sumpnz
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As I'm sure many of you have heard there are currently two serial killers on the loose here in the Phoenix metro area. One is the so-called Baseline Killer/Rapist. The other is the "Serial-Shooter".
The latter has been taking pot-shots at people and animals now for over a year. The current tally, as it were, is 6 people dead, 17 wounded, plus 5 dead dogs and 3 dead horses.
This "Serial-Shooter" is of particular concern to me becuase the last two shootings have a little too close to home for my comfort. There was a shooting on July 22 that wounded a man on a bicycle that was about 2.5 miles from where I live. Then, this past Sunday (July 30) a woman was killed less than a mile from my home. Today the police confirmed that she was a victim of the same shooter as the guy, and all of those previous shootings.
The shooter's MO seems to be to attack people walking or bikeing alone on a fairly major street between 10PM-4AM, though there have been some attacks in broad daylight. Cops won't say what kind of gun nor what caliber (s)he/they are using, nor will they say from what angle any of the victims were shot. However, one report indicated the cops were investigating an area 120 yards from the where the lastest woman would hit. If (and that's a big if) that spot was where the shooter was standing it means the shooter was either using a rifle or is one damn good handgun shooter.
So far not a single victim (at least that survived) nor any witnesses have actually seen the shooter, his vehicle, or anything that would help to identify him. Or if they have, the cops aren't saying.
So, my question to you all is this - How does one best go about defending oneself without caving into the fear of being the next victim. Body armor is impractical in this heat, and if it is a rifle that he's using, not even effective. My wife and I generally aren't out of the house between 10PM-4AM, but he's not exclusive to that time frame. It would seem that having a gun is of limited value against this threat since most if not all never even saw him/her.
Thanks.
P.S. The Baseline Killer is not nearly as much of a concern right now mostly becuase he's operating well away from where we live and work. That and simple situational awareness combined with being armed will go a very long ways towards defending against him.
The latter has been taking pot-shots at people and animals now for over a year. The current tally, as it were, is 6 people dead, 17 wounded, plus 5 dead dogs and 3 dead horses.
This "Serial-Shooter" is of particular concern to me becuase the last two shootings have a little too close to home for my comfort. There was a shooting on July 22 that wounded a man on a bicycle that was about 2.5 miles from where I live. Then, this past Sunday (July 30) a woman was killed less than a mile from my home. Today the police confirmed that she was a victim of the same shooter as the guy, and all of those previous shootings.
The shooter's MO seems to be to attack people walking or bikeing alone on a fairly major street between 10PM-4AM, though there have been some attacks in broad daylight. Cops won't say what kind of gun nor what caliber (s)he/they are using, nor will they say from what angle any of the victims were shot. However, one report indicated the cops were investigating an area 120 yards from the where the lastest woman would hit. If (and that's a big if) that spot was where the shooter was standing it means the shooter was either using a rifle or is one damn good handgun shooter.
So far not a single victim (at least that survived) nor any witnesses have actually seen the shooter, his vehicle, or anything that would help to identify him. Or if they have, the cops aren't saying.
So, my question to you all is this - How does one best go about defending oneself without caving into the fear of being the next victim. Body armor is impractical in this heat, and if it is a rifle that he's using, not even effective. My wife and I generally aren't out of the house between 10PM-4AM, but he's not exclusive to that time frame. It would seem that having a gun is of limited value against this threat since most if not all never even saw him/her.
Thanks.
P.S. The Baseline Killer is not nearly as much of a concern right now mostly becuase he's operating well away from where we live and work. That and simple situational awareness combined with being armed will go a very long ways towards defending against him.
