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Take the palm of your hand and push back on the front of the slide. Most semis, it only has to move 1/8" - 1/4" of an inch, then it won't fire. It's a safety device to prevent firing out of battery. The revolver cylinder grab and or web of your hand jammed in between the frame and hammer are old school. Can be traced back to decades ago and Police training when everyone carried a S&W Model 10 or 66.
Keep it filed in your head and in your grab bag. It could save your life.
A glock is an example of a handgun that can be fired without being at full lockout.
He's right for most semi automatics, they have a disconnecter activated at about that distance.
It was sarcasm. Take a peek at my other posts in here.
I do realize it is almost impossible to know if someone is joking or not, based on some of the outlandish sh-t that gets said in these forums on a regular basis
Take the palm of your hand and push back on the front of the slide. Most semis, it only has to move 1/8" - 1/4" of an inch, then it won't fire. It's a safety device to prevent firing out of battery. The revolver cylinder grab and or web of your hand jammed in between the frame and hammer are old school. Can be traced back to decades ago and Police training when everyone carried a S&W Model 10 or 66.
Keep it filed in your head and in your grab bag. It could save your life.
Yeah I know these tech's but my hands are not what they used to be, nor are my wrists. Like lets say I try to do a push up, starting up, and begin to go down. At about 1/2 way I can't go down unless i want to snap every tendon in both wrists...
Assorted other 'old' hand damage as a foreign car tech of years has render what these hands can do as limited anymore.... I can drive a slide out of battery, but i can't keep it there.
better to shoot first and ask questions later.....
Most police are professionals. What's your point? You call the cops because there is a problem you can't solve yourself (whether or not most average people could solve these problems is not relevant, nor the topic of this conversation). The solving of this problem may involve using force, of which police have a couple of options. Deadly force, which is obviously the top of the heap, is what the cops bring to the table. Sure, there's arrest, too, but believe me, it doesn't deter many. You people call on cops to protect you from those who may need shooting, because they can't behave civilly in society. When I was a police officer, I PROUDLY wore that badge, taking that responsibility for those who couldn't or wouldn't bear it themselves. I hold nothing against someone who decides they cannot do that job, and would rather rely on professionals.
What I do take issue with (and in a big f'ing way) is when those same people seek to deny others the tools to responsibly protect themselves. Moreover, I have a serious problem with punishing everyone to the extent of depriving them of rights, because of misbehavior by a select few scumbags.
What an idiotic post! I have Never personally called the police because of someone who might need to be shot. Never been in such a situation. I call the police typically because I need an officer to defuse a problem which may escalate and cause me trouble if I react in a certain way. Dealing with loud neighbors, fender benders, and maybe an out of control drunk is as far as it's gone in my near 35 years. I've lived in several large cities and I've never been mugged or had my home robbed. I don't go looking for trouble like, say, George Zimmerman and I have a large dog protecting my home.
What an idiotic post! I have Never personally called the police because of someone who might need to be shot. Never been in such a situation. I call the police typically because I need an officer to defuse a problem which may escalate and cause me trouble if I react in a certain way. Dealing with loud neighbors, fender benders, and maybe an out of control drunk is as far as it's gone in my near 35 years. I've lived in several large cities and I've never been mugged or had my home robbed. I don't go looking for trouble like, say, George Zimmerman and I have a large dog protecting my home.
What is idiotic is to think people who may need to be shot aren't loud neighbors, get in fender benders, or maybe become out of control drunks from time to time.
The point is that you don't know what you're dealing with.
It's telling that you say this mindset is idiotic, because that is the mindset of a police officer. Every day, every person they deal with, is someone who may end up needing to be shot. The fact that you can't see this, and would then denigrate someone for pointing it out to you, says much about you.
You phrased this 'question' as an either/or all or nothing. It really depends on the gun owner/non owner in question. Shooting a gun won't replace testosterone, but it will give you a nice shot of adrenaline.
What is idiotic is to think people who may need to be shot aren't loud neighbors, get in fender benders, or maybe become out of control drunks from time to time.
The point is that you don't know what you're dealing with.
It's telling that you say this mindset is idiotic, because that is the mindset of a police officer. Every day, every person they deal with, is someone who may end up needing to be shot. The fact that you can't see this, and would then denigrate someone for pointing it out to you, says much about you.
No. You're just wrong and paranoid. If someone ended getting shot by police after any call I made I would have been shocked. For the most part, calling the police for me has been about covering my butt from allegations of assault or misconduct on my part, or to take reports after accidents. You don't have to be doing anything to find yourself in a life threatening situation, but odds are, you won't.
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