Great rifle shot takes out BG's firearm.
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TheOtherOne
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I love how the guy just kind of jumps a little but keeps his arms folded the whole time like nothing had happened.
jimpeel
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I'm cool! I'm Casual! Any of you guys got some toilet paper?
OrvilleYertleson
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That was a great shot.
RED-DOG 40
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Good shoot. But I still don't like the idea of SWATs. Was there ever a time when peace officers were the voice of reason and people followed their orders out of respect? (not fear)
good shoot.
good shoot.
Cosmoline
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Great shot, but fundamentally stupid response on the part of the LEO's. It reminds me of the time I walked out of the motel in Spenard and saw about thirty APD officers with rifles and shotguns aimed at the next door unit. The guy had called 911 and threatened to kill himself.
SO WHAT?! That's not an emergency. Just tell him to have fun and hang up. I faced far more danger from overzealous officers than from the suicidal eskimo next door.
SO WHAT?! That's not an emergency. Just tell him to have fun and hang up. I faced far more danger from overzealous officers than from the suicidal eskimo next door.
Damn, they swarmed him.
You know, sometimes Darwin should win.
[ICP]Do it! Do it...[/ICP]
In all seriousness, suicide is usually a permanent solution to a temporary problem, but I think it should also be people's right if they so elect.
john
You know, sometimes Darwin should win.
[ICP]Do it! Do it...[/ICP]
In all seriousness, suicide is usually a permanent solution to a temporary problem, but I think it should also be people's right if they so elect.
john
I was under the impression...
That the last time a police sharpshooter shot a weapon from out of a suspect's reach, namely that fellow who had the j-frame in his hand while sitting in a lawnchair, it wasn't a smart shoot. The general consensus, if I remember correctly, was that the shot taken was "tactically unsound", and future shootings of that type were frowned upon in the police community. Hmmm...
That the last time a police sharpshooter shot a weapon from out of a suspect's reach, namely that fellow who had the j-frame in his hand while sitting in a lawnchair, it wasn't a smart shoot. The general consensus, if I remember correctly, was that the shot taken was "tactically unsound", and future shootings of that type were frowned upon in the police community. Hmmm...
There is a downside...
This is at least the second surgical removal of a handgun from a suspect that i am aware of and while saving the knucklehead's life is a good thing, it is starting to set a dangerous precedent. The LE community has said loud and long that the idea of shooting to wound or disable, and the Hollywood classic of shooting guns out of people's hands, is unrealistic, and correctly so. In cases like this the public needs to be clearly told that this is exceptional and extremely unusual.
Eventually someone is going to try this and miss. Bad things will result.
This is at least the second surgical removal of a handgun from a suspect that i am aware of and while saving the knucklehead's life is a good thing, it is starting to set a dangerous precedent. The LE community has said loud and long that the idea of shooting to wound or disable, and the Hollywood classic of shooting guns out of people's hands, is unrealistic, and correctly so. In cases like this the public needs to be clearly told that this is exceptional and extremely unusual.
Eventually someone is going to try this and miss. Bad things will result.
DMK
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I just want to see what the pistol looked like after it was hit with a .308
jimpeel
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Actually, this is the third shot of this type.
1. Guy is leaning out of his apartment window swinging a revolver around when it is taken out of his hand.
2. Guy is sitting in a chair in the middle of the street holding a firearm down between his knees when shot takes it out of his hand.
3. This shoot of a stationary firearm.
Actually, this is the third shot of this type.
1. Guy is leaning out of his apartment window swinging a revolver around when it is taken out of his hand.
2. Guy is sitting in a chair in the middle of the street holding a firearm down between his knees when shot takes it out of his hand.
3. This shoot of a stationary firearm.
WonderNine
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If the guy really wanted to shoot himself he should have just done it. What a loser!
sometime during the 70's a religious nut hippie couple hijacked a bus full of people, finally they exited, each holding a pistol and knelt in front of the bus wanting the police to shoot them because of some weird religious idea that they would either go to heaven or resurrect in 3 days (or something like that). Finally a cop shot the pistol out of the mans hand, the woman turned and shot the man and then shot herself.
Something like that.
Something like that.
I would urge you to read up on police history a little. From the 1920's prohibition era gangsters to the SLA shootout in LA police have been doing this same kind of stuff. The only difference is that now they have people who are specially trained to do it.
Go check out some of the footage of the SLA shootout. Pay particular attention to SEVERAL uniformed "beat cops" sending bursts of fire from a BAR into a house in a residential neighborhood and tell me that's how you want things to be again.
jimpeel
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I do not remember the cops shooting a BAR. I do, however remember the SLA types firing one at the cops.
I lived in L.A. at the time and watched the thing unfold for several hours and don't remember the cops firing anything other than handguns and shotguns.
You got a source for the footage of which you speak?
I do not remember the cops shooting a BAR. I do, however remember the SLA types firing one at the cops.
I lived in L.A. at the time and watched the thing unfold for several hours and don't remember the cops firing anything other than handguns and shotguns.
You got a source for the footage of which you speak?
The BAR refference was made by an officer at the scene during an interview i that i BELIEVE was aired on either the history of discovery channel with accompanying footage. There are a number of documentaries showing footage of the shootout showing police firing into the building. I dont know if any of them are available online though. But, they were generally taken from live news broacasts during the events.
cidirkona
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Pop quiz:
Which Russian communist leader, after hearing of his son's failure at hand-gun suicide said, "That kid was never a good shot."
...well it's not really a pop quiz, I just don't remember.
-Colin
Which Russian communist leader, after hearing of his son's failure at hand-gun suicide said, "That kid was never a good shot."
...well it's not really a pop quiz, I just don't remember.
-Colin
notbubba
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Now the sheep will expect the cops to shoot the gun all the time.
Anybody know how far the shot was?
Anybody know how far the shot was?
Orion
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I know the shot that took the revolver out of the morons hand was from all of 80 feet!
Anyone else think they could do the same thing with their hunting rifle?
The idea that these P.D. spend so much money on a ultra super swat tactical heat seeking scoped rifles for shots that are routinely shorter than the average varmint hunter takes is very frustrating to me.
As for just letting the guy off himself? that's fine if he digs a hole and offs himslef in the bottom of it.
Any of you guys ever been the first one on the scene of a suicide? How much do you think it costs your city to do the cleanup?
Anyone else think they could do the same thing with their hunting rifle?
The idea that these P.D. spend so much money on a ultra super swat tactical heat seeking scoped rifles for shots that are routinely shorter than the average varmint hunter takes is very frustrating to me.
As for just letting the guy off himself? that's fine if he digs a hole and offs himslef in the bottom of it.
Any of you guys ever been the first one on the scene of a suicide? How much do you think it costs your city to do the cleanup?
Double Naught Spy
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Gotta wonder why such shots would be considered tactically unsound. They may be fairly difficult shots to make (depending on circumstances), but certainly not unsound. Really, it is a best of all worlds situation where the bad guy is disarmed, the gun itself damaged significantly (the lawnchair guy's gun broke into 3 pieces) and probably can't be recaptured and used, plus the bad guy suffers little or no significant injuries.
In the case on the vid clip, the gun was even ejected from the immediate vicinity from its owner.
In the case on the vid clip, the gun was even ejected from the immediate vicinity from its owner.
Fed168
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The old journal Tactical Shooter had a piece on shooting weapons, conducted by a sniper group on Florida, shot on both guns and knives. Not really a good idea.
Am I the only one who thinks it a bit ridiculous to have 10-20 (or more) cops pointing guns at a lone, isolated man with a gun who is threatening to kill himself? Kind of reminds me of the warning my dad used to give me about looking both ways before crossing the street: "If you get ran over and killed, I'll beat you to death." This is the definition of "oxymoron".
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