Honestly, have you ever had a gun pointed at the middle of your forehead knowing

Question:that the person could and would pull the trigger if you did not do what they said for you to do? Have you ever had a gun pointed at you and your child? Knowing that the conditions were just right for them to get away with it? What did that make you feel like at that moment? What did you do? How did you get out of it? If it has been some time since then how do you feel about that now, has it made you stronger or has it made you weaker? I am asking because someone just asked about putting the trigger to the head and doing away with ones self, so I hope this is a valid question?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: that the person could and would pull the trigger if you did not do what they said for you to do? Have you ever had a gun pointed at you and your child? Knowing that the conditions were just right for them to get away with it? What did that make you feel like at that moment? What did you do? How did you get out of it? If it has been some time since then how do you feel about that now, has it made you stronger or has it made you weaker? I am asking because someone just asked about putting the trigger to the head and doing away with ones self, so I hope this is a valid question?

I never had a gun pointed at me anywhere. Thank goodness for that! I hope I never do.

Um honestly...... this is very personal, but yes. I was sexually assaulted when I was 14. Held at gunpoint (to my temple) and kidnapped. I froze up and did as the person said. I didn't want to die. It was the scariest day of my life. I don't know if it made me stronger or weaker. I guess a little stronger.

I live in NZ where guns are pretty hard to get so no, I haven't. My boyfriend however is South African and has. When he lived in SA he came home and interrupted a burglar robbing his house in Johannesburg. He said is it is nothing like the movies where the guy points a gun at you rationally and says something that you can understand - this guy was almost foaming at the mouth with desperation - my boyfriend knew that he would pull the trigger. At that moment I don't think he felt much and he relied on his instincts. He punched the guy as hard as he could, which caused the guy to drop the gun, and he then ran for his life. He had to scale his own fence which had barbed points on it and he still has scars in his leg and hand from that today.
That was a year before I met him, and over five years ago now and I would say that he doesn't think about it much anymore but that it was quite a defining moment for him at the time. And as you say, he knew that the guy would have gotten away with it regardless - the police didn't even bother to investigate the scene let alone look for the guy.
This is a VERY different situation to pointing a gun at yourself though which you mentioned in your last sentence...

Yes, I was the night manager at a Stop-n-Go (like a 7-11).

The guy started to do a beer run, but then decided to rob me. His .357 was against my forehead and I was scared to death. I did exactly what he said to do, without hesitation. I had two little girls at home, and I would have done anything to get safely home.

After he left, I locked the door and called the police. For the most part, I was fairly composed throughout it. I guess I was so scared that I kind of went numb. My legs were shaking so badly that I almost couldn't stand.

I lost it after I talked to the cop. He asked me, "Do you realize you could have died for $50 of the company's money?" I freaked out. I hadn't thought of it like that until he said it.

Needless to say, I called my manager and quit right then and there.

I am very lucky that he wasn't trigger happy.

Jen, I'm so sorry to hear what happened to you. Words cannot express the sadness I feel over it. I have tremendous respect for you--you must be the strongest peron I ever knew.

No, but I think it would make me angry, spiteful and untrusting of others. I think it would change me in ways that I could never imagine. If someone I knew threatened to commit suicide I would call an ambulance and ensure they received help. They would appreciate their life once they were well.

What does a suicidal gesture have to do with your question? Where's the link?

I've been on the right side of the pistol, doing my duty, and it's no damned fun at all. But it must be done. Whenever necessary.

No I have not ever been in a situation remotely like the one you've explained.
But I have noticed that an increasing amount of the questions on YA lately are verging on invading peoples very private/personal lives. I'd like to know why.

. Ya, I did have a 9mm pistol pointed at me.
His mistake was that he was close enough for me to grab it and take it away from him.
My 'act' of grabbing the gun was faster than his 're-action' of pulling the trigger. It's simple physics.
Only a weak person is made stronger by such an act of despiration.

I was shot in the food when I was around 4. Okay, it was a bee-bee gun... The jerk told me it wasn't loaded and my brother was there so I thought... okay. It bruised me right through my little pink rubber boot. I learned then to be careful who I trust. And that some people are cruel.
(wow, yahoo answers is SO therapeutic)