fren, all you need do is remind them that what they are doing is illegal. and you can explain that the use of a weapon to assault you just compounds the illegality. that should do the trick. if not, call a social worker.
Genius! And a warm fuzzy non-violent answer to the problem.
Actually, of course, a gun IS the most potentially non-violent answer to the problem of a possibly violent encounter, because most bad guys don't want to get shot and many will just leave when asked nicely with a gun pointed at them. Sometimes you do have to pull the trigger, though.
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
Or maybe longer, but hey -- they're coming. Probably.
"Would you guys wait a few minutes before pistol-whipping us and grabbing our valuables? I'd really like to wait until the police get here. OK?"
fren, all you need do is remind them that what they are doing is illegal. and you can explain that the use of a weapon to assault you just compounds the illegality. that should do the trick. if not, call a social worker.
Genius! And a warm fuzzy non-violent answer to the problem.
Actually, of course, a gun IS the most potentially non-violent answer to the problem of a possibly violent encounter, because most bad guys don't want to get shot and many will just leave when asked nicely with a gun pointed at them. Sometimes you do have to pull the trigger, though.