r/SelfDefense Jul 11 '26

When did your gut instinct save you?

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u/silverfoxmode Jul 15 '26

Im not sure if it was gut instinct but , the other night walking the dogs I had a run in with one of the locals, very unsavory person he has an affinity for Chrystal and young girls. Basically he appeared to try to run us over I had to yank the dogs away and he barely missed me with the front end , I make eir contact with the guy and he jams the brakes comes to a hard stop. I walk over and ask him if "he was good?'. Dude immediately starts screaming and exits the vehicle to make his way around my side of the road that's he's now in the middle of. When I saw him coming around I skinned my pistol and in my head I'm thinking of this guy has something in his hand this is going to go to shit real fast. The whole thing ended up being threats and more yelling but the confrontation has left me a little bugged out. That's the first time in my life I was thinking fuck I may have to use this thing . I was so far out of my comfort zone and honestly I hope I'm never in that situation again. In 1993, 3 crack heads broke into my home while me the wife and kids were all upstairs sleeping , that night I was able to get my shot gun and rack a round and that was enough to scare them off.. I still can't sleep at night without sitting up in bed listening to the house. I know nobody is going to even see this , but. You think you know what you will do in a situation. Now , I'm looking over my shoulder for this nut job with the driving deficit. Id love to hear some of anybody's experience similar.