tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post9142507375030467038..comments2024-02-11T01:14:21.904-08:00Comments on SURVIVING IN ARGENTINA: Myths about armed self defenseFerFALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578136334334588454noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-39807174861667154222011-01-15T17:09:12.582-08:002011-01-15T17:09:12.582-08:00Well said Double Tapper, well said.
Your life is...Well said Double Tapper, well said. <br /><br />Your life is in God's hands. So you might as well stack the deck and roll the dice, cause when it's you time, it's you time. <br /><br />I'm just hoping its the other bastard's time when I get into a shootout.Pittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-21176054354513643782011-01-11T05:22:50.899-08:002011-01-11T05:22:50.899-08:00As someone with a bullet scar and the surgery to r...As someone with a bullet scar and the surgery to repair me from the bullet scar, I can vouch that bullet scars are insignificant compared to the surgery scar.Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682475060718774717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-17299204951562262142011-01-10T20:43:52.722-08:002011-01-10T20:43:52.722-08:00There's so much wrong with the idea that your ...There's so much wrong with the idea that your own gun is more likely to be used to kill yourself or a fellow occupant than to be used in defense. The brief history of this is that an Arthur Kellermann released a methodologically flawed study in the New England Journal of Medicine, and it was quoted by Marge Simpson whereby it took on a life of its own (at least that's my interpretation of events), and no matter how much discredit the idea receives, we'll never hear the end of it in our lifetimes. One big error on the surface of the study is that it assumes you have to kill an attacker (at home, or it doesn't count) to defend yourself with a gun. Dig a little deeper, and the cherry-picked data is mostly made of suicides and criminals killing each other. It's far from the idea of kids playing with dad's gun, or mistaking your brother for an intruder that the study inspires. But this doesn't even begin to describe the fundamental, underlying flaws in the study's methodology. There are a few good articles that go into more detail, such as on GunCite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-17157989587917535792011-01-10T20:21:37.584-08:002011-01-10T20:21:37.584-08:00Nothing is sure in this world. Except God. Some pe...Nothing is sure in this world. Except God. Some people die from a "small" wound. Others endure massive trauma and survive. You can stack the odds in your favor but one thing I have learned for certain - when it is your time, you will go - when it is not your time, nothing will kill you. Strange creatures we humans are!Double Tapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02078878726746284162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-2300041857085596732011-01-10T15:09:22.135-08:002011-01-10T15:09:22.135-08:00Everything you said made good sense, no arguement....Everything you said made good sense, no arguement. Let me add something: On a hunting trip three caribou were shot and cleaned. The largest one, the size of a small horse, had been shot through the chest. The bullet missed ribs going in and coming out. Internally I have never seen such damage. The large chest cavit was empty with a pile of bloody "stuff" laying on the bottom. The longs were totally destroyed. On the entry side just under the skin was a blood filled "abcess" as big as a dinner plate. The shock from the bullet destroyed the area. This animal dropped like a rock and never moved. A single shot from a .308 in the chest. There is zero doubt in my mind that a human hit in the chest in this way with a hunting rifle caliber would die quickly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-21996603082041862992011-01-10T10:46:17.898-08:002011-01-10T10:46:17.898-08:00Head shot to Gabrielle Giffords in AZ proves your ...Head shot to Gabrielle Giffords in AZ proves your point. Curious though that Mossad used .22 caliber with reduced powder load (to minimize noise) and had a double tap procedure in their assassination methodology as detailed in the book 'Vengeance' about targeting the terrorists after the Olympics killings. They even had bicycle pump guns with the same caliber when they killed the female assassin in the Netherlands. What is it that they know? On a side note, My ex-L.A. sheriff brother in law told me the cheapest noise suppressor the gangs use is a plastic liter soda bottle stuffed with rags. 2011 may be when TSHTF for real here in USA.ghpacifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829514410903378217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-64401034971807562172011-01-10T10:30:21.182-08:002011-01-10T10:30:21.182-08:00My doctor friend told me the other day he examined...My doctor friend told me the other day he examined (gangster) patient that had 16 bullet wounds. The guy said he had been shot 5 different occasions so about 3 bullets per incident, but the guy was ok.DaShuihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731696293751625845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-70289430967601970762011-01-10T10:08:24.363-08:002011-01-10T10:08:24.363-08:00True. Nothing is absolute. When training for self ...True. Nothing is absolute. When training for self defense, we must look at the most effective vs. the least effective. True, a hit in the head or the CNS will not stop an attack 100% of the time. And a head shot could be survivable (See the shooting in Tucson, AZ), but, all things considered, you are much more likely to stop an attacker by hitting the CNS than the gut. or the leg. or the butt (although extreme shock claims to provide mortal butt wounds). I train for upper center mass with emphasis to the head. I also train emptying the magazine. Most would be wise not to believe Hollyweird claims of people blown back 30 feet by a 9mm gut shot. If we reject logic and common sense and claim either one shot kills with a wounder .45 or claim that the 9mm can not stop an attack no matter where you hit, we will be equally wrong.Goldsaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01264137597791981924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939666320943790100.post-3206076475930716222011-01-10T03:26:37.021-08:002011-01-10T03:26:37.021-08:00Love it. Good sense and a sense of humor. Best l...Love it. Good sense and a sense of humor. Best line: Some people should not have a gun... or vote, or have kids, or drive a vehicle. How many folks die in drunk driving/aggressive driving accidents each year?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com