[BeerHunter]

Or, if I stay / comply, I could get shot in the face.

This answer was serious. No way I'm complying. My rule is never ever comply with an order to go to a place that is out of sight.

I'm running. I'll take my chances as a moving target AND knowing that their focus is what's inside the gun shop... not me. Me running is a distraction to their mission. Furthermore, shooting me running down the road in plain sight would actually be self-defeating to their mission, because it would "out" them in plain sight to plenty of witnesses. It would interfere with their plan.

That's why they want you to go back inside. And that's why I wouldn't. I'm GONE. The gun shop staff can fend for themselves without me.

Serpentine. . .serpentine!

 

[BeerHunter]

If able to avoid being pushed inside, I'm trying to GTFOOD. If I'm forced back inside and then being ignored, depends on their locations relative to each other and to me, but Border House Rules come to mind as I shoot on the move while trying to get to an exit. This is also where I'd be happy to have 17+1 on board and two spare mags to think about a wall of bullets (I know spare mags likely couldn't be brought into play unless I have cover or perhaps only concealment to fight from). I know I am not just complying or going down without a fight.

 

[BeerHunter]

Lets discuss liability if one goes offensive against them. Might one suffer liability later if one starts the party and an employee gets injured or killed by you or one of the BG's responding?

Will you consider it in the "moment" or will you be focused on eliminating the imminent threat of grave bodily harm or death?

They are armed and at least tried to force me to remain inside while they attack the LGS. If they succeed in pushing me back inside, they are an imminent threat, but I'm still going to try to GTFOOD and get to an exit. When you posed this scenario, my immediate thoughts were 1) my LGS is locked and patrons are on camera, 2) have to be buzzed in by the owner, whom is well armed, too. So three ARMED guys pushing me back inside is quite unlikely, but if they succeeded, my LGS owner, who knows me and that I ALWAYS carry, even in his store, would very likely engage them as soon as he sees me feign a heart attack and drop to the floor like a sack of potatoes. 🤠