Don't Take a Toy and a Stick to a Gun Fight

BestworkingOld Faithful

http://news.yahoo.com/video/po...tally-041837809.html

Police: Attempted robbery victim fatally shoots toy gun-wielding suspect in Upper Darby

Police say a man fatally shot a pellet gun-wielding suspect during an attempted robbery in Upper Darby.

UPPER DARBY, Pa. --

Upper Darby police say a man fatally shot a toy gun-wielding attempted robbery suspect.
The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the area of Marshall Road and Harrison Avenue.
Police say a 68-year-old man was walking in the woods when he was approached by two masked men carrying a stick and a toy gun.
The man then pulled out his own gun and shot one of the suspects.
The suspect was pronounced dead on the scene.
Police say the 68-year-old man has a license to carry a concealed weapon.
He was taken to a local hospital after complaining of chest pains.
There is no word on the second suspect.

http://abc7chicago.com/news/po...ding-suspect/504500/

2/6/152:06 PM

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uandurineOld Faithful

It's nice to hear good news every once in a while.

2/6/152:15 PM

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Mr. HooberbloobOld Faithful

Pellet gun is not a toy, it can kill too. Google search revealed a bunch of deaths by pellet gun. Below is one example.

http://www.indystar.com/story/...t-gun-death/3784679/

2/6/152:23 PM

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BestworkingOld Faithful

Originally Posted by Mr. Hooberbloob:

Pellet gun is not a toy, it can kill too. Google search revealed a bunch of deaths by pellet gun. Below is one example.

http://www.indystar.com/story/...t-gun-death/3784679/

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Whatever it is, there is one less thug in the world.

2/6/153:54 PM

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direstraitsOld Faithful

Another volunteer for the Darwin award -- good riddance to bad rubbish.

2/6/158:25 PM

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SevenPost Master

The pellet rifle I had as a teen was pretty powerful. If you co c ked it about 25-30 times it was almost like a 22 and very loud. I can see it killing someone easily if you hit them in the heart or a major blood vessel.

2/7/153:47 AM

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BestworkingOld Faithful

Even 'blanks' can kill.

http://propguys.com/gundanger/

2/7/159:47 AM

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CrustyMacOld Faithful

Originally Posted by Bestworking:

Even 'blanks' can kill.

http://propguys.com/gundanger/

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I'm going to have to call BS on this one - a fast paced walk is about 3 mph. 21 miles each way would be 14 hours per day walking. When did he sleep?

2/7/154:24 PM

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direstraitsOld Faithful

Originally Posted by CrustyMac:

Originally Posted by Bestworking:

Even 'blanks' can kill.

http://propguys.com/gundanger/

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I'm going to have to call BS on this one - a fast paced walk is about 3 mph. 21 miles each way would be 14 hours per day walking. When did he sleep?

Crusty, I suspect you posted to the wrong thread, I believe this was about the man walking to work. The article said the entire round trip was 21 miles or about 10.5 miles each way. My hiking pace i 3.9 MPH and I'm at least 10 years older than the man in the article.

2/7/154:52 PM

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BestworkingOld Faithful

Originally Posted by direstraits:

Originally Posted by CrustyMac:

Originally Posted by Bestworking:

Even 'blanks' can kill.

http://propguys.com/gundanger/

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I'm going to have to call BS on this one - a fast paced walk is about 3 mph. 21 miles each way would be 14 hours per day walking. When did he sleep?

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