Surviving a Carjacking at a Mini Mart Gas Station

Three guys with hoodies approach when returning to your car.

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Today’s firearms focus:  Threatening or Using Deadly Force When in a Vehicle. In last week’s vehicle scenario, the window was halfway down, and the door unlocked with you seated in a running vehicle sitting somewhere in the public domain. Today we’ll place your car at the gas station mini mart, with car doors locked, and you’re returning to the vehicle from the store. Your head is up, not in your phone, paying attention to everything occurring in the parking lot and specifically in the direction and area of your vehicle.