Florida Jogger who shot and killed unarmed teenage 'mugger' released without charge

**chitown** · 14-01-2011, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

^It is very unusual for a foreigner to be able to obtain a concealed carry permit here, but yes, I have one. As does my wife, and my driver.

Nice!!!

**Stone Soup** · 14-01-2011, 01:23 PM

As Robert Heinlein once wrote: "An armed society is a polite society". Scratch one hoodlum punk from the gene pool.

**Davis Knowlton** · 14-01-2011, 01:26 PM

^^That said, it's getting harder. All my stuff expires Sunday on my birthday. I already renewed my driver's license (getting three years instead of the two I had before, and accomplishing the entire process in 100 minutes - a country record), and all of my gun licenses. Next step is to attack the concealed carry permit again. It gets harder each time I do it. But I reckon I will eventually prevail. My wife and driver will have no problem, but, as a foreigner, I have to work the system, and my contacts, harder.

**Davis Knowlton** · 14-01-2011, 01:32 PM

^^^^^Agree. Wasn't planning on jogging myself......

**Bettyboo** · 14-01-2011, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

^I carry a .45 Kimber Compact Custom and, coincidentally, also just cleaned it. And just stuck it in my belt, as I have to go out to the store.

Sometimes, you worry me, Davis!

**Davis Knowlton** · 14-01-2011, 01:49 PM

^Not to worry, Betty. Mine doesn't have ^gay grips^. Which also look slippery, by the way.

**Cujo** · 14-01-2011, 02:29 PM

What sort of work do you do that requires, you, your missus and your driver to be packing?

**Davis Knowlton** · 14-01-2011, 02:42 PM

^PM sent, Dug.

**Cujo** · 14-01-2011, 03:08 PM

^And replied.

**dirk diggler** · 14-01-2011, 04:16 PM

Security?

**Looper** · 14-01-2011, 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

I carry a .45 Kimber Compact Custom and, coincidentally, also just cleaned it. And just stuck it in my belt, as I have to go out to the store.

Just for backup, security like, in case anything, you know, goes wrong.

**Davis Knowlton** · 14-01-2011, 06:28 PM

^I already have one - in black.

**FailSafe** · 14-01-2011, 06:44 PM

I would bet he was carrying a Glock 30- it kicks like a bitch, but it's a pretty compact .45 (and if you live in Florida, you have to own at least one Glock- I think it's state law

).

**robuzo** · 14-01-2011, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by FailSafe

I would bet he was carrying a Glock 30- it kicks like a bitch, but it's a pretty compact .45 (and if you live in Florida, you have to own at least one Glock- I think it's state law

).

Glocks are garbage, it's HK all the way.

KOBRIEN · 14-01-2011, 10:21 PM

Fair play to the shooter,He should have shot both of them.

**Mr Gribbs** · 15-01-2011, 04:00 AM

I've read blacks have harder skulls, so a small caliber gun like a 22 or 32 won't always do the job. The Giffords chick even survived a 9mm shot to the head, the trauma units in most US cities are very good too, because they deal with so many gun shot wounds. I know a guy who was shot seven times after being robbed last year and he survived, he has to wear a colostomy bag now though.

**dirtydog** · 15-01-2011, 04:03 AM

in an attack it will be a body shot. Maybe when he goes down a head shot, but an attack its shot the mass which is the body.

**Mr Gribbs** · 15-01-2011, 04:06 AM

I don't know about that. You're better off going for a head shot if you're close to the person, a lot of people are wearing bullet proof vest today.

**dirtydog** · 15-01-2011, 04:16 AM

^They still go down, bullet proof vest or not, it hurts. ie bones broken etc. ie where ever it hits you in the chest it will be the hardest punch you ever have had.

**kingwilly** · 15-01-2011, 04:17 AM

You're talking shite mr gribbs, most people would miss a head at 20 metres and who really wears body armour around the streets?

As to the op, good on him and also good on the prosecutors/police who realised him without charge, for once a sensible decision.

**the dogcatcher** · 15-01-2011, 04:22 AM

I can dream.
AK will have to do for now.

**dirtydog** · 15-01-2011, 04:26 AM

People don't aim for the head, people learn to shoot on target ranges, the target is the top half of a person, the centre is the center of the chest, so they learn to shoot at the center of the chest, this is ingrained, he gets whacked in the face he aint going to change what he learned, not that it makes a lot of difference with a .45.

**dirtydog** · 15-01-2011, 04:27 AM

Originally Posted by the dogcatcher

AK will have to do for now.

HK perhaps, ak aint that advanced.

**the dogcatcher** · 15-01-2011, 04:35 AM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Originally Posted by the dogcatcher

AK will have to do for now.

HK perhaps, ak aint that advanced.

AK is not a great gun.
Simple, and hard wearing, but 762 is over the top really.
Had Laosy's refurbed last year.
Better now but still not great.
Got a wessy as well. Have to keep that in sewing machine oil cos the humidity rots it.

**dirtydog** · 15-01-2011, 04:44 AM

ak works all the time, fill the barrel up with dirt and it wil work, great for soldiers.

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