Posted on 09/26/2004 12:37:33 PM PDT by Mini-14
Hale DeMar, the Wilmette homeowner who shot and wounded a burglar inside his home last December, was celebrated as a hero by gun-rights groups nationwide.
But a look at recently opened police files in the case suggests that DeMar acted more like a vigilante than a hero--that it wasn't necessary for him to shoot the unarmed intruder to defend himself or his children, as he has claimed, and that he all but welcomed the confrontation in his home.
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Nice promo photo Travis. How are book sales going. I sure would like to read and distribute a sequel.
That is ridiculous. DeMar did not invite the guy inside. He entered illegally for the purpose of theft and who knows what else. I have no sympathy for him.
My Charter Arms Bulldog only holds five shots; however, given that it's in .44 Special, in my house it would be
BANG - BANG - BANG - BANG - BANG
bang,bang,bang,bang,bang,bang, click, tinkle,tinkel, snip, bang bang bang,bang,bang,bang."
I think there should be a lot more "bang bangs" between the "click tinkle snaps" as the AW and high cap magazine thingy has expired.
make that a "bang ..."repeated 15 times
Yeah, but a lot of my Texas Freinds are traditionalists, they still tote Great GrandPas 6 shooter.
My Charter Arms Bulldog only holds five shots; however, given that it's in .44 Special, in my house it would be
BANG - BANG - BANG - BANG - BANG
Actually that is big enough to qualify for 5 booms instead of 5 BANGS
I was wearing ear protection.
A revolver? In the home, is the time for 12 ga buckshot.
Trust me, after BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, he would not have been seeking care at the hospital to remove 27 9mm pellets.
Above all else, train, practice, train, practice.
Only if you use a small caliber handgun. Something major will get you 9-11 repeats at most. (Para Ordnance P-12 in .45 ACP for example) :)
Still it was a righteous shoot, because no one has the right to expect not to get shot if they break into someone else's home at o'dark thirty. Just not a smart one.
BANG - BANG - BANG - BANG - BANG
It took patience, but I taught my piece to go
BANGLIST - BANGLIST - BANGLIST
I have a Remington 1100 Competition Master. It holds 8 in the tube and one in the chamber, with a side-saddle which holds 6 more. I keep buck in the tube and put refills in the side-saddle along with two slugs.
One of the essential strengths of the shotgun is the select ammo capability, fit the ammo to the job. Take your shotgun to the range, set up a silhouette. See how bird shot patterns at 5, 7 and 10, then try buck at 7, 10 and 15. You'll see how effective your shotgun is.
Bird will sometimes pattern weird. A friend was shooting birdshot at plates during a three gun match recently and learned that his shotgun patterned bird in a doughnut pattern. That would leave a bad guy with pellets in his arms, face and gut and leave his center of mass untouched. That's why you need to see how your particular piece will pattern.
Slugs are a bit excessive in the home and present issues with penetration. Slugs go through wall board like it's not even there. 00 buck will send 9 roughly 9mm pellets at near magnum speeds. My round of choice for social work.
How could he be certain the intruder was unarmed until after he had arrested or shot him ? Since he is not a trained police officer it was safer to shoot than attempt an arrest.
The moral of the story: Don't break into someone's home, or don't live near Chicago.
It's bad because it tends to cut down on the number of Democrat voters, or then again maybe not, as both felonious and dead are both major Dem constituencies.
be careful what you suggest---they might charge you with 'excessive force'----bang 8x with my .45 will do the trick
Priorities, priorities. Glad to see you are having success.
Man, I hope you have high gloss paint on the walls or better yet tile......that's sure gonna be a tough clean-up.
Just a toehold to gain a bit of credibility. My goal is to "preach" beyond the RKBA choir, that's the only way my writing will have a real impact.
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