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Jim Beaux wrote:

VoiceofReason wrote:

Jim Beaux wrote:Some here fail to realize that if youre jumped from behind you have a good chance of being taken completely out - and if your hands are in your pockets, you are even more vulnerable.

Years ago I saw a big muscular guy, 6'+ and weighing around 225#, get taken down in a clam shell parking lot by a much smaller guy.

The little guy executed a perfect tackle. He wrapped the guy up; pinning the victim's arms to his side while driving him down. The victim never knew what hit him. He was helpless and landed flat on his face. As he lay stunned & out of breath the smaller guy proceeded to brutally beat him nearly unconscious.

I quickly learned that you dont want to take a header in a clam shell parking lot. The guy's face was really cut up.

If I can get just my hand out of my pocket and the gun aimed at his groin I can probably make some time to get to my Kimber.

...and if you were a Ninja you could jump 10' straight up, do a back flip - land behind the attacker and paralyze him with a finger to the base of his skull.

Jim Beaux wrote:Some here fail to realize that if youre jumped from behind you have a good chance of being taken completely out - and if your hands are in your pockets, you are even more vulnerable.

Years ago I saw a big muscular guy, 6'+ and weighing around 225#, get taken down in a clam shell parking lot by a much smaller guy.

The little guy executed a perfect tackle. He wrapped the guy up; pinning the victim's arms to his side while driving him down. The victim never knew what hit him. He was helpless and landed flat on his face. As he lay stunned & out of breath the smaller guy proceeded to brutally beat him nearly unconscious.

I quickly learned that you dont want to take a header in a clam shell parking lot. The guy's face was really cut up.

BigGuy wrote:

jayinsat wrote:What I can't understand is what would make any sane person think it was a good idea to tackle a guy you KNOW is carrying a gun, especially if you don't know their intention! Did it not cross his mind that this guy might be a LEO? If he did mean harm, how do you know he doesn't have a partner? Most criminals come in 2's or 3's (or more). This was extremely dangerous and stupid for said "vigilante".

I think these anti-gun folks just can't get their head around the idea that there are real world consequences for their idiotic actions and policies. I don't think he believed he could be shot.

Jumping Frog wrote:

jimlongley wrote:Lots of "What ifs" Like what if the CHL holder legitimately thought he was being attacked and drew and fired?

Personally, I think ALL of the people involved in disarming him should be in jail right now.

I'll often walk with my weak side hand in my pocket, holding my knife. If I was being tackled like that, it is just as likely as I'd have stabbed whoever was tackling me. An up close and personal ambush, I can deploy my knife quicker than my gun.