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Bringing An Oxygen Bottle To A Gunfight: An 83-year-old Georgia man,
hooked up to an oxygen bottle, was able to scare two robbers out of his
home with an unloaded "squirrel rifle." Shooting while using oxygen may
not be the safest practice. (Accounts differ as to the firearm was a .22
rifle or a shotgun.)
http://www.wesh.com/news/5367753/detail.html
http://www.opinioneditorials.com/freedomwriters/rboyd_20051120.html
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Bringing Jujitsu To A Gunfight: Three years ago a would-be rapist in New
Mexico attacked a woman trained in grappling skills, only to be shot to
death with his own gun. The woman now investigates sex crimes as an
Albuquerque police officer.
http://www.observer-online.com/articles/2005/11/19/news/story3.txt
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Rule Five Reminder: A Massachusetts police officer lost his handgun
after setting it on the roof of his vehicle, then driving away in the
vehicle. The officer received relatively minor discipline from a chief
who is notorious in his opposition to issuing firearm permits to private
citizens.
http://www.patriotledger.com/articles/2005/11/19/news/news04.txt
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Watch What You Say: An Illinois store clerk, who fired at robbers who
had fired through the door at him as they fled the store, says he was
just trying to scare them. Since the shooting appears justified it seems
foolish to make a statement that casts doubt on its justification.
http://www.wifr.com/home/headlines/1992722.html
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Charges Dropped In Oregon Shooting Incident: Charges have been dropped
in a shooting incident outside a Eugene bar because the prosecution
doubts that it could prove its case. Sounds like a good reminder not to
hang out where people go to get drunk.
http://www.registerguard.com/news/2005/11/18/d1.cr.chargesdropped.1118.p1.php?section=cityregion
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Front Sight Suit Invokes RICO Act: The local paper in Pahrump NV looks
at the current legal problems facing Front Sight Firearms Training
Institute. (I have had one former Front Sight student liken its
membership program to a Ponzi scheme, in an effort to describe the
financial woes Piazza faces.)
http://www.pahrumpvalleytimes.com/2005/11/18/news/frontsight.html
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Tacoma Mall Shooting - Two Views: The link is to a standard news
account. Then John Farnam furnishes an account by a cop on the scene.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10129879/
From John Farnam:
20 Nov 05
Active Shooter in Tacoma, WA Mall, from a friend at the scene:
"Today's shooting involved a twenty-year-old, Hispanic male, high on
crystal meth. It was an attempted suicide-by-cop. However, during the
entire incident, no police bullets were ever fired at the suspect. The
suspect was armed with a CZ 9mm pistol, loaded with Remington Golden
Saber ammunition. He also had a Kalashnikov clone (7.62X39, hardball
ammunition) secreted in a guitar case.
He started by firing his pistol randomly down a mall corridor. He was
jumped from behind by an unarmed mall patron who attempted to disarm
him. In the ensuing struggle, the patron was hit four times in the
torso before the suspect's badly-rusted and poorly maintained CZ
experienced a stoppage which precluded additional shooting by the
suspect. The heroic patron was the only person seriously injured during
the incident. All other injuries were minor, mostly caused by ricochets
and people being trampled during the panicked exit of mall shoppers.
With his pistol non-operational an apparently not knowing how to fix it,
the suspect abandoned it and reverted to his AK, again firing randomly.
Our 'Active-Shooter' training really paid off! First officers to arrive
did not hesitate. They organized into the diamond formation and entered
the mall building straightaway, moving toward the sound of gunfire.
Some officers were armed with Ruger Mini-14s. Upon seeing advancing
officers, the suspect ran into a mall store and took three hostages.
Officers were successful in containing the suspect and clearing the rest
of the mall.
Negotiations began. At one point, the suspect fell asleep! He
eventually gave up and released all hostages. He is currently in
custody, uninjured. No shots were fired by police."
Comment: As my friend indicated, "Active Shooter" training is critical
for all departments, big and small. It surely worked here. The suspect
was rapidly contained, and damage was minimized. SWAT teams were
eventually involved, but the guys who heroically organized themselves
and entered the building first were plain-vanilla patrolmen. They
deserve a lot of credit. Good show, guys!
/John
--
Stephen P. Wenger
Firearm safety - It's a matter
for education, not legislation.
http://www.spw-duf.info
