Comments on: Law Abiding Gun owner

By: wizardpc

wizardpc — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:09:22 +0000

Mikee:

The citizen in this case spent 5 years in the Lebanese Army. I’m pretty sure he can tell if someone is REALLY wearing a suicide vest or not.

That said, I do like your conclusion that if they say they have a bomb, you should believe them, and react appropriately.

By: JJR

JJR — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:28:46 +0000

I heard this story on Mark Vanderberg’s podcast…nice victory for the good guys. I used to be self-conscious about carrying with a live round in the chamber but I’ve gotten over that. I do still keep the safety on, unless I’m carrying my Glock (and I like the handy grip safety on my Springfield XD best of all). I’m glad this incident ended peaceably thanks to an armed citizen.

By: Mikee

Mikee — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:57:13 +0000

Man-with-bomb, that is, a real bomb, not just a note saying so, requires immediate no-warning shots to incapacitate the potential bomber, lest he become a martyr to Allah or some other cause, taking bystanders’ lives along with his own.

Man-with-bomb , that is, a loser trying to rob bank with a note, was handled very gently in this case by the armed person.

I don’t think anyone in this country would arrest or charge, much less convict, a person for immediately shooting to death someone claiming to have a bomb on their person in a public place, including a coup-de-grace if the person continued moving after the first shots.

By: Weer'd Beard

Weer'd Beard — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:07:05 +0000

Much like a .32 S&W in your pocket is better than the .454 Casull you left at home. An Israeli Draw on a person who doesn’t think the laws of a peacful society apply to them is better than cowering in the corner then giving a police report when the goblin gets away clean…confirming the laws of society don’t apply to him.

Net Sum, Victory