Before we begin, I wanted to give you a quick reminder about the up-coming raffle for a 21-DVD set of Ron Hood’s survival DVDs! You’ll learn some of the best survival secrets from Vietnam Veteran Ron Hood and his wife Karen- everything from surviving in your home, to navigating through the wilderness, to cooking with home-made ovens!
Actually, we’re raffling off FIVE complete sets! This is almost $500 worth of DVDs, so if you’re interested, now is your chance.
You can see all the details here, but remember- if you pick up a copy of our new ‘Ultimate Buggin’ Out & Stayin’ Alive Crash Course’, you’re automatically entered into this raffle!
For more information on our ‘Ultimate Buggin’ Out & Stayin’ Alive Crash Course’, go HERE.
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Give Me an Old Gun
“…Go to your local gun store and check out the used gun display cases….”
by Tony Walker
It seems to me that a new pistol or revolver hits the gun stores every week. This is great news for rich neophiliacs (lovers of anything new), but for those of us who don’t have unlimited money to spend on firearms, it’s a little like being the little kid in the toy store who has no money to spend.
Few quality modern handguns in serious calibers can be had for less than $500 or so, but if you are looking for a personal sidearm that isn’t one of the cheap ‘Acme’ brands, you could do a lot worse than check out a used model of the gun you would buy new if you only had the money.
Go to your local gun store and check out the used gun display cases. There, you’ll find a whole range of fine handguns and revolvers that have been traded in for newer and more improved (?) models. Look at the used 1911 pistols, if a .45 Auto is what you’re looking for; or for an old Browning Hi-Power or a CZ75 if you like the 1911- style grip angle and the 9mm caliber.
In my particular case, I was looking for a Browning Hi-Power, and I found what I was looking for at a gun show. The owner was looking for some quick cash to buy a new hunting rifle, so I offered him $150 (this was eight or nine years ago), which he accepted.
The gun was an original Belgian-made Browning, from the Liege factory, and had no modifications of any kind, with one exception: the magazine safety, which stops the pistol from firing if there is no magazine in the gun, had been removed. This does not make it any more dangerous to use, provided the rules for firearms safety are followed, but removing factory safety devices is definitely not recommended! This modification allows the magazines to drop free, rather than leaving them hanging up in the well.
It was fitted with the original thick wooden ‘plank’ grips, and the sights were the issue ‘high invisibility’, and the bluing was a little worn, but I could still see the possibility of this becoming my custom carry pistol.
A few days later, having made a list of the modifications I wanted done, I took the Browning to my local gunsmith. We agreed on a price, and I left the gun with him. Weeks later, after numerous calls asking if the gun was ready (do all gunsmiths work on a 120-hour day time clock, where one of their days equals five of ours?), I was told to come and collect it.
The gun was everything I had asked for: The tiny sights had been replaced by a set of Novak three-dots, the slide had been re-blued, and the frame, hammer, trigger, and the new extended safety had been given a matte hard chrome finish.
I had deliberately not asked the gunsmith to carry out a trigger job, as I intended to leave the factory pull standard. The previous owner’s removal of the magazine disconnect meant that the trigger pull seemed lighter, even though the pull weight remained at just over five pounds. The pull was very crisp, probably because the disconnect didn’t have to drag its way across the various linkages before dropping the hammer.
The Browning is used regularly, and is my normal concealed carry sidearm, which is worn in an old Galco NSA inside the pants rig. The gun has had thousands of rounds through it, and it has been used as a ‘loaner’ gun on my classes. I can’t see me trading it in for any of the new handguns that are hitting the market, simply because: (a) I like it, and (b) It works
Tony Walker is the author of the critically-acclaimed book How to Win a Gunfight, and he also wrote Snides, the action thriller that introduced ex-SAS trooper John Pilgrim and his swift-shooting wife Sally. The new John and Sally Pilgrim novel, Pilgrim’s Banner, has been published. Find more information on Tony Walker’s website at www.johnpilgrimbooks.com.
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Coming Up On Armed American Radio
The Official Voice of the USCCA
by Mark Walters
Another WOW! Last week was one of the funnest broadcasts to date and a heck of a history lesson to boot. Terry Ike Clanton joined me for the full two hours. Originally scheduled for the first hour, he was SO good that I invited him to stay on the line with me for the second hour of the program. Ike is the fourth generation cousin of Billy Clanton who was killed at the OK Coral by the Earps and Doc Holliday. It was an incredibly interesting discussion as AAR and my listeners got the other side of the story of the OK Coral gunfight that Hollywood never tells. If you missed it, I HIGHLY recommend that you check it out on www.armedamericanradio.org
The growth of Armed American Radio continues to astound us as we add yet another two cities to the broadcast. KNST in Tucson will be joining the AAR family of listeners in the coming couple of weeks and Megatalk 1400 in Silverdale WA joined us for their first broadcast! There are more stations to come in cities across the country. Exciting to say the least!
This week I will be joined for the full two hours with Mr. George Hill, the Mad Ogre as we discuss a wide array of CCW topics, new gun stuff, new ammo stuff and a host of other interesting current event related items. Later on in the show I will be joined by author and second amendment activist, Mr. Larry Correia who will discuss his latest book, Monster Hunter International. Hopefully, Mr. Kenn Blanchard-The Black Man With a Gun will give us a jingle during one of the two hours to give us his perspective on the wildly popular Urban Shooter Podcast. Also, Mr. Steve Shenck of E-Foods Direct will call in to tell us why you need to prepare for food shortages and how you can do so effectively.
Please pick up a copy of Lessons from Armed America, by myself and Kathy Jackson. The book is taking off nationwide and is being widely recognized as a “must have” on the shelf with your other personal defense books. With foreword by Massad Ayoob, Lessons from Armed America is available nationwide at http://www.whitefeatherpress.com/id16.html, Amazon.com as well as a host of other nationwide book outlets.
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Review of Ruger’s Newest Incarnation of the Mini-14
USCCA Gear Review
Hey everyone. I thought I’d address some of the thoughts, concerns, and questions I’ve received in emails about some recent reviews that I’ve written. Sometimes I may think I was clear on intent and covered everything, but when I’ve read these emails I’ve realized I have made some mistakes. I try to do the best job that I possibly can, but sometimes I leave out something pertinent or goof up on the way I state some things. Then I get some emails.
A USCCA member and friend of mine pointed out that I wrote Arthur Miller when I meant Arthur Murray when quipping about what it’s like to step onto a slick floor with wet boots. My comment was, “That first step or two inside the door with a pair of wet shoes creates more new dancers than Arthur Miller ever did!” Now I knew that it was Murray who had the dance studios because there is one down in McMurray, Pennsylvania not that far from where I’m at. Still, I wrote Miller instead of Murray.
Anyway, here’s some more issues and questions that have come up:
Ruger’s Mini-14
Bill emailed me about the Ruger Mini-14 review that was in last week’s AAR. Bill’s words are in italics, and my response isn’t.
Hi Cody:
I must respectfully disagree with your comments regarding the operating rod (referred to as a “slide handle”) on the Mini (and the Garand and M-1A/M-14) being on the ‘wrong side’ for a right-handed shooter, and with the comment that the AR charging handle design is better.
Hi Bill. On page 9 of the Instruction Manual that came with the Mini-14 in the review, the nomenclature lists the part as the “Slide Handle.” I was just sticking with what Ruger calls it. I like the AR design where I can chamber a round using my left hand since I’m a right-handed shooter. I like to be able to keep my right hand where it needs to be, in order to get my right index finger on the trigger. If I’m using my right hand to put a round in the chamber, that’s what concerns me, if I happen to be using the weapon to save my life.
I find it impossible to retract an AR bolt without lowering the weapon whereas the M guns can be operated from the shoulder while maintaining a sight picture. Much better from prone. I also think that it would be disconcerting to seeing that moving op rod in front of my left eye. Not only would it interfere with the view, but the admittedly rare risk of breakage would concern me. I wonder how left-handed shooters feel about this.
I wouldn’t want that slide handle flying toward my face either. Instead of writing that it was on the wrong side for a right-handed shooter, I should have stated that it is not in the best position for a right-handed shooter in a combat type of situation since the right hand is meant to operate the handle. I imagine left-handed shooters would blink every time the gun went off just like I would if that handle was flying toward my face. Sorry for the confusion.
The AR design also limits stock comb height unless a weird notch is provided. The original AR-10 design with the charging handle on top was probably better, but not usable with a flat-top, and did require a receiver cut. Life is full of compromises.
Life certainly is full of compromises. I wouldn’t like the handle to be on top of the gun either, especially since the Mini is great with a scope. It pretty much has to stay where it is, and right-handed shooters need to adapt to reaching over the receiver to operate the handle if they are in a combat situation.
Now, how about a test of the heavy barrel Mini with accuracy results?
Best wishes,
Bill
I’d really like that opportunity. With the AAR being a free publication, we all jump through hoops to bring the best information at the lowest cost. Even consignment firearms that are loaners for review purposes cost a mini fortune to receive and send back. It’s fifty bucks to receive a gun, and can cost over a hundred to send them back depending on how much insurance is needed. Yeah, it’s a personal problem and I’m workin’ on it. I’d stick a smiley emoticon here, but I have to maintain some semblance of formality.
Here’s another article about the Mini, from Tom:
Good information. Good presentation. I have an earlier version mini-14, stainless steel w/wood stock. I recently put a green fiber-optic front sight on my gun. I also removed the peep-hole back sight and replaced it with a cut out (very small) Now shooting with greater accuracy with open sights @ 100 yards. The green fiber optic gets on the target quickly, as opposed to the factory front sight. Thanks for your article…
Tom In Tennessee
I like your idea of the sight change. My old eyes aren’t that fond of the rear peep sight, or the dark front sight either. Sounds like you have hit on a winning combination.
The final email I’d like to share about the Mini is from Ed who points out something funny about the rifle:
The only problem i have with mine, since I reload, is finding the danged brass after a session. I don’t know which is more dangerous, standing on the right side of the weapon or standing in front of it! Brass is up to 20 feet away from the shooting pit!
Edward
The first time I shot mine, I looked around for the brass. Anyone trying to flank me on the right side would’ve got smacked with some low flying brass over twenty feet from where I was standing. The Mini pops out the spent brass at a low angle to avoid hitting any optics that may be installed on the scope bases. It’s like the rifle flings the brass as one would fling a rock when trying to skip it on water.
Water Filtration
I got some emails suggesting alternatives to the Katadyn filter that I recommended. I didn’t want to imply that Katadyn was the only company that made portable water filters, but I did want to imply that they are the only company that makes water filters that I would trust enough to use myself.
Maybe if I get some data of tests completed on other water filters I might be inclined to trust another product. If that happens, then I’d be glad to review and possibly recommend other products. I’d need to see the results of standardized tests completed by a reputable agency who certifies the results of the tests. Use of the filter by the U.S. Military is a plus. Katadyn meets those criteria. Plus it is a company that has been making filters for over 80 years.
The filter I recommended was suitable for home and Bug Out use. There are higher volume per minute filters that some folks like to keep on hand for home/community use. They are the ones where the water is poured into a top container, ran through the filtration process, and comes out into a bottom filter.
I have two other products from Katadyn that I’ll be recommending in a review soon. Keep an eye out for it here. And by all means, if a company or representative would like another product reviewed, please get me the science and testing behind the product before sending the product sample.
Freeze Dried Food
This is about the Mountain House freeze dried food I reviewed and recommended in the AAR:
I was reading the well written bit about freeze dried product after the equally informative bit about a bug out kit….I have three issues…
1. The freeze dried product reviewed, while very good, and some of which I own, is also very expensive….VERY expensive. Enough food for a serious contingency is very expensive, which brings me to my second issue.
I appreciate the compliment of the article being well written. I try to inform, teach, and entertain. You are correct Jim, the freeze dried stuff is expensive. I like the taste and shelf-life of the Mountain House products. My primary short-term food contingency is standard bottled, canned, boxed, and bagged foods that we all get from the grocery store. I can live on soup for a very long time because I really like soup.
For a protracted situation where I need to initiate growing and hunting for our food supply, the freeze dried stuff has such a long shelf-life that it is my go to product as the secondary food source. Plus being without water, it is very lightweight making it fantastic for Bug Out use. I have also received emails pointing out that it must be rehydrated with water that may be in short supply.
True, that is a tradeoff. Either way, the water must be carried or made potable while on the run. Either heavier already hydrated food such as what is in cans and MREs will be carried, or freeze dried food that is much lighter will be carried. I either carry the water weight in food and drinking water on my back, or I obtain it as I go. In my geographical region there is plenty of water sources. It may be different for some others who read the review.
2.Not everyone is rich, or even middle income. Too often the advice is not designed for the real world.
I’m not rich either. The AAR reviews are of products that I am reviewing. After all, it is a Gear Review section. I would be happy to write a section of much lower cost options that I myself employ in the family survival plan, but that is more like an instructional article than a gear review.
Point 3 is more basic….I am simply too poor to own that retreat in the country and too old to pack a years survival gear into the safety of the wilderness. I will get through any disaster from economic implosion to EMP attack in my urban home In fact, the gear I have in my car is designed to get me back to my home, not away from it.
I’ve got a plan for getting away and getting back depending on the situation we are faced with. I mostly carry gear based on the highest probability of disaster occurrence. Things such as cold weather gear in the winter, and hot weather gear in the summer. Some other things I carry in the vehicle are coms, lighting, water, food, chargers for electronics, satellite communicator (SPOT), and such.
I can’t afford this year to renew my subscription to the SPOT Satellite Messenger though I’d really like to. We have a mountain of veterinary bills treating our Lucy for cancer so prioritization changes. I’m not out of cell range for great distances and the treatment of my doggy is of vital importance so a very quick decision was made.
Those kind of decisions need to be made on small and possibly larger scales every single day within a family that is prepping to survive any sort of natural or man-made disaster. I suggest that everyone start by buying some extra of the longer shelf-life food products that they already use. Get the stuff in sturdy containers first such as canned goods. Fill the cabinets with canned ravioli if you really like ravioli. If you can’t stand ravioli, then don’t buy it even if it is ten cans for a dollar. Get what you use.
Many foods come in pouches now that are made for daily consumer use such as tuna, and even prepared meal items such as pastas with sauce and meat. Keep an eye out for coupons from manufacturers wanting their customers to try the new pouch containers. To get people to try the stuff, they may put out a high value coupon. Then one can purchase a few for a Bug Out Bag. Being lighter than canned goods, I like the pouched foods of already cooked product in a Bug Out Bag. Also, they are much less expensive and easier to acquire than MREs.
Perhaps a good topic or so might be how one survives in ones own home and how folk without a vast treasury get by and can prepare. Good info, though now and again it might be noted that one does not have to buy megabuck 1911’s and civilian megabuck assault weapons. Many folk make good reliable guns for under $500 and with ammo one can buy in bulk.
Jim
Boise
Jim, I agree with you completely. I like to see the cool stuff in reviews I read. Then I adapt my need to my budget. The new Vinci shotgun looks really cool, and I hear it is the softest shooting 12 Gauge yet. But I don’t need to drop that amount of cash on a shotgun needed for home defense. In fact, I could buy a used one from someone in the friend grapevine who needs some quick cash. If that option isn’t available, then there are some less expensive brands at gun shops that can be acquired at a price considerably lower than the mainstream brands.
When I have to make that kind of decision, I research the brand I’m interested in to decide if it will suit my specific needs. I read professional reviews, and consumer accounts of their experiences with the budget item. I’m careful to weed out the folks who have nothing but bad to say about a product when others have found some good points. It appears that some consumers will have a problem with a company, and post fake accounts of their experiences with a product. Those kinds of people aren’t tough to spot. The opposite is true of advertisers who post absolutely glowing accounts of products.
This Month
Though I didn’t receive it in an email, I’d like everyone to be aware that October is the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My wife and I have a person in our lives who we love very much that has this form of cancer. The “C” word used to be much more terrifying than it is today. Modern medicine is providing more options continually to treat those who are diagnosed with just about any form of cancer.
I have had cancer touch three individuals that I love very much in the last few years. Just about everyone that I know has a friend or family member dealing with some form of cancer. You, the reader, probably have had the disease rear its ugly head in the life of someone that you know—possibly even you.
We pour money into causes all of the time. I don’t have a problem with anyone deciding to not support research of breast cancer because they are giving their time, effort, and money to another cause such as diabetes, or feeding the hungry, or supporting an outreach ministry. I do take issue with those who see no value in giving of and from themselves to help others who are sick or are in need.
This brings me to my final point for this gear review that actually had little to do with actual gear (but sometimes a change in routine is needed to make a point or two).
The following is a snippet of an email from a man named Dave. He emailed me suggesting that I put the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) for each product that I review. I must admit that I have sometimes purposely left out the price due to the wide variable of the actual price to obtain the product depending on where a person lives, or how savvy a shopper they happen to be. Plus MSRPs can be listed at a much higher price than what one usually finds the product to actually cost, and I didn’t want to scare off someone interested in the product just because of a high MSRP.
Dave replied back to my reply to him. He added something that I think all of us USCCA members need to read and seriously consider:
While I am emailing this reply tonight, I was wondering if there is any way you might put a blurb in someone’s ear to call attention to the readers to consider being organ donors. I ask because the original 1991 took out my lungs and I have been on a transplant list for over 15 months and #1 on the list here for the past 6 months.
A transplant would really help my shooting; it’s hard to draw, aim and shoot straight while tugging at an oxygen bottle plugged into ones nose.
By the way, I Served in Vietnam, Bosnia, Desert Shield / Storm, and in both the Navy and Army. God bless,
Dave
Chaplain (CPT) US Army (Medically Retired)
I’ve been listed as an organ donor for years Dave. Both my wife and I have on our driver’s licenses the Organ Donor designation. My mother received a kidney transplant in 1981 that was, according to her doctor, a transplant recipient who was among the longest living who received a donor kidney. She passed away in 2007, and it wasn’t kidney failure that took her life. She had that single donor kidney for 26 years! That little miracle has a story behind it that I will share with anyone who asks to hear it.
Some folks are scared that listing themselves as organ donors that maybe they will be more likely to die soon. It might sound silly to some, but it is a superstition that some have in the back of their minds. Others are afraid that a doctor will declare them dead in order to harvest their organs. I’d say those folks watch too much TV, or spend too much time on the Internet looking at conspiracy websites.
There I said it. The fears of becoming listed as an organ donor are silly and unfounded. Now if one had some sort of religious based command to not participate, well that is different. But to be afraid of dying sooner, or having an evil doctor declare you dead to get your liver is better left to late night TV, or horror movies for teenagers.
My mom lived for another 26 years because she received a kidney from a young woman killed in an automobile accident. I was really happy to have not lost my mom to kidney failure. It is sad that a young woman was killed, but in her death she gave 26 years to my mom. If that young woman would have died in the accident without being an organ donor then my mom probably would have died soon as well. She wasn’t doing well on dialysis.
Next week we are back to regular gear reviews. I hope that everyone enjoyed getting a glimpse of some of the emails that I receive. I get many more that I try to answer personally, but sometimes I just can’t get to them all. I enjoy the feedback. It helps me to do a better job.
Quote of the Week
“The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.”
-George Washington
USCCA Forum Highlights
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Two years ago I had a close call. I was out of town on business and on my way home. About 45 minutes after I had passed through an area the 4 lane state road was shut down by flooding. “RON” a military abbreviation for Remain Over Night. I have been stuck out before and a night in the car is not fun. How would you choose where you would stay if something came up and you had to come up with something on the fly?
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This thought has been haunting me for some time now…. several years I’d say. The economy is rapidly going to hell as anyone with eyes and ears can surely see. I am 60 years old…my wife is in her 70’s….we both live on social security. and our small state pensions I am totally disabled and am also 100% service connected through the VA.
I could probably work part time and often times I wish I could if only to go through the motions and do something constructive with my time.
I’m totally convinced that the fiat currency system brought to us by the Crooks and thieves of the (un)Federal(no reserve) Reserve will collapse after going through a period of deflation and then enter a dying gasp of hyper-inflation………….the economy will ultimately collapse under it’s own weight leaving tens of millions of pensioners such as myself(and possibly you and your loved ones)with out a check that we depend on.
Unless by some scheme of brilliance to enable a system of cash flow,in light of a almost certain collapse of the Fed(a blessing in disguise actually)
In an economic collapse,jobs….for those who CAN work will be few and far between,I’m curious to know if there are any provisions or statutes in the system….or should I say checks and balances to put forth that would enable seniors or anyone for that matter who are disabled,to survive?
I’m anxious to hear from all concerned! Thank you.
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Does anyone know of a quick access safe for a shotgun? One that can be placed under the bed. I have one that is a finger touch pad for my home defense pistol and I would like to have the same for my shotgun. I have a daughter, so I want to be extremely careful with loaded guns in the house.
Thanks!
Video of the Week
Most have probably seen this video before, especially if they watch any of the reality cop shows on television. The narration that goes with this one makes it funny. The narrator makes reference to “Army blokes” who are most likely S.W.A.T. Members. The look on the guy’s face when the sniper takes the precision shot is priceless!
Sniper shoots gun from criminal’s hand
“I only wish I had this stuff 10 years ago…”
Last month I sent you a link to a complimentary program I felt every USCCA members should own. It was created by a hand-to-hand close combat expert named Tim Larkin. The feedback on it has been phenomenal. In a phone call, one guy called it “a life changing experience.” Here’s what he wrote directly to Tim Larkin (he asked to remain anonymous and we’ve respected that wish by deleting his name).
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“I can honestly not thank you enough for giving USCCA members the huge discount on your Human Weapons ‘package’ deal.
“I have trained most of my life to survive. I’ve taken multiple survival classes (you know, being dumped out in the desert with absolutely nothing and having to live for a week). I took firearms training classes as soon as I was old enough to own one and I’ve taken practical self defense courses, mostly emphasizing on getting it over with as quickly as possible. I’ve worked with Marines all my life so I’ve had advantages other civilians have not had. I’ve also taken medical classes, EMT certified, you name it. Being prepared is something I take seriously. The safety of my family and myself I take very seriously.
“But this mega pack of materials is amazing. The practicality, straight forwardness and focus of the material is fantastic. I have always wondered why so many instructors insist on teaching things that have absolutely no practical value in saving my life or the life of another. Why fill student’s heads with crap. We are only going to retain so much in a true life or death scenario – so give people the best possible odds of winning. The rest is fluff and gets people killed.
“Your information is just so valuable - I have already had many of my friends and co-workers purchase the set.
“As I emailed Tim Schmidt of USCCA - I can only hope that all the money, time and effort that I continue to put into this program is completely ‘wasted’ (ie, I’ll never need to use it).
“Your concept of ’break things inside people so they don’t work anymore’ honestly is so, I don’t even have words for it, unbelievably simple. For the life of me I cannot understand why that isn’t at the core of every training class I’ve ever taken. I’ve heard it said other ways with a lot of fluff around it but it is a straight up truism. All of my firearms training - that was the point of it. Just that simple. From that axiom everything can be built.
“I feel like a lot of my training has been complete crap and I also feel like it is so damn obvious I am annoyed at myself for not realizing it before. After reading your book I know why I didn’t realize it but still, it isn’t a pill that’s easy to swallow.
“A while ago I was put on the disabled list that severely limits the amount I can train. I have to take every opportunity I can to keep pushing myself but I have to do it in a way where I am not making things worse for myself. The material that is in this program is a major help to me. Some things I simply cannot do, others I can adapt to my situation. What is important is that I now have better tools to use and a better understanding of how to use them and when. I hope that I can one day attend one of your classes.
“So - thank you. I only wish I had this stuff 10 years ago and was ahead of the curve instead of catching up.”
(name withheld for confidentiality reasons)
-USCCA member
If you missed it last month, here’s the link again:
=> http://www.targetfocustraining.com/uscca <=
USCCA Photo of the Week
All Photos of the Week are taken from Mr. Oleg Volk’s website:
http://www.a-human-right.com/.
It is a fantastic site. Please check it out!
USCCA Self Defense Story
Every day, thousands of Armed Americans use their firearms to preserve human life. Let this section of my newsletter serve as a record of this fact!
October 10, 2009
Winter Springs, Florida
From: FOX News
(AAR Reader: This is a tragic story of error in use of a gun for self-defense. Read and learn, and don’t let it happen to you and yours)
Florida Man Accidentally Shoots, Kills Fiancee Day Before Wedding
A man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married, police said Friday.
“Right now everything points to a tragic accident,” Police Chief Kevin Brunelle told The Associated Press, adding investigators were awaiting forensic results.
John Tabutt, 62, told investigators he got his gun when he thought he heard an intruder, then fired at a figure in the hallway, according to Brunelle. It was Tabutt’s live-in fiancee, 62-year-old Nancy Dinsmore, who family members say he was going to marry Saturday. Tabutt told authorities he thought she was next to him in bed the whole time.
A message left for a phone number listed for the house was not returned.
Brunelle said no charges have been filed against Tabutt, adding the information he provided has been verified and he appeared “very distraught.”
Tabutt was “very concerned about her well-being,” standing by while she was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, Brunelle added.
The couple planned to wed in a small ceremony Saturday at St. Stephen Catholic Church in Winter Springs, Dinsmore’s son-in-law Scott Sposato, of Vero Beach, told the Orlando Sentinel.
“They loved each other,” he said. “It was quite apparent.”
Tabutt called 911 shortly after 2:30 a.m. Friday, moaning and sobbing, the newspaper reported.
“I thought I had an intruder in the house,” he told the emergency dispatcher. “Honest to God, she looks dead.”
He then thought he heard her take a breath.
“Hang in there, Honey. Hang in there,” he said.
Winter Springs is about 15 miles north of Orlando.
Closing Thoughts
What’s the best general gun to carry concealed? (22, 9mm, 40, 45,ect, compact subcompact ect.?)
Friend, this is a VERY subjective question, and depending on who you ask, you’ll get all sorts of answers. Some people are going to tell you that anything less than a .45 ‘will just make your attacker mad’. Some will tell you that a .380 is all you need. Some swear by .38 special.
There is a right answer to this question, though. Are you ready for this?
The BEST carry gun out there is….
The most powerful gun that you can carry comfortably ALL the time, shoot quickly and shoot accurately.
I know, you probably wanted a straight-up answer… but I really can’t give you one. It depends completely upon your preferences, your size, and your past.
I’ve talked to a 100lb women who carries a GLOCK 19 (off body) everywhere she goes, and I’ve talked to a fit 220lb man who carries a .22LR Baretta ‘when he thinks he’ll need it’ (as if you can ever know that).
You just have to look at each gun, and ask yourself: Will this work with my life style? Will it get the ‘job’ done? Can I get the job done with it?
I hope this helps!
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