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Man shoots his way out of sinking SUV - Vehicular weirdness- msnbc.com
Now I have to say that I don't carry as a "get out of a sinking car" tool, but the guy was nothing if not resourceful!
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Check out this article:
Man shoots his way out of sinking SUV - Vehicular weirdness- msnbc.com
Now I have to say that I don't carry as a "get out of a sinking car" tool, but the guy was nothing if not resourceful!
"...whoever has no sword is to sell his coat and buy one." (Luke 22:36)
Christianity and Self Defense from a Biblical Perspective
Some people...nevermind!!!
Bill and Izzie: Proud parents of a soldier.
I thought of you all day today when I was at the zoo.
WOW, how do we practice this. LOL. Glad hes ok.
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"Whats up Knucle Head" Tacman605 2013
"I want the biggest fastest round available, know what I mean" 40Bob 2013
I wonder what charges the state of California are considering filing?
Gotta be some hearing damage there. I carry one of those little hammers that shatter glass readily available in my car. Don't know if I would use my gun to break windows... unless it was Microsoft Windows. (sorry)
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch; Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."
-- Benjamin Franklin
Thougt I'd only see that in a movie, glad he's OK anyway
Timid people sleep peacefully at night because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Molôn Labé!
you can buy some mtechs for about 10 bucks with seatbelt cutters, and glass breakers a pistol might be overkill.
When life gives you lemons, Open a lemonaid buisness.
Hmmm, need to start designing an IDPA stage for the next match I run...![]()
“What is a moderate interpretation of [the Constitution]? Halfway between what it says and [...] what you want it to say?” —Justice Antonin Scalia
SIG: P220R SS Elite SAO, P220R SAO, P220R Carry, P226R Navy, P226, P239/.40S&W, P2022/.40S&W; GSR 5", P6.
Not to pile on the poor guy, and I applaud his quick thinking, but I'm wondering if anyone who can be "startled by a cell phone" into driving off the road is of the right temperment to be an "armed security guard," or an armed anything, for that matter?!?
"Be justified. Blood may be easily wiped from the sword.
It cannot, however, be put back from where it came." --Quicksabre
Last week on Wensday Night at the Range,,, Tom Jarrett did a segment on firing from the inside of a car, drivers window with the windows up. Into two man targets, Car in the water,, Mythbusters did a show on it,, Hard to break a window in a submerged car,,
NRA Certified Rifle/Pistol Instructor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G18CFw0lnD8
Accuracy ALWAYS WINS! So carry what you can hit with.
If you find yourself in a fair fight your tactics stink.
I wonder how the guys hearing is after shooting himself out of a car.
A 9mm might expand but a .45 will never shrink enough to fit 17 in the magazine.
That was fast thinking. People die around here by running off the road into the canals. Just another reason for people to get their ccw permits. Just kidding but not a bad idea.
Not to say it is the prefered tool for the job, but hey, use the tools that are available to survive. Maybe he will expand his toolkit now.
Quick thinking saved his life.
Walk softly ...