Ever Felt Threatened Enough That A Pistol Was Needed?

[firedog]

looking at taxes lately.. I'd say magnum

Howitzer...

 

[Cat_Driver]

....a couple of cars and a man is using SIGN LANGUAGE to communicate with him. Apparently, there was a minor accident. I walked up to the deputy to find out what happened. He told me the guy was a deaf mute and he had walked up to my house to call for help. He had cards that said he was a deaf mute and could not talk. WHEW.

Man this could of gone side ways quickly. That story was so spooky. A knock on the door and a man standing there not saying anything. WHO WOULD think the guy was a mute.

My goodness that needs to be written in a movie script. Scary and funny at the same time.

Second scenario: You and the deputy standing over a dead body on your porch with a hole in the door and the Deputy says...." you do know he was a deaf mute right?"

 

[IslandTractor]

Man this could of gone side ways quickly. That story was so spooky. A knock on the door and a man standing there not saying anything. WHO WOULD think the guy was a mute.

My goodness that needs to be written in a movie script. Scary and funny at the same time.

Second scenario: You and the deputy standing over a dead body on your porch with a hole in the door and the Deputy says...." you do know he was a deaf mute right?"

Yeah, just like the Japanese exchange students blown away by some jerk on Halloween for knocking at their door in costume. Oops, forgot, there was no penalty for the shooter in that clearly threatening instance. The student was costumed as John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.

 

[Redneck in training]

I had a similar experience while working in Medellin, Colombia during the narcogang days. Four policemen on two motorcycles would meet me every morning at the hotel before going into town. The backseat cop on each bike always carried a submachine gun and they all wore body armor. They would surround me while walking in public outside the hotel. Funny thing was that 1) they drew attention to a possible "high value" target that would otherwise not have been evident, 2) they were all about five feet tall and I am six five. I figured that if a fire fight broke out my belly was well protected but my chest, neck and head were unprotected. 3) Even with their weapons they would easily be outgunned by the local hoods. After a few days of that charade I decided I'd be better off solo so I dismissed my protective force. I survived.

You did the right thing. Colleague of mine finished job in a refinery went to the control room to say goodbye. While there, one of the guys suggested joining management group also going to the airport with military escort. They were ambushed midway to the airport, soldiers got shot and he and management were taken hostage in the jungle. He said that it was not too bad experience. They were told not to leave the camp (and die in the jungle) and wait till somebody pays. One day they were told to hop on the truck, taken to an intersection and told to wait there to be picked up by police. Happened about 15 years ago.

In fact I was in Columbia just recently. They drove me in Toyota Prado from the airport. The car was driving kind of funny way, like top heavy due all the armor and bulletproof windows. While at the site one part of the induction was how to behave during terrorist attack. Colombia is much safer place today but they still use armored cars for transit.

 

[Oleozz]

Thanks for the replies, it seems like there are instances, by your accounts, that it has paid to be armed and ready for trouble.

 

[RoyJackson]

Thanks for the replies, it seems like there are instances, by your accounts, that it has paid to be armed and ready for trouble.

Yep...problem is, you never know when those "instances" are going to occur...so, be prepared!

 

[TripleR]

Yep...problem is, you never know when those "instances" are going to occur...so, be prepared!

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

I have to keep reminding myself this as I am getting to the point in life where I really don't like to carry a gun.

 

[jonyyuma]

Jonyyuma, I have a niece in Memphis.....her husband owns a jewerly store and carrys everyday to work a cute little full-auto machine gun with a folding stock that tucks in neatly in a kids colorfull back pack.....:confused2:......and yes, He has all the permits for it.....

He doesn't mess around with a puny little handgun....Yikees

More than Likely, it is an UZI from isreal. In the real world there are a few people whom own one legally here? I do not..Have to guess, 9mm or .45 in most models, but would not want to be in his way?

 

[TripleR]

In a non military application, anything full auto is just a lawsuit in the making.

My son helped train a local SWAT team when they transitioned to full auto M4s and they scared him to death.

The paperwork is expensive and the cost is out of sight on those thing too.

 

[Bird]

In a non military application, anything full auto is just a lawsuit in the making.

My son helped train a local SWAT team when they transitioned to full auto M4s and they scared him to death.

The paperwork is expensive and the cost is out of sight on those thing too.

When I started on the police department in 1964, the department had some of the 45 caliber Thompson submachine guns. But we only got to fire a 3 round burst on the range when I was in the academy.:laughing: I never knew of one being used away from the range, or even taken away from the range.:laughing: