NBC news stupidity

(B2431) wrote:

Let's take this out of aviation for a moment. If you were at a stoplight and
some guy opened your passenger door and hopped in then produced a box cutter
and said "Hi, I'm from NBC and I just proved how easy it is to car jack" you
would still feel threatened.

I just had a mental picture of the driver saying "Hi, I'm from the NRA
and I just proved how easy it is for this here 9mm to blow a few nice
holes in a carjacker... sorry about the shirt and all..."

Mark Hickey

From: Mark Hickey
Date: 8/13/2004 5:07 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

(B2431) wrote:

Let's take this out of aviation for a moment. If you were at a stoplight
and
some guy opened your passenger door and hopped in then produced a box cutter
and said "Hi, I'm from NBC and I just proved how easy it is to car jack" you
would still feel threatened.

I just had a mental picture of the driver saying "Hi, I'm from the NRA
and I just proved how easy it is for this here 9mm to blow a few nice
holes in a carjacker... sorry about the shirt and all..."

Mark Hickey

9mm? You heathen!! I carry a 45.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

B2431 wrote:

From: Mark Hickey
Date: 8/13/2004 5:07 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

(B2431) wrote:


Let's take this out of aviation for a moment. If you were at a stoplight

and

some guy opened your passenger door and hopped in then produced a box cutter
and said "Hi, I'm from NBC and I just proved how easy it is to car jack" you
would still feel threatened.

I just had a mental picture of the driver saying "Hi, I'm from the NRA
and I just proved how easy it is for this here 9mm to blow a few nice
holes in a carjacker... sorry about the shirt and all..."

Mark Hickey


9mm? You heathen!! I carry a 45.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

The example was obviously a female NRA member. I also carry a .45 or a
..44 Mag. The .44 is a little unwieldly though in tight quarters, but I
do like the extra firepower and it is more accurate than my .45. I
imagine the muzzle blast in a cockpit would be truly impressive. You
wouldn't even have to hit the terrorist to put him out of commission.


Matt

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
The example was obviously a female NRA member. I also carry a .45 or a
.44 Mag. The .44 is a little unwieldly though in tight quarters, but I
do like the extra firepower and it is more accurate than my .45. I
imagine the muzzle blast in a cockpit would be truly impressive. You
wouldn't even have to hit the terrorist to put him out of commission.


I had a Ruger .30 carbine revolver with a loose cylinder/barrel gap. The
crack of the report would kill a crow at thirty feet and the side blast from
the cylinder would blow the hats off the guys shooting at the stations to
your left and right.

Rich "The crow was old and had a heart condition" S.

Rich S. wrote:
"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...

The example was obviously a female NRA member. I also carry a .45 or a
.44 Mag. The .44 is a little unwieldly though in tight quarters, but I
do like the extra firepower and it is more accurate than my .45. I
imagine the muzzle blast in a cockpit would be truly impressive. You
wouldn't even have to hit the terrorist to put him out of commission.



I had a Ruger .30 carbine revolver with a loose cylinder/barrel gap. The
crack of the report would kill a crow at thirty feet and the side blast from
the cylinder would blow the hats off the guys shooting at the stations to
your left and right.

That's about the only way a .30 carbine can do any damage! :-)

Matt

From: Matt Whiting


That's about the only way a .30 carbine can do any damage! :-)

Matt

Actually the .30 caliber has been the butt of many jokes. The round was never
intended to be a pistol round. The rifle was bought by the Army for men whose
primary weapon was NOT a rifle. In fact out to about 75 meters it is a
reasonably accurate weapon with good stopping power. At that range I'd take it
over any standard side arm. Given a choice of the carbine or garand I'd take
the garand however. Then again I am a big guy and carrying that beast is easy
for me.

What does this have to do with RAH?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 20:29:43 -0700, "Rich S."
wrote:

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
The example was obviously a female NRA member. I also carry a .45 or a
.44 Mag. The .44 is a little unwieldly though in tight quarters, but I
do like the extra firepower and it is more accurate than my .45. I
imagine the muzzle blast in a cockpit would be truly impressive. You
wouldn't even have to hit the terrorist to put him out of commission.


I had a Ruger .30 carbine revolver with a loose cylinder/barrel gap. The
crack of the report would kill a crow at thirty feet and the side blast from
the cylinder would blow the hats off the guys shooting at the stations to
your left and right.

Rich "The crow was old and had a heart condition" S.

Back in "The old Days" I attended a turkey shoot at the Ithica Gun
Club (Ithica MI). One gunsmith had built up a revolver based on the
Colt Peacemaker. The only difference which made the thing memorable
was the cartridge. It was chambered for the 45-70. That cylinder was
huge. For that matter so was the revolver. Not that the 45-70 makes a
practical pistol cartridge. Half the powder was still unburned when
it went out the muzzle in a very spectacular fashion. Just think of
the attention on the firing like when you start slipping those huge
cartridges into the cylinder. :-))

Man, talk about thread drift.
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Hmmm...no slug required, a single shot flame thrower...

--
Dan D.
http://www.ameritech.net/users/ddevillers/start.html


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"Roger Halstead" wrote in message news
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 20:29:43 -0700, "Rich S."
wrote:

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
The example was obviously a female NRA member. I also carry a .45 or a
.44 Mag. The .44 is a little unwieldly though in tight quarters, but I
do like the extra firepower and it is more accurate than my .45. I
imagine the muzzle blast in a cockpit would be truly impressive. You
wouldn't even have to hit the terrorist to put him out of commission.


I had a Ruger .30 carbine revolver with a loose cylinder/barrel gap. The
crack of the report would kill a crow at thirty feet and the side blast from
the cylinder would blow the hats off the guys shooting at the stations to
your left and right.

Rich "The crow was old and had a heart condition" S.

Back in "The old Days" I attended a turkey shoot at the Ithica Gun
Club (Ithica MI). One gunsmith had built up a revolver based on the
Colt Peacemaker. The only difference which made the thing memorable
was the cartridge. It was chambered for the 45-70. That cylinder was
huge. For that matter so was the revolver. Not that the 45-70 makes a
practical pistol cartridge. Half the powder was still unburned when
it went out the muzzle in a very spectacular fashion. Just think of
the attention on the firing like when you start slipping those huge
cartridges into the cylinder. :-))

Man, talk about thread drift.
Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

From: Matt Whiting
Date: 8/13/2004 9:51 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

B2431 wrote:

From: Mark Hickey
Date: 8/13/2004 5:07 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

(B2431) wrote:


Let's take this out of aviation for a moment. If you were at a stoplight

and

some guy opened your passenger door and hopped in then produced a box
cutter
and said "Hi, I'm from NBC and I just proved how easy it is to car jack"
you
would still feel threatened.

I just had a mental picture of the driver saying "Hi, I'm from the NRA
and I just proved how easy it is for this here 9mm to blow a few nice
holes in a carjacker... sorry about the shirt and all..."

Mark Hickey


9mm? You heathen!! I carry a 45.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

The example was obviously a female NRA member. I also carry a .45 or a
.44 Mag. The .44 is a little unwieldly though in tight quarters, but I
do like the extra firepower and it is more accurate than my .45. I
imagine the muzzle blast in a cockpit would be truly impressive. You
wouldn't even have to hit the terrorist to put him out of commission.


Matt

I think it should be legal to fire 3 warning shots to the head.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

B2431 wrote:

From: Matt Whiting
Date: 8/13/2004 9:51 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

B2431 wrote:


From: Mark Hickey
Date: 8/13/2004 5:07 PM Central Daylight Time
Message-id:

(B2431) wrote:



Let's take this out of aviation for a moment. If you were at a stoplight

and


some guy opened your passenger door and hopped in then produced a box

cutter

and said "Hi, I'm from NBC and I just proved how easy it is to car jack"

you

would still feel threatened.

I just had a mental picture of the driver saying "Hi, I'm from the NRA
and I just proved how easy it is for this here 9mm to blow a few nice
holes in a carjacker... sorry about the shirt and all..."

Mark Hickey


9mm? You heathen!! I carry a 45.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

The example was obviously a female NRA member. I also carry a .45 or a
.44 Mag. The .44 is a little unwieldly though in tight quarters, but I
do like the extra firepower and it is more accurate than my .45. I
imagine the muzzle blast in a cockpit would be truly impressive. You
wouldn't even have to hit the terrorist to put him out of commission.


Matt


I think it should be legal to fire 3 warning shots to the head.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

It probably should be not only legal, but mandatory.

Matt