Cal football player run over twice; saves coed from attack

Contra Costa Times ^ | 6/29/5 | Jay Heater

[Tunehead54]

I've got a Glock 19 - 9MM. My son is now 10. A couple of years ago I bought it because we are fairly isolated and yet in a very urban area. I'd taken him to the range before and rented .22 pistols and rifles for him to shoot but shortly after his 10th birthday I put one round in the Glock to let him try it. He did fine. Another round - no problem. Now try a double tap - accuracy went down but he wasn't dropping the gun! A few more rounds and I gave him a full mag. He had no problem emptying the magazine except after the second he said he felt shaky but was grinning from ear to ear.

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For all: When on the range I stand directly behind him - monitoring his every move. Also note there's a tendancy when racking the 1st round to sort of turn sideways as you draw back the action. That puts your next door shooter at risk. Always keep the gun pointed downrange. Oh and for automatics - thumb over thumb or you'll regret it.

The point is - sorry I like to yak - if my son can do it at 10 a woman can handle a Glock and they do have less recoil IMHO. ;-)

[Robert_Paulson2]

were not drinking, not on drugs. They were sober.

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hitting on cute woman, in a degrading way too.
Who knows, perhaps they were muslim gang members, like they have in European countries, outlooking for an evil western woman wearing a pair of shorts to desecrate for the glory of allah...

no, I am not kidding.
Why aren't the perps names given, unless there is a politically correct reason to do so?

It's been going on in australia and europe for a while now... why would it not be going on here?

[bootless]

Bravo!!! And Jeff Tedford is a class act.

And these thugs are stone stupid. I hope they get theirs.

[Bellflower]

LORD, we pray for both of these young people, for their total and complete healing both emotionally and physically. In Jesus Name, Amen.

[papertyger]

The Glock .30 in .45 caliber has less felt recoil than the classic snubby .38 Colt, is very controllable, and is about the same size. And it comes in a much more effective caliber.

Sage advice...no bells, whistles, or levers, and a consistent trigger. Despite the fairy tales about accidental discharges, I've been slinging one around almost constantly in a fanny pack (around the waist, over the shoulder, around the back, hanging from my bedpost, etc...) for at least seven years with nary an incident. Keep your finger off the trigger, and it won't go boom.

[papertyger]

there's now the singlestack 36 with a slimmer frame. Same caliber, just thinner.

The 36 is much more punishing to shoot. If you need thinner, go with a steel frame like the Kimber 1911s.

[papertyger]

I was wondering if anyone else was going to catch that.

[Beckwith]

What kind of people would do something like that?"

I'd answer that question but would have to use a culturally insensitive word.

[papertyger]

She could always use her dad's 22.

Stopping someone with a .22 almost ALWAYS requires their death. A shot to the eye is just about the only thing that will drop someone immediately. Not an easy shot under stressed conditions, even if one doesn't have a problem with taking a life.

[Drago]

Coach Jeff Tedford - Fresno State Class of '83 PING!

[Spktyr]

I don't know about that. I've heard mixed reviews on the subject. The one I shot didn't have much additional recoil. However, I can see how the thinner backstrap would increase felt recoil for some people.

I prefer (and recommend) the original 30 over the 36 unless you have really small hands anyway. Moral of the story is, "Go rent and test fire any gun model you are interested in carrying."

[Spktyr]

And even then, if you catch the eye at the wrong angle, you might not kill them. And with a .22, even a fatal shot is not usually immediately disabling. It may be quite a while before a fatal .22 wound causes the goblin's death. In the meantime, he's taking you apart and feeding you your mousegun.

[papertyger]

You're right, it isn't that much more felt recoil, and shooting it once or twice wouldn't really be what I'd call punishing. I'm more addressing taking it to the range and putting a hundred rounds through it. We all know the connection between comfort and practice, so I won't be pedantic about it...you know what I mean.

[Carry_Okie]

I was wondering if anyone else was going to catch that.

What really galled me was that paper quoting her saying that she crosses that intersection every day, even when she told the reporter that she was afraid of retribution.

Leffall still is suffering from back pain and emotional trauma. "I have to walk past that intersection to go to school, and it is really, really tough," she said. "I don't think they found all the guys who were in the car, so I am constantly watching my back. This has overwhelmed me ... the emotions you have. We are getting hit by cars driven by crazed maniacs. It takes away your sense of security."

Why did they have to tell everybody her whereabouts? They might as well put a target on her back. The jerks didn't have to print that for the story.

[acad1228]

If he scared you, call the cops. If the cops are any good at all, they'll scare him. I don't know how it works in
Chicago, but here in down home Oklahoma cops love puttin' the heebie-jeebies into lowlifes.

[kevkrom]

I recently had a problem with a guy following me home from work late at night. He was trying to hit on me at a light -and I ignored him. Then - he began trying to run me off the road.

For the record, I'm sure I have an alibi for that night...

[acad1228]

Ya know, reading the article, I thought Tepper was black, and Camille was white. It didn't say but I've got the picture in my mind that the low-lifes were white. Wanna see how that plays out.

[AppyPappy]

Welcome to America. Your news must be sanitized for you.