Teri Bice awoke recently to the sound of someone trying to break down the door of her New Orleans home. She then did what most Americans would do…she dialed 911. The only problem was no one answered at the other end . . .
She documented her calls for help: two to 911; two to the NOPD’s non-emergency line; and one to NOPD’s Second District. The final call was answered and Bice confirms an officer showed up two hours after the attempted home invasion.
The problem appears to be a lack of sufficient operators for the city’s 911 system, and too many non-emergency callers. Bice credits the family dog with scaring off the home invader(s) that night.
Fortunately, Teri’s right to defend herself and her family are recognized by both the United States Constitution and a recently ratified amendment to the Louisiana State Constitution.
Teri has since decided that relying on police to arrive in time might not be the way to go and recently bought a Taurus .32. It’s a brilliant bit of active deterrence to show the revolver (clearly loaded) to the TV cameras. Would you decide to invade her house now?
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I started out with the same air gun
I am so proud to be involved with Project Appleseed right now. Can’t wait for my next weekend shoot!
When will people learn that the police are absolutely not in any way, shape, or form on any conceivable level whatsoever obligated to protect you?
End of.
The number of lies these two told in just the first 5 minutes is mind blowing. Last time I bough psudo for my cold I didn’t have to go through an hour long back ground check and pay a fee on top of th cost of the cold medicine.
Winchester Defender with 8 shells of 2 3/4″ TAP 00 Buck Light Magnum. Velcro on the side with a Velcro Shotshell card with 8 more shells.
They were all down at Café du Monde eating beignets and drinking chicory coffee au lait. It’s the hot place to be at 2 a.m.
I wouldn’t want to invade her home. But I don’t think a Taurus .32 would scare me too much. I’d just wear a thick leather jacket and a fencing mask.
If the Taurus even managed to fire properly, the round wouldn’t be able to touch me. 😉
Now if she’d purchased a S&W, Colt, Ruger, etc. in .38 or bigger, that’s a good deterrent.
Looks more like a .38 which seems more likely since I don’t think taurus does .32
This picture, all by itself, depicts about half a dozen of the top ten things that are great about America. Way to go, Dad, and carry on, young lady!
Yeah. Along the same lines, here in Edwardsville, Illinois the high school was just OK’d for a shooting team by unanimous vote. They’ll be meeting at the Edwardsville Gun Club.
Unfortunately, they haven’t made arrangements for bringing their guns to school. For now the police will pick up and drop off the guns for students who can’t go home first. Still, the first step is the important one. I wouldn’t be surprised to see a secure place in school set aside for the team’s shotguns at some point.
I’d prefer the BG had NO IDEA if I had a gun. Plenty of gun theft in southern Cook County,Illinois. Where I live the cops show up in 1 or 2 minutes. Especially if you DON’T want em’ around.
I live a couple of miles from the Buda, TX Cabela’s. Good selection, prices a little high, but better than MSRP. Going on the weekends they are crazy busy, and their staff is hit or miss – the one fella I got the other day was great, should have got his name. They have a few racks of used long arms that turns over stock pretty fast, seen some odd things there. That’s where they put their Mosins, when they get them, so one can check the chamber, bore, bolt, furniture, etc, everything but trigger. They seem to keep everything in stock pretty well but .22 ammo, with decent prices. The Academy’s around here (San Marcos and 2 in south Austin) have better prices for the same weapons, but stock is iffy. They ration their 22 ammo when they get it, so I can at least get 2 boxes from them occasionally. Walmart has ammo only, poor stock but pretty good prices.
Lockhart has a nice gun range, good people out there with a lot of rental guns ($10 for 1st one, $5 for each additional). Facility is a little rough, could use some improvements (ie, some cement or gravel sidewalks or firing line – got to be careful of your footing). I just took my CHL class out there with them.
Then the only local (non-big box) store I’ve found so far is Gun Guys and Gals in Kyle, owner is a good dude, he’s been helping me with researching some possible purchases, letting me know what he can get in, and has provided good advice. Pretty small store, he just opened last year. $50 for FFL transfers, he does gun-smithing as well, and was honest in telling me he can’t beat prices on certain things from the big guys. Only been in there twice so far, so I can’t offer much more of an opinion. Haven’t found any other LGS around.
Benelli M4 w/ #1 buck.
Given how well the New Orleans Police Department responded to Hurricane Katrina, I’m surprised that 911 calls get answered at all. A Taurus revolver is better than a sharp stick. However, when you live in a Third World metropolis you should purchase a bullet projection device that takes 30-round Magpuls.
When seconds count only ……. hours away.
Since you are not a hunter you are probably not aware of the concept of fair chase. It is the reason why you can’t shoot game birds until they are in the air and that you can’t bait deer during hunting season. I personally think that hunting deer with modern firearms from a tree stand or blind is not fiar chase. The fair chase concept is an essential part of wild life management.
It’s not a drone you idiots. It’s a radio controlled hobby toy. Either a heli or a multirotor. The media in this country is staffed with nitwits.
“If a licensee becomes ineligible to hold a pistol permit, the Safe Act requires the person to surrender all
firearms to police, including all rifles and shotguns for which no license or registration is required.”
Wow!, just wow.
From the SAFE Act web site:
( http://www.governor.ny.gov/nysafeact/gun-reform )
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Register Your Assault Weapon Here!
Quick, Simple & FREE!
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OH! It’s FREE. That’s different. I thought it would cost me something. Here’s where the button will send you:
http://firearms.troopers.ny.gov/safeact
I like my Mossbergs. Both 500’s, both with plugs removed, have 18.75″ barrels, and #4 Buck all the way. I have no need for slugs in the house, and if it’s outside the house… it’s hard to justify self-defense. Both have bare-minimum slings, both with lights clamped to them that had previously served well as pocket flashlights, but I had up-graded my carry lights. Mine is 12 ga., wife’s is 20 ga. Youth model, but I’m glad to use it if it’s the first one in my hand.
and the idiots in DC just convicted some poor guy for possessing muzzleloader sabots. amazing day.
Ok, this is TOO convenient. Are you guys sure this wasn’t an Onion article??
I bagged a deer this year a lot bigger than that specimen only a few hundred yards from my house. The thing is, the biggest deer – at least around here – are in the suburbs. No hunting pressure, lots of tasty Hostas (and the occasional igit homeowner that feeds them). Find a bow stand in the suburbs, you will not be disappointed. In fact, quite a few people I know consider it grocery shopping, not hunting.
I have some very interesting background I will be exposing about Senator Josh Miller tomorrow night 7:00 PM Est. on my radio show I Want My Ed TV on http://www.990wbob.com tune in.
This is a problem we need to keep an eye on, because the average person who’s never been in a DV situation-or a false complaint thereof- might accept the propaganda hook line and sinker.
If you want to get a cultural movement started in America, start attaching the issue to female rights. Well be in a spot of bother if the public media associates gun ownership with “violence against women”.
I am not the least bit shocked. ARM YOURSELF people. Or……….
whet to a Chinese restaurant tonight cracked open my fortune cookie and guess what it said “politician who cheats goes directly to jail”
A few years ago Remington dropped $3 or $5 million on a new R&D center. At the time the company still had not bought CNC machinery. I commented that they should have saved a little bit to fly around the country and buy some BBQ and beer to visit with their customers to find out what they wanted to buy and spent the rest on new machinery and tools to produce a better product. With their upcoming move out of New York I can only guess that they wish they had spent the money on machinery that can be moved.
Friends who saw the new handgun at the SHOT Show were extremely disappointed. So far it looks to be a dud. If they can’t sell a gun in the current market you know it has to be bad.
One other thing. It seems that whenever the market has been down all the manufacturers, not just Remington, come out with some new monster magnum for the very few people who will buy it simply because it is new when the vast majority of customers have no use for it. They just don’t “get it”.
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CNN and Fox reported it but focused more on bribery arrestfor charlotte mayor. Again- hope someone has a photo of shannon w yee that gets posted to her twit feed
Wait.
You lost track of that stunningly gorgeous lady?
What?!
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