# With all the protesting

**URL:** <https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/with-all-the-protesting/27346>\
**Category:** Legal & Second Amendment\
**Created:** [May 31, 2020, 2:08am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/with-all-the-protesting/27346 "2020-05-31T02:08:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/with-all-the-protesting/27346/39 "2020-06-02T15:01:10Z")

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Let’s back this up a few steps and go through some options.

Knowing what’s happening in the world today and the numerous news resources we have (social media updates, police scanner apps easily available on most phones, other media sources), we should have a pretty good idea about areas to avoid and when to avoid them.

That being said, flash mobs and other unannounced protests can happen. If we see anything that makes us question what might be happening down the road, it’s time to take a different route home. Our situational awareness can definitely keep us from being in a bad situation - most of the time.

If you find yourself in a spot where people are charging your car, can you drive away? And don’t forget about backing up to get out of the situation or turning toward the path of least resistance.

Your gun is not your only tool in your self-defense toolkit. Be sure to think about other ways to get out of the situation.

Check out this thread for more ideas:

> [@What Would You Do: Mob surrounds your car](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/what-would-you-do-mob-surrounds-your-car/11992):
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> We posted something very similar to this on Facebook a few years ago and the responses were scary. I was moderating Facebook at that point and didn’t level my computer for about 12 hours straight… So I’m wondering how responsibly armed Americans (not Facebook keyboard warriors) would respond. You’re driving on your way home and turn the corner to a street where the sidewalks are filled with pedestrians. They are protesting something and are very agitated. You stop at the red light at the next …

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