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View Poll Results: Would you shoot? | |||
Yup. | 12 | 54.55% | |
Nope. | 3 | 13.64% | |
I hide and let the LEOs handle it. | 3 | 13.64% | |
I grab my camera. | 1 | 4.55% | |
Duh. Pie. | 3 | 13.64% | |
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll |
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04-25-2013, 9:08pm | #41 | |||||||
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The only shooting I'm doing in that scenario is with a camera. If the perps try to kick down the door to escape the authorities, on the other hand... Dial double zero for Winchester. |
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04-25-2013, 9:38pm | #42 | |||||||
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04-26-2013, 8:17am | #44 | |||||||
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Some people here aren't understanding the question asking would "you"? and not about some random person none of us knows. I personally would have to help the police somehow but I don't own a gun and sure don't have enough experience shooting one to be able to say confidently I could take them out. I could help distract them though so the police could move in faster. |
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I am not as eloquent as some here but I am going to try anyway. In summary, here would be my thought process for getting involved in a situation like this.
Am I (or my loved ones) personally in danger? If yes... take action. Period. In this case, you have 2 men who have already proven capable of killing indiscriminately using fairly destructive explosive devices shooting guns at people 50 feet from my house. On top of that, there is also a volley of fire coming from the other direction from police... I think I could make a hell of a case that I feared for my life whether they are aiming specifically at me or not. As shown in the aftermath, there were multiple houses and cars hit by gunfire. The police were most likely scared and running on adrenaline. They were shooting at targets behind cars from 80 yards away with what I assume were pistols. At that range, in that environment, you can't guarantee that THEY aren't going to be shooting up into your house with an errant shot, much less the suspects. I don't think of myself as some vigilante running around trying to get involved in police matters. I am not wandering around the cities armed looking for bad guys to shoot. I personally hope I never again see what a gunshot wound looks like first hand. However, very rarely, a situation arises where I believe the citizens have a responsibility to step up and help their fellow man and I believe that this situation meets those criteria. If anybody is in disagreement, I can fully respect that position. Oh... and for all of the black rifle haters, this is what would be used. Last edited by RedLS1GTO; 04-26-2013 at 9:20am. Reason: I can't f'n spell. |
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And if they died from your bullet, you would either be the hero who killed the terrorist or the azz hole who ruined the possibility of interrogation. If they entered my home, dead when they came through the door. |
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Thought this was interesting point of view.....
Why weren't Watertown residents told to get their guns? | Fox News |
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my office is 5 blocks from that boat
I had to close friday due to this. I carry EVERY day Im no hero but if i was at home with that poit of vew and watching it go down on TV, You would ahve a great shot with the AR. The only fear is the police would start shooting up at you ?. Who knows |
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if my wife would like to back me up, the .270 wby mag in the back shoots just as well. .62 groups at 100 yards with a .300 win mag makes for an effective "stopper" |
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Granted, with multiple armed targets at pretty close range, I think quickness would be key which gives some advantage to the M4. With 75gr Hornady FPD TAP rounds, it should have more than sufficient stopping power. |
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At that particular point in time, in the dark, how do you know that it's the bombing suspects outside your window? Seems as though the question would need to be expanded to the generic situation of a shootout with police.
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Anyone shooting outside of my house is a threat to me and my family. I don't GAF what the situation is.
I would have grabbed my .300 blackout and a supressor. I would have fixed them so that they are not shooting anymore. Not saying I would have killed them, but I would have made it so that neither one of them would be shooting again. In Texas, I would be fine. |
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04-28-2013, 12:37am | #58 | |||||||
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As for a "generic" shootout, see post 45. |
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