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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:13 pm
by jimlongley
Glockamolie wrote:Technically, it is what you think it is, and technically, your instructor was wrong. As stated, not a good practice. If someone has a van backed up to my house loading it, they'll have to drive away on four flat tires. ;-)
But that's still deadly force or at least the threat of same.

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:44 pm
by Glockamolie
jimlongley wrote:
Glockamolie wrote:Technically, it is what you think it is, and technically, your instructor was wrong. As stated, not a good practice. If someone has a van backed up to my house loading it, they'll have to drive away on four flat tires. ;-)
But that's still deadly force or at least the threat of same.
You can't use deadly force on a tire. They ain't alive in the first place. ;-) That said, I'd more likely poke a few holes in the tires with my knife than shoot 'em out, given the opportunity.

Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:29 pm
by cyphur
Glockamolie wrote:
jimlongley wrote:
Glockamolie wrote:Technically, it is what you think it is, and technically, your instructor was wrong. As stated, not a good practice. If someone has a van backed up to my house loading it, they'll have to drive away on four flat tires. ;-)
But that's still deadly force or at least the threat of same.
You can't use deadly force on a tire. They ain't alive in the first place. ;-) That said, I'd more likely poke a few holes in the tires with my knife than shoot 'em out, given the opportunity.
Yup, its cheaper and no chance of a ricochet going astray :)