So how many years is the guy going to get for brandishing a weapon of war?
He had a FOID and a CCW, so even though its Illinois he might be all right....
I don't know. "Might" scares me.
Yeah, one big reason I don't live in places like Illinois.
We would Love you if you came to visit Illinois, or live here.
You'd like it out here in 'Reagan country'. Lots of CC. Lots of great people and kids. Lots of trump friends.
Lots of great internationally known State Parks, like Starved Rock.
President Reagan was born in Dixon, IL and went on to Eureka College,
where my Sister got her degree for teaching; BD, LD, ED and every other D ...
get rid of Cook County and Illinois is fine
......Thomas told reporters he ordered the suspect to stop the attack and then kept him in place until police arrived. The suspect reportedly got away briefly, but was apprehended by deputies.....
https://patch.com/illinois/oswego/ar-15-threat-used-stop-knife-attack-sheriff
So does this validate the old adage, "Don't bring a knife to a gun fight"? :mrgreen:Just one of many such incidents proving the ARs utility in self-defense.
[url]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/27/threat-to-use-ar-15-style-rifle-ends-stabbing-incident-officials-say.html
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With both his FOID & CCW, I can't imagine him NOT being alright.He had a FOID and a CCW, so even though its Illinois he might be all right....
We would Love you if you came to visit Illinois, or live here.
You'd like it out here in 'Reagan country'. Lots of CC. Lots of great people and kids. Lots of trump friends.
Lots of great internationally known State Parks, like Starved Rock.
President Reagan was born in Dixon, IL and went on to Eureka College,
where my Sister got her degree for teaching; BD, LD, ED and every other D ...
With both his FOID & CCW, I can't imagine him NOT being alright.
This guy did exactly what a responsible person should, if possible: He ended the threat without any further injury or damage to anyone involved. In my book he truly deserves the accolade, "A good guy with a gun".
Only once in my life, a very long time ago, did I feel the need to produce a gun. And it was in exactly this type of situation, and with the same result: The threat removed himself, there were no injuries or damage, the offender was quickly apprehended shortly after, and I got to immediately go back to sleep and slept well - having no paperwork or other hassles.
And I'll never forget the accolade the copper in charge laid on me:
"Thanks for helping-out. Now why don't you go back in and put that thing away, before someone gets hurt. Have a good night, sir!"
Simpler solutions for simpler times, it seems.
Just one of many such incidents proving the ARs utility in self-defense.
[url]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/27/threat-to-use-ar-15-style-rifle-ends-stabbing-incident-officials-say.html
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With both his FOID & CCW, I can't imagine him NOT being alright.
This guy did exactly what a responsible person should, if possible: He ended the threat without any further injury or damage to anyone involved. In my book he truly deserves the accolade, "A good guy with a gun".
Only once in my life, a very long time ago, did I feel the need to produce a gun. And it was in exactly this type of situation, and with the same result: The threat removed himself, there were no injuries or damage, the offender was quickly apprehended shortly after, and I got to immediately go back to sleep and slept well - having no paperwork or other hassles.
And I'll never forget the accolade the copper in charge laid on me:
"Thanks for helping-out. Now why don't you go back in and put that thing away, before someone gets hurt. Have a good night, sir!"
Simpler solutions for simpler times, it seems.
We would Love you if you came to visit Illinois, or live here.
You'd like it out here in 'Reagan country'. Lots of CC. Lots of great people and kids. Lots of trump friends.
Lots of great internationally known State Parks, like Starved Rock.
President Reagan was born in Dixon, IL and went on to Eureka College,
where my Sister got her degree for teaching; BD, LD, ED and every other D ...
Obviously, we've got to sometimes make due with what we've got. But if I & my family were under legit threat, I'd probably consider springing for something a bit more effective!Never drew mine, but a neighbor stood in MY yard and said he would kill me and my old lady. Next morning I was casting lead ball, the old lady saw me and said "I know what you are doing" I kept my 1858 cap n ball 44 loaded for a month until we moved, then I went down to the river and emptied it (very hard to safely unload a cap n ball without firing).
That was close to a year ago, other than firing some blanks on the 4th of July, it has been unloaded ever since.
Obviously, we've got to sometimes make due with what we've got. But if I & my family were under legit threat, I'd probably consider springing for something a bit more effective!
Well, necessity is said to be the mother of invention! :thumbs:That's what I got, so I make due. Sure dropped that 130 pound hog at around 80ft a couple years back. With only around 75 of a max powder load, it went thru a rib bone, punched a hole in both lungs and lodged just under the hide on the far side. With a full powder load, it would of went clean thru the midsection, a hogs hide is much tougher than a mans!
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