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Knowing what I know about big name ethnic gangs... an old lady with a pistol doesn't scare these guys. Hell, local PD bagged some dude last night wearing body armor and toting a semi auto in an actual holster. No offense dude, but your mom doesn't stand a chance if anybody with a pair decides they wanna ruin her day. They don't have any issues with shooting first.
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Well, part of the reaction described has to do with who the gangbangers are, and who she is. She's well known as the wife of a large, grumpy gun-dealer. She's equally well-known for her own exotic armament (the 5.7, her .50, etc) and skill with it. And these 'bangers and their hangers-on come from criminal and social cultures where that type of armament (the 5.7 pistol especially) are well-known and very expensive status symbols, usually belonging either to the highest-ranked members of a cartel or gang, and to their most trusted bodyguards. Because of the round's ability to penetrate body armor, especially when loaded with black-market AP ammo (which is unavailable in the US except to Law Enforcement), it's not something even the cartel bosses want just -everybody- getting their hands on. The .50...well, that one's obvious.
Now, if these were folks from other criminal cultures where such things don't matter as much, or matter differently, I'd imagine the reactions would be different. I also don't doubt that the wrong person would have no problem with shooting first, or at least trying to. Those kinds of people are why situational awareness is a good thing.