Tuesday morning feel good stories
In Dayton, Ohio, a thief tried to rob a gas station with a handgun, but one of the clerks was also armed and a gun fight brought out. Another clerk was wounded in the leg by the crook, but the criminal unassed the store before he could get his grubby hands on any loot.
Back in October, we wrote about poor William Shinkle of Victor, Idaho. He’d broke into a home and shot at the residents. A teen in the home fired back with the family shot gun striking him in the abdomen. Well, he got released from the hospital Sunday into the waiting arms of law enforcement;
Shinkle, 32, of Victor, has been charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon as well as burglary, possession of a controlled substance and an enhancement charge of use of a deadly weapon in commission of a felony. He is also charged with misdemeanor counts of possessing drug paraphernalia and possession of burglary tools.
Category: Feel Good Stories
When using your legal firearm to defend what is yours, shoot straight, shoot fast and empty the weapon. Become as familiar with your weapon as you are with your household or shop tools. The police will follow up and take the necessary report, and attempt to catch anyone that was able to run away.
I disagree, don’t empty the weapon, if you have a double stack magazine you could kill others and cause a ton of damage.
Go to the range and practice enough that you can fire a three round shot pattern at your assailant, that will startle them enough to give you a clear shot to end the confrontation quickly if it hasn’t ended already.
It is your responsibility to know how to use the firearm you are using, every time you use it.
So use it wisely…
I agree…empty your weapon and miss the s.o.b., he has a chance to finish the fight!!
Frankie, I do believe the Gunsite, LEO, and military operator trainings emphasize the 2-1 pattern; 2 to center mass, 1 to cranium. If you empty your weapon on one perp, the next perp has a better chance of getting you.
That said, anecdotal evidence indicates that SF training also leans toward “if he’s still standing, keep firing.”
YMMV
Don’t know the original source of this quote, but I got it from Western Rifle Shooters, “Shoot until the target changes shape or catches fire.” Seems like good advice.
If one is certain that one only needs to face a single threat, I can see that.
I heard of a case (caveat emptor) where an ex-SF new LEO was confronted with a perp with a pistol who came out of his car at him. The new LEO began shooting and advancing on the threat. The perp fell back and wedged between the steering wheel and the door. He did not go down, the LEO continued until dry – putting 15 (I believe) in a 4″ circle over the perp’s heart.
The new LEO’s superiors had to re-train him to behave like a peace officer not an SF operator.