Retired Green Beret shoots intruder, gets court martial

MKS Views ^ | 1/29/08 | n/a

[Hot Tabasco]

I’m siding with Smokey. A shot between the eyes at 4’ with a more powerful weapon woulda got blood all over his pajamas........Nobody wants to go back to bed under those circumstances.

[tpanther]

Steady to be 79! Tip of the hat!

[Savage Beast]

Yeah. Me too. We need to buy one for Smokey too. Maybe take ‘em to dinner.

[MeanWestTexan]

Sure but we silly pilots were given a crappy 9mm and taught to shoot center-of-mass because of lack of penetration.

With a .22, I would think his training would have taught him center-of-mass, many shots, too.

(Not that I can say I would do any better under stress, either, but hey, I can comfortably second guess here looking out the window at skiers while sipping coffee.)

[Gilbo_3]

but that boy had the hardest head I’ve ever seen

ROTFLMAO

[usmcobra]

He hunts fish with it.

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

You’ll get no props going for the easy answer, FRiend!

[xzins]

Taylor definitely should get extra credit for a round right between the eyes. I have a great Ruger 22 Mark II, and I guarantee that I’ll hit what I shoot at.

[usmcobra]

Only A Green Beret could hunt a fish with a 22. A Marine would use a 50 Cal.

[-=SoylentSquirrel=-]

That does indeed look like a .50!

[cyborg]

HEH!!!!

[cyborg]

I’m printing this out for some of the guys at my job *LOL*

[Daffynition]

Nice job Smokey! You've still got what it takes!

James T “Smokey” Taylor, D-529, of Knoxville, TN and an original member of Chapter 33, has been nominated by the American Legion, Post #2, Knoxville, Tennessee, to serve as Grand Chef De Gare du Tennessee. This is an honor Smokey richly deserves.

[P8riot]

All my carry pistols are in a caliber that starts with 4 and end in 5

I know what you mean. So what leather do you have for your .475 Linebaugh?

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

PRICELESS "Court-martialed" Vet story (VOTER GUIDE INFO BELOW)

... “failing to use a weapon of sufficient caliber” in the shooting of an intruder at his home.

...Taylor brought his .22 caliber pistol to bear and shot him right between the eyes. “I was about four feet away from him when I shot,” Taylor said. “Looking back now, I’m glad he didn’t die, but that boy had the hardest head I’ve ever seen. The bullet bounced right off.”

... a theory as to why the bullet bounced off the perp’s forehead. “He was victimized by old ammunition,” ...

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Retired Green Beret Gets Court Martial After Shooting Intruder

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[nicmarlo]

“Charges were brought against him under the premise that he should have saved the county and taxpayers the expense of a trial,”

hehehe. Thanks for the ping!

[Cagey]

“Looking back now, I’m glad he didn’t die, but that boy had the hardest head I’ve ever seen. The bullet bounced right off.”

[devolve]

circa 1898 - .44-40

strong enough for smokeless powder

Blue Glasers penetrate and fragment within

[potlatch]

Oh oh, the obscene cowboy returns!!
Knew a gun thread would draw you, lol.
Good post.

[potlatch]

Thanks for the ping Spirit.