I think the Guy was extremely good at what he does, keeping his cool in that situation, enough to not blast a hole in his own leg is quite something. I remember when we got robbed at Xmas, a gun in my face and waved between my daughter in the pram and my lass, phwoa, the last thing on my mind was I wish I had a gun, if I had he would without a doubt shot me.
I think these guys are brilliant who can train to be so cool under such pressure. In the same breath, I think the reason so many are gunned down is because they are carrying a gun themselves. No chance if a guy has a gun at your head, you are going to draw yours before he pulls that trigger, hence carrying guns is more dangerous then not. Just hand it over and worry about it later.
I disagree with all the cowboys here who profess to have dawn and gunned down people in such situations, I just think they are lying. Having been in that position and seeing the options, the only way would be to hand it over and then shoot them in the back once they turn. If they shake you down also, as they did me, you are fkuched!!!
I'd happily buy the Frenchman a beer, just so I could tell him how lucky he was that gun failed, as this would have been a different story and everyone on DR1 would be running around weeing themselves screaming we are all doomed, we are all gunna die!!!!!!!!
