Posted on 04/23/2013 11:41:02 PM PDT by grundle
Kent Hendrix woke up Tuesday to his teenage son pounding on his bedroom door and telling him somebody was being mugged in front of their house. The 47-year-old father of six rushed out the door and grabbed the weapon closest to him — a 29-inch high carbon steel Samurai sword.
He came upon what he describes as a melee between a woman and a man. His son stayed inside to call 911 while he approached the man along with other neighbors who came to help. The martial arts instructor didn't hesitate in drawing the sword and yelling at him to get on the ground.
"His eyes got as big as saucers and he kind of gasped and jumped back," Hendrix said by phone Tuesday afternoon. "He's probably never had anyone draw a sword on him before."
The man ran down the street with the barefoot Hendrix and others in pursuit. Hendrix said he couldn't catch the man before he fled in his car, but he picked up ChapStick that the man dropped and memorized his license plate.
"I yelled at him, 'I've got your DNA and I've got your license plate: You are so done,'" Hendrix said.
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The Samurai Bishop, evil beware!
Obama orders Bishop to Gitmo immediatley.
I cannot but just idler speculate that eventually swords will evolve into the iconic lightsaber or energy swords of Halo and the energy knives of Defiance, and then in the hands of a skilled handler the bullets become ineffective.
Yes that final part is a stretch but sometimes technology takes a twisted different path as it advances.
Sure ban the guns and America will become a nation of katana bearers.
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