The New York City woman who was getting mugged by a homeless man before being saved by a man with a gun, says the gun scared her and she wishes he didn't use it.

He should have just let her get mugged.

It gets even worse. The woman said she would have seen the man as a "bigger hero" if he helped her without using a gun.

Earlier this week, John Rote jumped into action when he saw a woman getting mugged by a homeless man.

Rote pulled out a gun from his backpack and let off multiple shots to scare away the deranged homeless man, Matthew Roesch.

It worked, however Rote was arrested for using the gun.

Now, the woman involved in the attack says it is "scary to think" that people are carrying guns around New York City and she wishes Rote didn't use the gun.

"Of course, I am happy that that man tried to help me and that nobody was injured during this incident, but it’s scary to think that people are carrying guns around the city. I understand why people do it, they see it as their only means of protection," she said to the New York Post.

"In this case the man risked a lot to protect me, his safety, and the safety of other people on the platform. Yes, I do think he is a hero, but I don’t know, I would likely think him a bigger hero if he tried to help me without the gun. In my eyes, the gun is a little extreme.

oz4real83:
You don't know the fear created when a gun is shot in your presence, even for your protection . If you were in the woman's shoes, you would have wanted a rescue without the use of gun if it were possible, she was just being honest but not ungrateful as many of you are claiming.

Stawner16:
She wouldn’t be saying this if that man had watched while her attacker cracked her skull on the pavement.