A: I was scared to death.

Q: What happened then?

A: I was thrown back into the hall through the door area, I hit some chairs and a desk.

Q: What desk did  you hit?

A: The desk that was immediately inside the door.

Q: Was there anything inside that desk?

A: Yes, sir.

Q: What was in there?

A: There was a .357 magnum.

Q: Were you able to get to that gun?

A: I snatched that drawer open and took the gun out of the drawer.

Q: That gun wasn't in a box, was it?

A: No, sir, it was not.  It was laying open in the desk drawer.

Q: What happened then?

A: I was bounced back out into the main part of the showroom area, and I believe I fired the weapon. I can't tell you whether I did or not.

Q: Did you try to fire it?

A: Yes, sir, I did.

Q: Could you have fired it several times?

A: I could have.

Q: What happened then?

A: I started swinging it with everything I had.

Q: Swinging what?

A: That magnum.

Q: Were you still frightened?

A: Yes, sir.

Q: Did you connect with that magnum?

A: I'm sure I did.

Q: Were you swinging at a part of the anatomy of your assailants?

A: Top and bottom and just as hard as I could.

Q: Were you swinging, for instance, at the side of the mouth?

A: Yes, sir.

Q: What happened then?

A: I was thrown against the linoleum racks, the twelve-foot racks up in the front, and from there I hit the floor.

Q: You hit the floor?

A: Yes, sir.

Q: Did you lose the gun somewhere along in there?

A: Yes, sir, I guess I did.

Q: What happened next?