How many times have you been jumped?

[Kerpal]

Just once, when I was about 12 years old. I lived in a bad neighborhood and was riding my bike and three guys who were way older (18-20) pushed me off it. When I got up, one of them shoved me and I tripped on the sidewalk and fell. One of them got the bike and they rode/ran off. I couldn't do anything, it was the worst feeling in the world. And on top of that, my mom bought me a new bike even though she couldn't really afford it, and that one got stolen a couple months later from the bike racks at my school.

Nowadays I carry a gun and if someone ever touches me again in an aggressive manner, I won't hesitate to kill them and deal with the legal consequences later. I'm never going to let anything like that happen to me again. Being victimized is the most infuriating thing in the world.

 

[Dust 2 Dust]

I've never been jumped. I grew up in a middle class suburb where most fights were planned out and consensual.

The closest call I've ever had was walking home by myself late at night and I noticed a group of teenagers was following me. I had a gut feeling they were going to try something so when I came upon the corner of the next street I took off running and lost them.

 

[Dust 2 Dust]

I've had one home invasion, where the guy pulled the shotgun out of my hands, while his buddy started punching me. I slipped past them, and got out unharmed. It wasnt a random thing though, the guy was psycho over my GF. I got really lucky with that one.... but so did the psycho guy. I learned a valuable lesson about having unloaded firearms in my house. Always keep them loaded, and pull the fvcking trigger!

One of my friends actually had his ex's new boyfriend break into his house. My friend shot him in the arm when he came through the front door. Two of my fathers coworkers have killed burglars before. One guy heard someone trying to break into his front door in the middle of the night. He grabbed his handgun opened the front door and blew the guys brains out.

 

[Serg897]

I've been living in downtown Baltimore for several months now, and it hasnt happened to me yet, but I know of some people it has happened to. In a city you just have to be vigilant and aware of your surroundings.

Im liking the switchblade idea a lot.

 

[Dust 2 Dust]

If you're thinking about carrying a knife for self defense then check the laws of your state to see what's legal. Swithblade knives are illegal in most states and you can be arrested if you're caught carrying one. Many states allow you to carry a knife without a concealed weapons permit as long as the blade isn't over a certain lenght. Most states don't allow carrying knives with blades over 5 inches long.

 

[Bible_Belt]

About carrying a knife, it would help a lot if you spend a little time learning to use it and also learning to defend against it, in case you have your own weapon taken from you and used against you. Good offense with a knife is about slashing to vital points and moving away, until the other guy bleeds out. Most people will just stick the knife into their attacker, then the blade breaks or they lose the knife, the attacker kills them...and then dies himself eight hours later from internal bleeding.

 

[happyendings]

I've been jumped 3-5 times. They jumped me because they couldn't beat me 1on1. It's a pvssy way of handling your problem just take your ass beating like a man.

 

[Dante420]

I've had one close call. Long story short, I was with a group walking downtown Denver in the middle of the night, when another group jumped us all. Everyone ran but me. The guys just sweated me for a minute then they left. It was scary.

I've had one home invasion, where the guy pulled the shotgun out of my hands, while his buddy started punching me. I slipped past them, and got out unharmed. It wasnt a random thing though, the guy was psycho over my GF. I got really lucky with that one.... but so did the psycho guy. I learned a valuable lesson about having unloaded firearms in my house. Always keep them loaded, and pull the fvcking trigger!

All in all, Im guessing the US has much less muggings than most South American Countries.

Make sure you never let that happen, if that was loaded you'd be dead. As soon as I get my own place I'm getting a loaded firearm right under my pillow

Anyone enters my home and my morals won't get in the way of me taking his life.

 

[Dust 2 Dust]

Don't keep it under the pillow, too much risk of an accidental discharge. Put it somewhere that it's safely within arms reach. I keep a 9mm with an additional 2 clips full of ammunition in the top drawer of a nightstand right next to the bed for such an occasion. I also have a knife hidden under the bed as backup in case the gun jams. Baseball bats also make good backup weapons.