The Roommate did something dumb today!

[buck460XVR]

But your problem is that you assume I am automatically striving to be like Rambo or am looking to impress.

this is what I was referring to bro.......guess I shoulda used a smiley with it.

. I guess I am on my high horse and you, Buck, are subservient to me and not as manly because I am Rambo

 

[joab]

I'm sorry but you are typical of the self righteous, holier than thou, be open minded and think like me, crowd

You project your own ignorance and shortcomings on to others

Just because you cannot carry in your home without getting that twinge of Ramboism you assume that all others do also

Just because you do not trust in your own ability to be safe with a loaded firearm in your home you think others are equally incapable.

Please tell me how is a holstered gun going to hurt anyone in the house or out

Okay, this is going to a place that I never expected it to.

Only because you haven't been around long enough. I'm surprised it took so long for a moral superior to come out

 

[gezzer]

Again what brings you to that conclusion, he retained his weapon

His tactics worked because it was not a serious attempt. I had a BG try and snatch my gun (on duty) it is not fun, thank my instructor for my surviving but guess what no one ever mentioned the conflict of hurting another human badly. No, he was not shot just he had one hand and elbow badly injured in less time than it took to type this.

But the best thing is I went home unhurt to my wife and son at the end of my shift.

Snatching is a very serious time and can lead to deadly force.

 

[vis-à-vis]

I'm really glad he didnt put up a fight when I clamped down. Said goal was to pull it out though. We chatted about this today and he assured me he won't do it again.

Are there any good websites on retention techniques? I dont have any money to go through formal classes of that nature as yet, but my roommates dont mind practicing something we can watch/read be demonstrated together.

 

[drummerwookie]

nothing like what the original poster wrote about happened, but some friends of mine were out shooting in my friends woods, i wasnt there, luckly, or who knows what i wouldve done to this guy, but i guess what happened, was they were taking a break, and one guy picked up a pistal, with no mag, and pointed it at another guy there and pulled the trigger...they all just about went ape **** on him, and he just said "what, its empty, theres not even a magazine in it" and now, believe it or not, the same guy is training to be a cop.....when he told me he was training to be a cop, and showed me his glock, i couldnt believe it

 

[vis-à-vis]

nothing like what the original poster wrote about happened, but some friends of mine were out shooting in my friends woods, i wasnt there, luckly, or who knows what i wouldve done to this guy, but i guess what happened, was they were taking a break, and one guy picked up a pistal, with no mag, and pointed it at another guy there and pulled the trigger...they all just about went ape **** on him, and he just said "what, its empty, theres not even a magazine in it" and now, believe it or not, the same guy is training to be a cop.....when he told me he was training to be a cop, and showed me his glock, i couldnt believe it

What the crap!!!

 

[James Lee]

Kind of makes you wish for an external safety doesn't it?

 

[jeep-2]

better get a holster with a full flat on it to protect each other, if you're that jumpy in your house, you must be a loose cannon on the streets.

 

[CajunBass]

Kind of makes you wish for an external safety doesn't it?

What difference would that have made? You don't think somone who could/would pull a trigger could/would flip off a safety?

 

[JWarren]

nothing like what the original poster wrote about happened, but some friends of mine were out shooting in my friends woods, i wasnt there, luckly, or who knows what i wouldve done to this guy, but i guess what happened, was they were taking a break, and one guy picked up a pistal, with no mag, and pointed it at another guy there and pulled the trigger...they all just about went ape **** on him, and he just said "what, its empty, theres not even a magazine in it" and now, believe it or not, the same guy is training to be a cop.....when he told me he was training to be a cop, and showed me his glock, i couldnt believe it

I HOPE SOMEONE let his supervisors know about this stunt! Seriously, I DO NOT want police on the streets that are that obviously STUPID. At best it is a very good opportunity for a LOT of additional remedial training for the guy and at worst, it is grounds for dismissal from the program in my mind.

OMG... I just can't believe what I am reading... I can't believe some people are THAT stupid.


John

 

[Bazooka Joe71]

nothing like what the original poster wrote about happened, but some friends of mine were out shooting in my friends woods, i wasnt there, luckly, or who knows what i wouldve done to this guy, but i guess what happened, was they were taking a break, and one guy picked up a pistal, with no mag, and pointed it at another guy there and pulled the trigger...they all just about went ape **** on him, and he just said "what, its empty, theres not even a magazine in it" and now, believe it or not, the same guy is training to be a cop.....when he told me he was training to be a cop, and showed me his glock, i couldnt believe it

Just when I think some people couldn't get any more STUPID.:banghead:

How old was your friend when he did this...If you tell me he was 3 1/2, I will let it slide, otherwise your friend is the biggest moron on the planet...period

Lets just say I'm glad I don't live in Piqua, the incompetent ticket-givers around my part are bad enough.
And he's about to be a LEO? Thats just priceless, in a very bad, very very scary way.

 

[drummerwookie]

Just when I think some people couldn't get any more STUPID.

How old was your friend when he did this...If you tell me he was 3 1/2, I will let it slide, otherwise your friend is the biggest moron on the planet...period

Lets just say I'm glad I don't live in Piqua, the incompetent ticket-givers around my part are bad enough.
And he's about to be a LEO? Thats just priceless, in a very bad, very very scary way.

yea, i couldnt believe it either when my friend told me this guy did that...like i said, i wasnt there. but who knows what would have happened...trust me, im not a very physical or confrontational person, but i couldnt have just let that one go...and he is 21 years old. may have been 20 when it happened bc it was b4 i even had my first rifle.

there are a lot of nice cops around here, but there are a few bad apples, especially in the much smaller towns like covington. but ive been pulled over 4 times since i was 16 and im 22 in a few days, first two were when i was 16, and the last two were just warnings, and only of them pissed me off. he put down on my ticket, as a seperate offence, that i was an unruly juvenile...i knew i was wrong for speeding, but i wasnt going to let the seperate offence fly, but the judge never brought it up while going over the ticket (since i was under 18, i had to go to court with parents) so i didnt either

 

[gunsmith]

James

Kind of makes you wish for an external safety doesn't it?

Not at all, I invested in a good retention holster it cost me a little over 100 bucks.

I saw a video of a jewelry store holdup and the owner got his gun out first but didn't realize in the heat of the moment that his safety was on.

He was shot dead without ever firing a shot.

The best external safety is your brain!

 

[Caimlas]

You used words that COULD get you in some trouble in the outside world. -1.

Nonsense. If someone is grabbing for my gun, I'm going to try and stop them from getting it. Furthermore, that potentially involves drawing the weapon and shooting the person, if they're not identified as a friendly (and probably even intimately so) person. Think about it: you're a quick identification away from drawing your weapon on someone. Adrenaline is pulsing through your blood, and you are actively responsive. That's a very dangerous situation and deserves a harsh rebuke after the fact - even if we're not taking into the account that it could be considered attempted armed robbery, or something like that.

As for what was actually said, "Do you want to die?!", I don't see that as a threat in the least bit. I see that as a warning, given how it was said. If I were to say that in such a situation, it owuld be out of exasperation, relief, and anger all mixed in - like a mother chastizing her kid for running in front of a Jersey Transit bus. It's no different than saying, "Do you have a death wish?!" when someone is playing Russian Roulette.

 

[Joe the Redneck]

Q) Why is it a bad idea to open carry in your home?

A) Because sometimes the people you live with are not as smart as you think they are.

What are you more afraid of: Osama bin Laden kicking in your door and trying to kill you without a moment's notice, or your room mate doing something stupid?

You make that choice, and live with the results. Hopefully.

I believe the incident speaks for itself. It sounds like you both learned a lesson.

Joe