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To: PotatoHeadMick
I grabbed the gun and bashed it across the knuckle-duster guy. Next thing is they took off and I chased them down the stairs

He should have just shot them.

5 posted on 01/23/2008 7:24:21 PM PST by chaos_5 (The Republic is doomed!)
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To: chaos_5; A_perfect_lady
I am curious, though, why he used the gun to hit the assailant instead of just shooting him with it.

He should have just shot them.

To be fair he had been stabbed in the head multiple times. That must surely effect ones reasoning.

10 posted on 01/23/2008 7:27:30 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: chaos_5
He should have just shot them.

Probably going with what he knows- if he had no shooting experience then using it as a club would be at least as effective. Also, as I mentioned in another post, if it was a fake gun then you'd lose precious seconds pulling the trigger with no effect.

11 posted on 01/23/2008 7:27:41 PM PST by Squawk 8888 (Is human activity causing the warming trend on Mars?)
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To: chaos_5

In the UK, that is probably a bad idea, especially if they don’t have guns. (Even if you took their gun away?)

What a man! While there are men like this, there will always be an England...


52 posted on 01/24/2008 6:03:43 AM PST by Little Ray (Rudy Guiliani: If his wives can't trust him, why should we?)
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To: chaos_5
He should have just shot them.

Sounds like it was a fake gun. Even so, it's surprising he wasn't jailed for brandishing it.

53 posted on 01/24/2008 6:07:39 AM PST by Sloth (I feel real bad for deaf people, cause they have no way of knowing when microwave popcorn is done.)
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To: chaos_5
He should have just shot them.

... and possession of an imitation firearm with intent.

55 posted on 01/24/2008 6:16:32 AM PST by BluH2o
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To: chaos_5

The charges listed “imitation” firearm.


88 posted on 01/24/2008 5:19:10 PM PST by School of Rational Thought (Truthism Watch)
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