Iraq Vet with AR15

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AndyC wrote:
SHINGLETON, Mich. – Police say an Iraq War veteran thwarted two would-be burglars at his northern Michigan gas station by kicking one of them and ordering them away with an AR-15 rifle.
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Upper Peninsula. They can be a rough lot and aren't afraid of taking care of business up there. Hard place to be a criminal.
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Re: Iraq Vet with AR15

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/sarcasm

Wait a minute......

I thought that EBRs had no defensive use, were never used to thwart criminal activity and had no use except in a theater of war......

:headscratch

/sarcasm off
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gthaustex wrote:/sarcasm

Wait a minute......

I thought that EBRs had no defensive use, were never used to thwart criminal activity and had no use except in a theater of war......

:headscratch

/sarcasm off
But I was told (by people with no practical defensive training or knowledge) that AR-15 assault weapons are not good defensive weapons. How can this be?
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SQLGeek wrote:
But I was told (by people with no practical defensive training or knowledge) that AR-15 assault weapons are not good defensive weapons. How can this be?
The perps obvious lack of firearms knowledge lead them to believe that it was a 12 gauge shotgun either the Joe Biden Sack of Hammers edition or the Bill Clinton Commemorative Special!
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The Annoyed Man wrote:
AndyC wrote:
SHINGLETON, Mich. – Police say an Iraq War veteran thwarted two would-be burglars at his northern Michigan gas station by kicking one of them and ordering them away with an AR-15 rifle.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/05/01/ir ... olice-say/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Upper Peninsula. They can be a rough lot and aren't afraid of taking care of business up there. Hard place to be a criminal.
Yep. Dem dere Youpers ur a tuff bunch. I had a buddy from Ishpaming who ate pizza and drank beer and ran marathons, and yes, he had worked as a logger. :lol:
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