| Charles - What we're talking about tonight is actually | | | | either an automatic or single action gun, controlling the |
| something that I don't think that anybody has talked | | | | knife, grabbing the weapon hand, I mean, any number |
| about before which is how to survive a carjacking with | | | | of techniques to literally control the weapon--or disarm |
| multiple attackers. And I know that you have | | | | it. |
| experience in this. What on the top of your head are | | | | Charles - Okay, then so the first thing you would be |
| four things a person needs to keep in mind if and | | | | doing would be actually grabbing and controlling the |
| when confronted with this particular situation? | | | | weapon, and of course if it is a gun, aiming the barrel |
| Andy - I would tell anyone to keep in mind with | | | | of the gun out of your way of being hit. |
| combative situations in a car or when you car is under | | | | Andy - Yeah, out of my way of being hit. |
| attack would be - | | | | Charles - Now take us to number 3. You said using |
| #1 - Awareness | | | | the vehicle as a weapon. That's sounds interesting. |
| #2 - Controlling The Attackers' Weapon | | | | How would you do that? |
| #3 - Using The Vehicle As A Weapon | | | | Andy - Well, you can use the vehicle as a weapon, or |
| #4 - Always Find The Quickest Available Escape | | | | you can actually use it to escape. I'm assuming that |
| Route | | | | you can escape. You can get control of the weapon |
| Charles - Okay, let us talk each one of these four | | | | or the attacker and drive away with the attacker |
| steps. The first one you gave us was awareness. | | | | outside of the vehicle. If you have attackers inside of |
| Give us an example of how one might exercise | | | | the vehicle, you can accelerate on the gas. Slam on |
| awareness. | | | | the brakes, throwing the emergency brakes. Do any |
| Andy - Ah, first of all, you got to know your location. | | | | number of evasive driving techniques, of course |
| And there is a lot of ways you can find out what your | | | | making sure that there are no pedestrians or oncoming |
| location is. You can MapQuest where you're going. | | | | traffic. And you can actually thrash the attackers |
| You can actually recon where you are going by | | | | around inside of the vehicle which cause help you to |
| checking it out before hand. Or by word of mouth, you | | | | cause them to lose control of the weapon, or actually |
| can ask anybody, if you know where you're going in | | | | cause damage to the attackers themselves. |
| advance, what they know about the location. That's | | | | Charles - Wow! And what was number 4? |
| one way of being aware. Another way of being | | | | Andy - Always find the nearest available escape |
| aware would be to always be using your mirrors--your | | | | route? |
| rear view mirror, side mirrors and keeping your head | | | | Charles - Now, what does this mean? |
| on a swivle. | | | | Andy - That could mean anything from, the minute you |
| Charles - Now, already lets say the worst has | | | | see an attacker, stepping on the gas and getting out |
| happened, and you have an attacker that's making his | | | | of there. If could mean maybe, the attackers are in the |
| way into the car. For whatever reason, you missed a | | | | vehicle, and you control the weapon. You may have |
| cue, or they took you by surprise. You said in Step 2 - | | | | disarmed them, and I always assume that there is |
| Controlling the Attacker's Weapon. Give us an | | | | more than one attacker. And you may have disarmed |
| example how that may be executed. | | | | them, and you can exit the vehicle. If it comes down to |
| Andy - Well, first of all, you have to be aware of a | | | | me losing my life or me losing my vehicle, I'd rather lose |
| weapon. Awareness comes in to play again. Did you | | | | my vehicle. |
| see the weapon coming? Did you see any bulges in | | | | Charles - Well put. So, this interview gives us an |
| the suspects pants or shirt or whatever? Once you | | | | incredible perspective over this situation, and we thank |
| are aware of the weapon, you can immediately figure | | | | you, Andy, for sharing these secrets with us. |
| how to control it, i.e., actually grabbing the weapon, if it's | | | | Andy - Thank you. |
| a gun, preventing the hammer from going back with | | | | |