gone, there was fixing to be a beating with 4 on 2 taking place. As you admit, pointing a gun at somebody is a last resort, only a drunken stupid fool does not realize that and looks like Mr. White had his hands full with those that night.
I understand where you are coming from of course, as you do I... but in this case I side with Mr. White... unfortunately for him, his location probable screwed him even before the case began. We will have to agree to disagree on this issue.
As a rule my wife and I have a pact... I confront danger on property head on in a place of my choosing when possible, if I fail to stop the danger, my wife is to barracade herself in our designated area with the children, having phoned the police if possible, and to shoot until she runs out of ammo when confronted... You may consider us unworthy to own a gun, but we will die defending our family the best we know how if pressed. I guess the more irk of your post to me comes with your gun grabbing statement. Cold Dead Hand is my answer.