I’m not actually going to form an opinion on this until the Supreme Court tells me what my opinion should be.
The only way to stop a bad groin with a gun is a good guy with a gun.
He was found in the meat section?
Let’s just say something of his was featured in the meats section. (Half off.)
Getting shot in the Walmart is always the worst way to go.
Durn shame it wasn’t in Piggly Wiggly, for two reasons. First, the name of the store! Second, it’d certainly appear on an episode of America’s Dumbest [del]Conservatives[/del] Criminals if that series were to be resurrected.
ARIZONA MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF IN GROIN IN WALMART
He sensed a firm cylindrical object rising up to point at him? Self-defense!
America’s Dumbest Conservatives is an ongoing series. Next episode is tomorrow.
Yes, if you stick an unholstered gun in your waistband you are likely to get shot in the meat section.
ETA: Or you might end up with your knickers around your knees: If I fired a pistol and then stuck it in my waistband like on TV, wouldn’t I get burned? - The Straight Dope
This is not to slag on that other peace officer – he was doing his best in a chaotic and confusing situation, and he must be feeling terrible about this.
But I hope you can keep this case in mind the next time you hear about “a good man with a gun” who is the solution to all our mass shooting problems. Here were two good, trained men with guns, and one of them ended up shooting the other. Imagine if they had been amateurs.
Trained? :rolleyes:
Are you challenging whether a county sheriff’s sergeant and a California Highway Patrol officer were trained in the use of firearms?
It is a common article of faith amongst the pro-gun crowd that anyone with a CCW is a better shot than an LEO.
I don’t find an article of faith a very compelling argument or piece of evidence. Witnessing belongs in Great Debates.
To be fair, the compelling argument that you were presented with was even less, it was just a single word with a :rolleyes: .
To be really fair, it was SigMan who posted the single word, which was what I responded to.
Who was responding to Roderick Femm’s post.
Just to clear things up, I was being sarcastic.
They don’t practice much unless on their own time. Us gun nuts shoot better because we spend a lot of time at the range.
I have no doubt that if the gunman had calmly presented himself as a paper target that slowly zips down the range to the required distance, you’d be the man for the job, provided of course he gave you the time to get your ear protection on first.