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November 16, 2017, 11:44 AM | #1 | |
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The Only Way To Stop A Bad Man...
With A Gun Is A Good Man With A.....CAR? LOL.
Sometimes, you just gotta fight back with what you have at your disposal. http://www.wral.com/the-latest-mom-o...e-up/17116294/ Upon seeing the suspect firing shots into a store and putting his rifle down for some reason, the hero got in his car and intentionally drove it into the gunman who flew over the car and took off on foot, followed by the hero and fellow employee before finally being tackled by police. Quote:
This would appear to be an attempted sort of public mass shooting in a non gun free zone whereby the shooter was thwarted by poor aim and a good guy with a car who seized the opportunity to act when it was presented to him.
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November 16, 2017, 12:37 PM | #2 |
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> Police in the town of (cheek-tuh-WAH'-guh), New York, say 29-year-old > Travis Green used a pump-action AR-15-style rifle > YGBSM..... . |
November 16, 2017, 01:14 PM | #3 |
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LOL at the stupid criminal news... You near NC right now DNS?
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November 16, 2017, 01:18 PM | #4 |
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Hard to argue caliber wars when you're up against a car! LOL. I'm glad that Mr. Pinnavaia was brave enough to do what he did and that he was not hurt. What is even more shocking was the fact the shooter was able to run away after getting hit. Maybe the caliber war continues!!!
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November 16, 2017, 01:53 PM | #5 |
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A car would be about a ~~60 caliber?
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November 16, 2017, 02:09 PM | #6 | |
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https://www.americanrifleman.org/art...-action-rifle/ It's a way for residents in the non-constitutional states to legally own something similar to an AR15. Since the incident occurred in NY, it's entirely possible that's what was used. Natman's law #23: If you see someone doing something that makes no practical or economic sense, there's probably a government regulation involved.
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November 16, 2017, 06:13 PM | #7 |
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You know, I posted this story because it was so unusual and because there are some lessons to be learned from it. The story had a happy ending because good guys decided to act and appeared to have responded smartly when opportunity presented itself. Fortunately, only one person was hurt and not more.
The pump AR15 is an oddity. If it is what it is claimed to be, this is the first such shooting I have heard of with one of these guns. Very odd.
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November 16, 2017, 08:33 PM | #8 |
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big bullet advocate
The velocity is low, but it's hard to argue with the power of a 1-1/2 ton bullet.
Even then, they didn't get a complete "stop". |
November 16, 2017, 11:08 PM | #9 | |
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He didn't advocate shooting to slide lock, but he said a practical minimum is five to six shots, then stop to assess. Last edited by Aguila Blanca; November 17, 2017 at 08:57 AM. Reason: typo |
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November 17, 2017, 08:24 AM | #10 | |
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Maybe he should have used a Buick??? |
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November 17, 2017, 09:38 AM | #11 |
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In the late 1990s the Chief of the National Constabulary, the National Police Force of Papua New Guinea said in a newspaper interview that if civilians came across a road block (very common in those days) and the people manning it were not wearing either police or army uniforms, then the civilians should RUN THEM DOWN.
He used those exact words. The secretary in our Port Moresby office did just that. A raskol (bandit) tried to stop her car with a home made shotgun and she drove straight at him. He dived out of the way without getting a shot off. |
November 17, 2017, 09:14 PM | #12 |
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Put the pedal to the metal and duck!
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November 18, 2017, 03:24 PM | #13 |
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If time allowed I'd rather reverse into them to protect my radiator. Otherwise, try tp impact the carjacker with the corner side of your grill to protect your radiator.
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