“A wisecrack about bombshell actress Megan Fox spurred a South Miami teen to murder his father, a jailhouse informant told jurors Tuesday,” miamiherald.com reports. “Jason Beckman, on trial for killing his politician father in April 2009, confided to fellow jail inmates that just before the shooting, the young man had asked his father about the raven-haired Transformers star.” Nope. He didn’t ask Dad for Fox’s character’s name (Mikaela Banes). “‘His father told him he wouldn’t know what to do with that,’ the inmate, Michael Nistal, told Miami-Dade jurors. [Jason] Beckman, who prosecutors say talked openly for years about hating his father, grew enraged. ‘So he went and got a shotgun and blew his [father’s] head off. He missed his [father’s] head and shot his [father’s] face and part of his [father’s] neck,’ the inmate said.” So much for you can’t miss with a shotgun. INSERT SOMETHING FUNNY ABOUT FOX HUNTING HERE.
Let’s not forget that initially airbags killed children in otherwise harmless fender bumps because parents didn’t know better than to put the kids in the back seat.
Sometimes the cure is as bad as the disease. until it’s not.
For being a racist Matt writes great books! Papa mike
But, but, if people listen to this advice I won’t be able to make fun of all the 350lb mall ninjas who’d faint if they had to sprint 10 yards to cover.
I feel your pain but it’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make.
Single-track mountain biking is what finally got the F out of me.
I try to get in 20-30 miles per week over pretty rough terrain. Of course I recommend that folks start out slow as their abilities dictate.
That, combined with a healthier diet, is what finally got rid of my knee pains and extra weight. It also drastically improved my reaction time, situational awareness, forward plotting capabilities, not to mention cardio stamina, speed, and strength. All of those benefits seem to go to absolute crap though when I consume any caffeine, so now I am trying to ween myself off of that in a move toward the “drink no liquid that isn’t water” mantra.
I highly recommend mountain biking to anyone looking to get back in shape, especially those who detest the dull monotony of running in circles and who wan’t their exercise to include some adventure and natural beauty.
The only down-side has been the inevitable varying injuries associated with the sport, but I just look at those as an opportunity to practice my first-person first-aid.
When my cycling shorts give me muffin-top, I know I’ve got a problem….
Am I the only one that sees an M9 in that “SVW 45-P38”?
Just goes to show, a pretty woman can make you forget awfully fast that the post was about a psychotic kid blowing his dad’s face off. Until you remember.
Taylor Tx, next time you are in town, you can shoot my Mauser C96 🙂
I love my Mausers, and find this short article to be a very fascinating teaser that will hopefully inspire others to learn more about the great brand.
Awesome post!
Nice article, sweet photos.
Thumbs up!
Thanks.
I support. It’s a good decision.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/18/the-scare-campaign-of-open-carry-activists.html
The anti-gun gang is running a much more politically astute, sophisticated and culturally aware campaign.
Unless you live someplace where OC has always been no-big-deal — you are playing into the hands of anti-gun propagandists who wish to portray OC activists as “loony”, “white trash” etc.
The argument that OC HELPS the gun civil rights movement is *nonsense*.
Just look at the response — also: people who are “undecided” about gun legislation are absorbing this negative imagery.
Thoughts:
A- Most people using illegally obtained (made?) guns aren’t trying to sneek them past an oldschool metal detector. They’re shooting up the streets, and would gladly invest that $1,000 in a couple of Hi Points over a 3d printer.
B-Just wait until this tech really takes off in countries were the civil disarmament nazis have won (Australia, England, etc). Talk about fish in a barrel…
I’ve always had a fascination for the C96 pistol… I actually have an old receiver for an Astra 900, which is a ‘clone’ of the C96… pity that I just can’t get parts to make it whole again. Maybe if I can get one to hand build the replacement parts.
No matter what the circumstances were my gut reaction is to take the side of the police when the non-spelling(galery) poster of this video started screaming his “f**k the police” bulls**t.
Watching the video though…. where were the bean bag guns, tazers, mace(or pepper balls) ball guns or any number of other options that may have ended this without a casualty?
Personally, If she pointed the gun at me I would have shot too. How many of you guys wouldn’t have?
The best defense against a bully is a punch right to the snout. Bravo.