D) Mr.
Chang whips out his
shotgun and aims it squarely at Spike, catching him off guard. At the same instant, the other two men each whip out a
handgun on the other side of the store. Now Mr. Chang has two
guns pointed at him, locked and
loaded, held by two men with little
respect for human life. He, on the other hand, has a single shotgun with no long range
capability pointed at 1 out of 3 men.
Quiz: who is going to survive in this situation?
Not to say guns aren't useful for self defense, but there are also situations where a gun is going to do you more harm than good. If 3 men come into your store, and you don't know if they are armed or not, my money says you're a lot better off cooperating than trying to fight it out in a situation where you are outnumbered. Keep in mind a gun is an active threat on someone's life, and pointing it at a someone who is trying to rob you could easily provoke them to do something stupid and irrational. It could also scare them away, so I guess it all depends on how you see the odds...