America, shooting, again??

[scenario8]

Goodness!

[GuitarTech]

A posthumous Darwin award that man

[Halb]

pc.iow said:

This is one of them, more like a hand cannon!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVuRLztDljY

edit....4/5 shots to get that nasty pop bottle, at 8-10 feet? In a calm state, shows how fking hard it is to hold and aim.
Love the fact he says there'll be zombs and bigfoot.

Indeed the story above led me onto a lil wiki journey this morning.
Looking at Magnums; 44, 460, 500 and the automag.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_%26_Wesson_Mod...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_%26_Wesson_Mod...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_%26_Wesson_Mod...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoMag_(pistol)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMI_Desert_Eagle

Edited by Halb on Thursday 29th June 15:30

[Killer2005]

Jonmx said:

Superb stupidity on display here. A Youtube stunt involving a .50 Desert Eagle pistol and shooting it at a bloke with a book held to his chest to stop the bullet A predictable outcome that was sadly watched by the couple's 3 year old child and around 30 people watching the live stream.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40438207

• posted here as it's America, shooting, and doesn't really necessitate a thread of it's own.

The level of stupidity astounds me. All for a new more viewers

[Sheepshanks]

scenario8 said:

I know little about guns and have not searched for any video (I understand YouTube or other sites are likely to show me detailed video should I care to see) but shooting a handgun from a range of one foot!? With "a book" as protection? Wtf?

The weird thing about this is surely these people are very familiar with guns?

[rovermorris999]

Sheepshanks said:

The weird thing about this is surely these people are very familiar with guns?

Familiar but sadly dim.

[98elise]

p1stonhead said:

scenario8 said:

I know little about guns and have not searched for any video (I understand YouTube or other sites are likely to show me detailed video should I care to see) but shooting a handgun from a range of one foot!? With "a book" as protection? Wtf?

A desert eagle no less. I know nothing of guns and even I know thats a huge handgun.

I would imagine the video isnt actually available unless she uploaded it before she called the cops after killing him! Unlikely.

If it was any bigger it would be on wheels.

[rscott]

17 shot and injured (no news on fatalities) in an Arkansas nightclub - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07... . Believed to be due to a dispute in the club, no terror connection.

[BlackLabel]

“Police in Las Vegas are responding to reports of an active shooter near the Mandalay Bay Hotel.

At least one gunman is reported to have opened fire at a country music festival being held on the Las Vegas strip.

Videos on social media show hundreds of people fleeing from the scene. The sound of what appears to be automatic gunfire can be heard in some clips.”

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/...

[Boydie88]

Is this really all there is from this shooting?

Seems at least 3 magazines fired here... https://twitter.com/davidsakach/status/91473099514...

ETA - just seen the real thread.

[glazbagun]

Not a mass shooting this time, but is this not a flaw in the "arm everyone" concept of gun safety?

Police show up and shoot dead an armed security guard who was waiting for their arrival whilst restraining a suspect:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-4618746...

[DonkeyApple]

My general experience of Plod in the US is that very many seem to be borderline subnormal. fktards that no healthy society would let loose with a stapler. Black Americans could do worse than learning to speak like Hugh Grant as I’ve found it renders the average US Stazitard immobile, gibbering simpletons. The state of that country is utterly depressing.

[FazerBoy]

glazbagun said:

Not a mass shooting this time, but is this not a flaw in the "arm everyone" concept of gun safety?

Police show up and shoot dead an armed security guard who was waiting for their arrival whilst restraining a suspect:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-4618746...

The cops are trigger-happy in the States.

What the gun lobby over there don’t seem to realise is that the main reason they’re trigger-happy is because the chances of any member of the public they come across being armed is very high and so naturally they are on high-alert and twitchy.

[Gargamel]

FazerBoy said:

glazbagun said:

Not a mass shooting this time, but is this not a flaw in the "arm everyone" concept of gun safety?

Police show up and shoot dead an armed security guard who was waiting for their arrival whilst restraining a suspect:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-4618746...

The cops are trigger-happy in the States.

What the gun lobby over there don’t seem to realise is that the main reason they’re trigger-happy is because the chances of any member of the public they come across being armed is very high and so naturally they are on high-alert and twitchy.

It is the ongoing refusal to hold the Police to account that permits this, yes there will be an inquiry but when the public are shouting at the cops, he is a security guard and they open fire anyway, You'd think the Police would be suspended/charged and tried.

[simoid]

DonkeyApple said:

My general experience of Plod in the US is that very many seem to be borderline subnormal. fktards that no healthy society would let loose with a stapler. Black Americans could do worse than learning to speak like Hugh Grant as I’ve found it renders the average US Stazitard immobile, gibbering simpletons. The state of that country is utterly depressing.

quote of the week

[essayer]

FazerBoy said:

The cops are trigger-happy in the States.

I think you spelt "institutionally racist" wrong

[4x4Tyke]

DonkeyApple said:

My general experience of Plod in the US is that very many seem to be borderline subnormal. fktards that no healthy society would let loose with a stapler. Black Americans could do worse than learning to speak like Hugh Grant as I’ve found it renders the average US Stazitard immobile, gibbering simpletons. The state of that country is utterly depressing.

https://youtu.be/xrpZKci_Ask?t=18