Friday FGS
Texas father shoots, kills intruder holding 2 children at gunpoint
Police say the homeowner fired ‘in protection of his young children’
By Audrey Conklin
A Texas father of two shot and killed one of three intruders who entered his home Sunday and held his family at gunpoint, according to local reports.The following day, the home on 18th street in Port Arthur was also the apparent target of a shooting around 6 p.m., and a a few hours later a fire was reported there around midnight, Port Arthur News said.
Port Arthur Police said armed suspect Terence Ellies, 27, died Sunday at the scene of the aggravated robbery after he and two other armed suspects, whom police say may have known the homeowners, forcibly entered the residence as a female resident was arriving, according to PA News.
“The homeowner fired several shots at the suspect, who was pronounced deceased on scene,” Sgt. Shannon Meaux told the outlet. “The other two suspects fled the area before officers arrived.”
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Read the rest of the article here: Fox News
Murder Rate Rose by 37% in U.S. Cities In 2020
by Hans Bader
Murders have skyrocketed this year, as local governments have become softer on crime. In the 57 major cities for which data is available, the murder rate is up an average of 36.7%. Murder went up in 51 cities, and down in only six cities. Murder is up 74.1% in Seattle, 72.3% in Minneapolis, 55.5% in Chicago, 54.1% in Boston, 39.2% in New York, 34.5% in St. Louis, and 30.4% in Los Angeles.This huge rise in murder occurred as progressive prosecutors became softer on crime, parole became available to more murderers, and the death penalty stopped being used in most states.
Read the entire article here: Bacon’s Rebellion
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Category: Feel Good Stories
Gangbangers killing gangbangers. Win/win for the rest of us.
When is the burn loot murder crowd gonna protest the amount of black on black crime/murder in particular? Who made the comment/post the other day Chiraq up to 774 killed this year? Guess those black lives didn’t matter. Just like a spoiled 2 year old, the more the dregs of society are allowed to get away with, the more they will try to get away with.
“…a heavy metal weapon…” Heh heh. Comes in a .45 caliber too, just like his most Saintly JMB (Howitzer be his name) intended proper semi autos to be. Heh heh!
Gabriel, blow your horn!
Did you know Browning originally specified a fast 200 grain bullet for his autoloader? The army wanted instead the 225 grain slug and velocity of the later .45 Colt load. With jacket added we wound up with a 230 grain FMJ slug at an original of just under 900fps. It was tuned down to about 830fps a bit later.
If you shoot a 1911 with fast 200s, you will see why, both sides.
“Later” .45 Colt? Explain please. I know you are knowledgeable, so I must not be understanding your phrasing.
David, I’d guess – and this is only a guess, 11B-Mailclerk will have to confirm – that he’s talking about the load used in the M1909. The cartridge used with that pistol had a 250-grain bullet and a muzzle velocity of less than 740 ft/second.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_New_Service
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.45_Colt
Yes, I saw that error as well. The .45 Colt was created in 1873. Browning’s first .45 pistol fired the .45 auto-rim cartridge. It used a smokeless powder charge versus the original black powder charges of the .45 Colt cartridge. The.45 auto-rim case was later replaced with the .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) cartridge. Both cases have about the same volume.
Actually, the.45 auto-rim was created in 1920 so that it could be loaded in .45 acp revolvers without the use of half moon clips.
Anyway, that is what Wikipedia says.