Close Combat Knife fight takes out a pirate

TRguy · February 22, 2011, 11:18 AM

"...Some pirates moved to bow and put up their hands in surrender. The U.S. forces killed two pirates in the course of clearing the vessel - one with a handgun and one in a close-combat knife fight. There were no injuries to U.S. forces or damage to U.S. ships, Fox said..."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/...20034691.shtml

Sadly the Pirates shot all 4 hostages

Why were they sailing in those waters to start with, let alone unarmed....There are many less dangerous places to hand out Bibles.

Jeff F · February 22, 2011, 11:23 AM

Somebody needs to go in there and clean that place out. A half dozen daisy-cutters would do the trick.

egor20 · February 22, 2011, 12:11 PM

I've been in one knife fight (40 stitches) I wished I'd had a gun.

Capt. Charlie · February 22, 2011, 01:50 PM

Interesting and sad at the same time.

But the trouble with this is that there's no real point for discussion, other than why the victims were there to begin with, and that's not on topic either.

Sorry TRguy, but closed.

February 22, 2011, 11:18 AM	#1
TRguy Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2008 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 682	Close Combat Knife fight takes out a pirate "...Some pirates moved to bow and put up their hands in surrender. The U.S. forces killed two pirates in the course of clearing the vessel - one with a handgun and one in a close-combat knife fight. There were no injuries to U.S. forces or damage to U.S. ships, Fox said..." http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/...20034691.shtml Sadly the Pirates shot all 4 hostages Why were they sailing in those waters to start with, let alone unarmed....There are many less dangerous places to hand out Bibles. __________________ Two is One, One is None

February 22, 2011, 12:11 PM	#3
egor20 Senior Member Join Date: November 14, 2010 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 1,824	I've been in one knife fight (40 stitches) I wished I'd had a gun. __________________ Chief stall mucker and grain chef Country don't mean dumb. Steven King. The Stand

February 22, 2011, 01:50 PM	#4
Capt. Charlie Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Steubenville, OH Posts: 4,446	Interesting and sad at the same time. But the trouble with this is that there's no real point for discussion, other than why the victims were there to begin with, and that's not on topic either. Sorry TRguy, but closed. __________________ TFL Members are ambassadors to the world for firearm owners. What kind of ambassador does *your* post make *you?* I train in earnest, to do the things that I pray in earnest, I'll never have to do. --Capt. Charlie

February 22, 2011, 11:23 AM	#2
Jeff F Senior Member Join Date: September 4, 2005 Location: Silver Springs NV Posts: 187	Somebody needs to go in there and clean that place out. A half dozen daisy-cutters would do the trick.