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Re: Suspected Drunk Driver Shoots Person Calling them in
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:45 am
by Keith B
I would assume he couldn't carry on the job, but had maybe his wife or girlfriend's gun in the personal vehicle (MPA). Then again, maybe he just likes pink.
Re: Suspected Drunk Driver Shoots Person Calling them in
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:59 am
by seamusTX
I don't know whether he was licensed to carry a weapon on the job or not. They just called him a security officer, which could be either way.
As for the pink pistol, I doubt anyone laughed after being shot with one. Fifteen rounds of .40 cal is some heavy metal to put downrange.
- Jim
Re: Suspected Drunk Driver Shoots Person Calling them in
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:27 pm
by steve817
couzin wrote:He had a pink handgun? Whaaa?
You know I actually thought about getting one so that if I was ever falsely accused of waving it around as happened to another poster a while back, I could simply say to the officer "Go ask the accuser what color my gun is"
Re: Suspected Drunk Driver Shoots Person Calling them in
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 1:30 pm
by seamusTX
You can get "manly" colors or finishes like red, blue, green, or camouflage. They cost more.
- Jim
Re: Suspected Drunk Driver Shoots Person Calling them in
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:11 pm
by Keith B
If I was the guy that got shot, I am not sure I would tell any of my buddies it was with a pink gun; even thoguh I lived I'm not sure I could live it down. LOL
Re: Suspected Drunk Driver Shoots Person Calling them in
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:28 pm
by Zen
I'm still confused...
If he was "following" the drunk, why was the drunk shooting at the back of his car?
Still confused...
Why did he have a pink gun? Have prices on black guns gone up that much?
Still confused...
How do you get a .40 in the back of the neck and live to tell about it - glad he did, but not sure how that happens?
Still confused...
How do you empty 15 rounds at a stationary target (more or less) and only hit the guy once? Again, glad he didn't do more damage...
Re: Suspected Drunk Driver Shoots Person Calling them in
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:12 pm
by Zen
News tonight showed the shooter explaining the situation. A little clearer, but still scratching head.
Re: Suspected Drunk Driver Shoots Person Calling them in
Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:19 pm
by seamusTX
Zen wrote:How do you get a .40 in the back of the neck and live to tell about it ...?
People have been holed through-and-through with multiple rounds of .50 BMG and lived to tell about it. The human body is a remarkably durable creation.
Zen wrote:How do you empty 15 rounds at a stationary target (more or less) and only hit the guy once?
Nerves.
If you are accustomed to putting rounds through a ragged hole in a paper target at the range, great; but that is not the way it goes when the pucker-factor kicks in.
Also shooting through vehicle windows and other obstacles makes a real difference. There have been many documented police-involved shootings with hit ratios of a couple of percent.
- Jim