It's 12:30 a.m. my wife and I were sound asleep when someone tries to enter our hotel room.
She is shaking me, honey, honey
someone is trying to get into our room. Awakened from a dead sleep in a totally dark strange room confused and disoriented, I hear the door banging against the security latch.
At that point I am reaching for my 26 on the nightstand and calling out ,who is it? No answer.
It was then, whoever it was left.
At that point, I approached the door to check and sure enough, if not for the security latch they would have been in our room.
Many years ago on a passed traveling experience, a coworker and I were checking into a hotel while out of town on business. After leaving the hotel desk , we preceded to check into our room.
I inserted the key card, opened the door and to our surprise, we find that the room is currently occupied. The lady in the room was just as shock as we were. No, she was not nude. After multiple apologies and an explaination we retreated back to the desk clerk.
Thinking back, I once too mistakenly tried to enter the wrong hotel room. Realizing it when my key card wouldn't unlock the door.
As a conceal carry license holder, I realized 2 things last night.
The first, was how critical time, assessment and reaction is during a percieved threat situation.
Second is, Night Sights. Why Night Sights, because in the middle of the night in a pitch dark room even without my glasses that was the first thing I saw. Those 24/7 Big Dots led my invisible hand directly to my firearm.
Luckily for the individual attempting to enter our room and my wife and I the night ended well.
Although, it could have easily been a tragedy. Thank God it wasn't.
In closing, be safe, be sure, before you take action.
She is shaking me, honey, honey
someone is trying to get into our room. Awakened from a dead sleep in a totally dark strange room confused and disoriented, I hear the door banging against the security latch.
At that point I am reaching for my 26 on the nightstand and calling out ,who is it? No answer.
It was then, whoever it was left.
At that point, I approached the door to check and sure enough, if not for the security latch they would have been in our room.
Many years ago on a passed traveling experience, a coworker and I were checking into a hotel while out of town on business. After leaving the hotel desk , we preceded to check into our room.
I inserted the key card, opened the door and to our surprise, we find that the room is currently occupied. The lady in the room was just as shock as we were. No, she was not nude. After multiple apologies and an explaination we retreated back to the desk clerk.
Thinking back, I once too mistakenly tried to enter the wrong hotel room. Realizing it when my key card wouldn't unlock the door.
As a conceal carry license holder, I realized 2 things last night.
The first, was how critical time, assessment and reaction is during a percieved threat situation.
Second is, Night Sights. Why Night Sights, because in the middle of the night in a pitch dark room even without my glasses that was the first thing I saw. Those 24/7 Big Dots led my invisible hand directly to my firearm.
Luckily for the individual attempting to enter our room and my wife and I the night ended well.
Although, it could have easily been a tragedy. Thank God it wasn't.
In closing, be safe, be sure, before you take action.