Travis McGee
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Tell him that he's lucky he wasn't shot as a home invader. Knock or ring the darn bell. DON'T just walk in, EVER!
rainbowbob said:That is a scary response - and you are so wrong about it not being a bad day for you.
You unwillingness to examine your actions and attitudes has convinced me you posted this incident for the sole purpose of getting the equivalent of slaps on the back from your internet buddies.
I wonder if the original post was an anti troll...The whole story is a poster for the Brady Campaign.
Eric F is no "anti troll".
Responses of this nature I would expect to see from the Brady Bunch.
How so common Lets play the word game and micro pic everything until it gets twisted into what ever your looking for it to say."Feeling" and "knowing" are two different animals. Knowing you have 100% trigger control means keeping your finger OFF the trigger until you are absolutely certain you want to put a hole in whatever is directly in front of your muzzle.
Absolutly not I really dont need a slap on the back from any one to make me feel better 8 hours of sleep playing with my daughter and doing what I do work fine for me thanks for the concern.You unwillingness to examine your actions and attitudes has convinced me you posted this incident for the sole purpose of getting the equivalent of slaps on the back from your internet buddies
again atacking me well no not really but picking apart my post until you get the answer you are looking for is what you are doing.Anybody that questions your behaviour is "attacking" you - and "defending" your FIL. Nonsense!
Yeah look at that one your self! Infact why dont you tell us all how you treat people unexpectedly walking into your home unanounced and with out permission Had my fatherinlaw been a bg with a knife or a gun and I did shoot him would you be saying great job or maybe and more likely would it be you bastard you just gave the anti's more ammunition be defending your home with a pistol.Please I envite you to tell us all what should I have done do that instead of just saying everything I have done is wrong........PLEASE INSTRUCT ME OH GREAT ONE!So lets go ahead and agree with you so you can move on with your life. Should you have a finger on the trigger when there is an uknown threat ok for you and you only NO! Will I have my finger on the trigger again next time.......maybe but every situation is diffrent. There you go I did it are you satisified now?You may find that when you're always "right" - it's hard to learn anything.
Have you read the whole thing? Did you see where FIL was not suposed to come into my locked home? That makes him not completely innocent.the casual acceptance of killing a completely innocent human being
After all you posted you liked this statement in a diffrent thread right? So therefore you think that if a homeowner defends themselves WE ALL LOOSE.I like the homeowner's statement: "I wasn't going to fight with him, I might have lost...and if I lose we all lose." [paraphrased] So I get it now you feel as though no homeowner should defend themselves.
The very same people criticizing him for drawing his gun and acting in this situation criticized him for NOT acting in the other shooting.
does not equalHe remarks that shooting his FIL would have been justifed
Like I sad had I shot I might be justified it would be up to the court.Maybe but not for me as I would have been alive. I felt threatened there was an unwanted person in my house justifiable homicide.....maybe maybe not that would have to be determined by a court in that case
The thing is, until he saw who it was, he didnt know it was someone he "didnt mean to shoot". It's not like he was sitting at the BBQ and decided to whip out the gun and point it at someone he could already see and identify.The OP and others repeatedly insist there is nothing wrong with pointing a gun at someone you don't mean to shoot with your finger on a 2lb trigger.
Obviously you did not read my OP at all either. I never ran from a gun fight. I retreated back to my origional position until the gunfight was, what I thought, over then I ran so I never ran from a gun fight. None the less its better than getting involved with it.Did you read the OP? How he ran away when there was gunfire?
Let me see, "I run from gunfire, but I point a gun at family members."
I wear a gun while a wash dishes, but I only respond when I hear noises in my house?
I am a first responder. I am a fire fighter. I fear nothing, except my father in law's squeaky noises.
As far as that goesI am a first responder. I am a fire fighter. I fear nothing, except my father in law's squeaky noises.
follow yor own adviceRespond to me when you have matured.
like wise good judgement beat the guy up that has a gun pointed at you....right!I would have beaten you to a pulp if I were your father-in-law.
I have never fought with my wife we tend to agree most of the time and once again we have agreed on how to handle this situationyou fight with your wife
um I did use my gun again see belowSell your guns. You won't use them when someone is actually shooting
learn to read before you put your foot in your mouthAddendum: learn to spell
and ignoring other people's replies to your postDid you read the OP? How he ran away when there was gunfire?
Let me see, "I run from gunfire, but I point a gun at family members."
I wear a gun while a wash dishes, but I only respond when I hear noises in my house?
I am a first responder. I am a fire fighter. I fear nothing, except my father in law's squeaky noises.
bottom line 3 guys on here think I did the wrong thing..........that carries about zero weight with me
The OP ran like a scared little girl when there was actual gunfire at an unfamiliar location.
Then, on his home turf, he has finger on trigger before he has a target. Then his target is his father-in-law.
If there ever was a candidate for "not allowed to own a gun," the OP is it.
Gun fight you run. Father-in-law you fight with your wife - after you point your gun, finger on trigger, at the man your wife respects more than any other man in the world.
Great judgment.
Sell your guns. You won't use them when someone is actually shooting, but you will point them, finger on trigger, at family members.
Sell your guns or grow up.
You point a gun at a threat. You put your finger on the trigger AFTER you have identified the threat.
Respond to me when you have matured. I would have beaten you to a pulp if I were your father-in-law.
Addendum: learn to spell.