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  • NapaPlinker
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2010
    • 965

    Florida gun man used blanks?

    Pew Pew Pew.
  • #2
    E. Fudd
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2006
    • 632

    In the news, the police said the shooter had a real gun and was shooting real ammo. Luckily he was a lousy shot. He did manage to shoot himself though...

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    • #3
      bigwhitetruck
      Senior Member
      • Nov 2009
      • 628

      I saw pictures of where the bullets hit notebooks and the wall. It must have been a miracle that no one was shot except for the suspect.
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      • #4
        stix213
        AKA: Joe Censored
        CGN Contributor - Lifetime
        • Apr 2009
        • 18998

        This goes to show that firearms actually take practice

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        • #5
          Black_Talon
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2005
          • 2281

          Originally posted by stix213
          This goes to show that firearms actually take practice
          Naw, just handguns. If he'd been using an Evil Assault Rifle (especially one with a "shoulder thing that goes up") the bullets would have guided themselves to the target(s) without human intervention.
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          • #6
            psssniper
            CGN Contributor
            • Oct 2005
            • 3060

            Look for the interview with the shooters wife. She said he missed on purpose!
            "I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness; I love only that which they defend.
            victus exaro somniculosus, somnus exaro ieiunium

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            • #7
              thrasherfox
              Senior Member
              • Nov 2010
              • 2319

              I was having a talk with a guy about this at work today, we both agreed that he didn't want to hurt anyone. He was just pushed to his breaking point he felt he had to express it. But I don't think it was a miracle he didn't hit anyone, I think it was be design on his part.
              1 Peter 3:15

              But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect

              2 Corinthians 3:3
              You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

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              • #8
                travelshot
                Member
                • Aug 2010
                • 253

                Originally posted by psssniper
                Look for the interview with the shooters wife. She said he missed on purpose!
                Ahah yea... I smell a wrongful death civil lawsuit setup...
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                • #9
                  Rhythm of Life
                  Veteran Member
                  • Apr 2010
                  • 2800

                  A blank shot close enough to the head can be lethal.

                  Unfortunately a few actors can attest to that
                  The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

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                  • #10
                    dustoff31
                    Calguns Addict
                    • Apr 2007
                    • 8209

                    Originally posted by travelshot
                    Ahah yea... I smell a wrongful death civil lawsuit setup...
                    In a video of the incident on TV, one of the school board members I believe, said to the shooter words to the effect that he was looking for "suicide by cop".

                    A wrongful death suit? I dunno. With the whole thing on video, that might be a rough row to hoe. And remember, it's Florida.
                    "Did I say "republic?" By God, yes, I said "republic!" Long live the glorious republic of the United States of America. Damn democracy. It is a fraudulent term used, often by ignorant persons but no less often by intellectual fakers, to describe an infamous mixture of socialism, miscegenation, graft, confiscation of property and denial of personal rights to individuals whose virtuous principles make them offensive." - Westbrook Pegler

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                    • #11
                      Vin496
                      Calguns Addict
                      • Mar 2008
                      • 8804

                      Originally posted by psssniper
                      Look for the interview with the shooters wife. She said he missed on purpose!
                      Originally posted by thrasherfox
                      I was having a talk with a guy about this at work today, we both agreed that he didn't want to hurt anyone. He was just pushed to his breaking point he felt he had to express it. But I don't think it was a miracle he didn't hit anyone, I think it was be design on his part.
                      Originally posted by dustoff31
                      In a video of the incident on TV, one of the school board members I believe, said to the shooter words to the effect that he was looking for "suicide by cop".

                      A wrongful death suit? I dunno. With the whole thing on video, that might be a rough row to hoe. And remember, it's Florida.
                      I was watching the video with my Mother In Law and Wife,, and I told them, he didn't want to hurt anyone else. Notice that when the lady tried to hit the gun out of his hand, he just pushed her down. Anyone who had it in mind to kill others would have probably shot her after she attempted that, but he was almost gentle with her.

                      Looked like he wanted to draw attention to his issues, and if that meant he was killed, so be.
                      I think it can be confirmed that an alien xenomorph is absolutely no match for good ole' Alabama black snake!

                      and

                      If you're in a survival movie and the hot blond twists her ankle and can't walk, you damn well figure a way to carry her. If it's a dude, you shake his hand and say "best of luck".

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                      • #12
                        Shady
                        Veteran Member
                        • Mar 2010
                        • 3413

                        its easy to miss if your nervouse and your only
                        taking one shot at multiple moving targets

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                        • #13
                          travelshot
                          Member
                          • Aug 2010
                          • 253

                          Originally posted by dustoff31
                          In a video of the incident on TV, one of the school board members I believe, said to the shooter words to the effect that he was looking for "suicide by cop".

                          A wrongful death suit? I dunno. With the whole thing on video, that might be a rough row to hoe. And remember, it's Florida.
                          I just realized my post might be misinterpreted. I didn't mean that I think a wrongful death suit would have any merit. But for family members to immediately come out and make that type of statement, it sounds to me like it was advice given out by a lawyer who is setting up for the future.

                          I have seen enough frivolous wrongful death suits against police out here that I would honestly not be surprised. Free advertising for the lawyer and a good setup for interviews or a daytime tv movie deal. I am overly jaded, I know.

                          The guy might have been out of his mind, but that is no excuse. Maybe his first shot was because of tension and he accidentally squeezed the trigger then just went with it, but again, no excuse. He tries to take out one board member, then another, then, once he gets hit, he squeezes off a few rounds in the officer's direction before he kills himself. It was obviously no blanks. I think one of the board members said that he wondered if it was blanks because he didn't hit anybody.

                          I saw a press conference from the officer today on the news. He said he was afraid he was going to be arrested because he shot him in the back first. It's a sad statement on society when the first thing that goes through his mind is his own liability, when he may very well have saved a bunch of lives.

                          Btw, does anyone know what kind of gun he was using?
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                          • #14
                            dustoff31
                            Calguns Addict
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 8209

                            Originally posted by travelshot
                            I just realized my post might be misinterpreted. I didn't mean that I think a wrongful death suit would have any merit. But for family members to immediately come out and make that type of statement, it sounds to me like it was advice given out by a lawyer who is setting up for the future.
                            Yes, either lawyer advice or the typical family reaction, "Johnny would never hurt a fly."

                            I have seen enough frivolous wrongful death suits against police out here that I would honestly not be surprised. Free advertising for the lawyer and a good setup for interviews or a daytime tv movie deal. I am overly jaded, I know.
                            I wouldn't say that.

                            Btw, does anyone know what kind of gun he was using?
                            All I heard was "small caliber" handgun.
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                            • #15
                              NapaPlinker
                              Senior Member
                              • Jun 2010
                              • 965

                              Originally posted by Black_Talon
                              Naw, just handguns. If he'd been using an Evil Assault Rifle (especially one with a "shoulder thing that goes up") the bullets would have guided themselves to the target(s) without human intervention.
                              Because they were heat seeking?
                              Pew Pew Pew.

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