Posted January 12, 2017 6:07 pm by Comments

By Bob Owens

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A taxi driver in upstate New York used his legally concealed weapon to keep an ice-pick armed woman at bay.

A Rochester taxi driver says he was forced to pull a gun to protect him from a passenger who tried to attack him with an ice pick.

“I believe she would have killed me had if i had been close enough to her,” said Collin Green, the man who drove the taxi.

According to Gates Police, 39-year-old Katrina Green has was charged with menacing and other violations Monday night.

Four years ago, Collin was attacked while driving his cab and was stabbed 13 times. From that he learned two lessons: to register and carry a gun, and to respect its power.

As Collin was backing away from the ice pick, he pulled out the gun, then took a deep breath.

“I was like, ‘Look, don’t come any further. Don’t make me do this. I don’t want to have to hurt you,’” Collin said.

He said his goal was to stay calm and put some distance between them.

It worked. She paused and he jumped into his taxi and drove away.

Mr. Green was able to get the woman to back off without having to fire a shot, which …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms

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