I can't picture the perp getting to go home after I had to draw down on him. Hopefully the situation would entail the perp going to the slammer and me going home. But yeah, a much better outcome than a dead or seriously injured perp and me having to defend my actions. Much better to expend some carefully aligned photons than a chunk of lead.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Floyd Thursby via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 12:36 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Floyd Thursby Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: H&K sale I am thinking too that lighting up your target might make the target reappraise his life choices at that moment, unless completely zonked out. That would be a best-case scenario, defuse the situation with a laser blast and everyone goes home or wherever. --FT (who is reminded I need to go to the Sheriff to get fingerprinted so I can send in my application for my CWP) On 5/18/17 3:31 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: > That's just ignorant: how one uses sights depends on range and speed. If you > are at 3 yds. or so you might either not use sights at all or just eyeball > the front sight only at waist level. Using sights fully can be surprisingly > accurate even with a snubby revolver or pocket pistol at 15 or even 25 yds. > Some pocket pistols such as the Ruger LCP have such rudimentary metal sights > that a laser sight can make the pistol much more accurate at these longer > ranges. If the situation justifies the use of deadly force, using sights will > not increase the risk of legal liability. And it will certainly decrease the > risk to any innocent bystanders. > > Decent sights can improve the odds of survival in a self-defense situation. > > BTW, most cops receive little firearms training, just qualification once a > year. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Meade > Dillon via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 11:55 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Meade Dillon > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: H&K sale > > The act of aiming the weapon has crossed the line into demonstrating intent > to kill and taking action on that intent. > > I take it as analogous to Jesus saying that if you look at a woman with lust > in your heart, you have committed adultery. > > > > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 2:00 PM, fmiser via Mercedes <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> Rick wrote: >>> I was told by a cop many years ago, "if you gave to aim, you >>> committed a murder". >> My mental power must be low today - I cannot figure out how to make >> that quote make sense. >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- --FT Winston Churchill: “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
