Romulus
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Hey grandpa where you going with that gun in your hand?
Now that is the kind of gun control I approve. and its why 17 shot magazines are something armed citizens should have. a few more shots he'd killed both of those asstards
The old dude takes his shots carefully, even though he misses his 1st head shot attempt. Sparks off the sidewalk around :48. No broken glass, just wounded bad guys.
Or something better than a .380 auto.... a .38+p snub likely would have ended their worries for good, or a 9 or better of course.
I watched the surveillance tape.... cagey wiley old geezer did EXACTLY what I told my son I'd do. Sit near the back away from the door, and when the punk with the gun TURNED HIS BACK he got up and started shooting.
Smart man.
Or something better than a .380 auto.... a .38+p snub likely would have ended their worries for good, or a 9 or better of course.
I watched the surveillance tape.... cagey wiley old geezer did EXACTLY what I told my son I'd do. Sit near the back away from the door, and when the punk with the gun TURNED HIS BACK he got up and started shooting.
Smart man.
I don't know-the COR-BON stuff I have in that little SIG P238 back up piece are pretty nasty though the standard 38 Hornady Critical Defense in my SW air weight are probably a bit nastier. My favorite round is the Winchester DHS issued 135 grain Border Patrol 40. Its a very very fast but low recoil round that opens up like a garbage can on impact.
Yeah, I got a compact .40 that's my main carry gun. I use 135gr Hydroshock in it. Never shot a man with it, but it tore up a rabid fox quite thoroughly one time. :mrgreen:
the best was his accomplice who lost Bowel control when his homie got whacked. the accomplice got thrown into the local holding cell where he ran into an acquaintance from the local senior class who was doing an overnighter for a DUI. Unknown to the accomplice (who was mercifully given a clean pair of prison fatigues and a shower) the cell was being taped by the local constabulary.
The conversation went like this
YO Nelson what's up
Uh me and D jumped the "pizza man" and the dude was packing (the mopes had ordered a pizza to get some cash and munchies-I was carrying some groceries and was wearing my Yale varsity team jacket that looked like the local Pizza delivery uniform)
he blew D's asshole out
bummer man-he make it?
Don't know man-the cops cuffed me up as the paramedics were taken D away
Uh, no, no, no. I can't let you try to slip that by me. It is possible that the pizza delivery dudes were actually Yale grads who wore their letter jackets when working at their jobs delivering pizza.
Μολὼν λαβέ;1060699689 said:Not that I'm disagreeing with the Sheriff's decision not to press charges, but I didn't think you could shoot at a fleeing person in Florida, especially after the bad guys were out of the building.
Μολὼν λαβέ;1060699689 said:Not that I'm disagreeing with the Sheriff's decision not to press charges, but I didn't think you could shoot at a fleeing person in Florida, especially after the bad guys were out of the building.
I like how the bat thug plowed over the pistol thug on the way out. To your point, I'm going to continue shooting until thug drops his pistol.
I have mixed feelings about this particular incident. I am glad it all went well, I do believe in a person’s right to arm themselves, and I am glad they aren’t pressing charges against the old man.
That said, it is possible he took an unwarranted risk with other people’s lives. What if they had returned fire and hit a bystander? What if they had backup standing outside? Risking your own life is one thing; risking the lives of those around you is another.
Now, if he genuinely believed it was likely they were going to shoot people that is a different story. I wasn’t there so I don’t know what the “vibe” was. I am not saying he was necessarily wrong. I just don’t want people to think that just because one is armed, that drawing on thieves is always the right choice.
If a thug has a drawn weapon and is in the process of committing a crime unless you depend on someone else to defend you you are going to be at the mercy of what the gun holder(s) plan to do. They are not logical, thinking people. Why would you want to place your life in their good graces? How do you know a man holding a gun on you has any good graces?
Exactly. When the thug came in with the gun, the bystanders were already at risk. Anytime a guy comes in waving a gun around like that you've got to assume he might use it. What the old guy did was the right move.