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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Randy on March 05, 2010, 09:24:36 PM
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In light of the DUmmie thread in the Dumpster (http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,41539.0.html) about the 22 year old damn near wetting himself over being stopped by a cop and given a ride. I got to wondering if anyone here had ever been shot at. It can of been by accident or on purpose, hunting accidents are included. :-)
I know there will be a slight skew due to military service but I'm just wondering how much tougher we are compared to DUmmies who cry if their coffee gets cold.
BTW I'm a yes, a half dozen times. Nothing is stranger than the sound of a bullet twittering by you or shotgun pellets coming through the leaves. :hyper:
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I don't think so, but I could be mistaken.
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I voted no....but a couple of years ago, I was doing a driveby ....and I heard a noise that sounded like a gunshot. Considering where I was...it could have been. :o
M now takes all my pics in that area. :-)
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Yep, peppered by my cousin while bird hunting.
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This is my only experience:
Indistinctly, about a block in front of me, walked an old man and a little boy, holding hands. I had no idea why they might be out and about during an hour, and in such a neighborhood, such as this, but there they were.
I got the vague notion about catching up with them, to inquire about Belfast, but the faster I walked, the faster they hurried on.
Then suddenly they evaporated, disappearing into the alcove of a doorway.
Perhaps they lived there, I thought, although it surely didn't seem like an apartment building to me.
The sidewalk curved, and as I curved with it, I walked into the barrel of a rifle.
(Remember, even today, years later, I am not as acquainted with firearms as I should perhaps be; it could have been a machine-gun or a bazooka, for all I knew; I saw only that it had a long barrel.)
I didn't actually "walk into" it; it was about two-thirds my height, or four feet, away from me, pointed directly at my stomach. At the trigger end of it was a teenager not even old enough to shave every day, dressed in camouflage and intently staring at my chest.
I froze, not only in the sense of standing still, but turning ice-cold.
I dunno how long it was, two seconds, ten seconds, whatever, but the youth relaxed his gaze, seeing something beyond me, and I turned.
Out of some sort of armored jeep bounced a figure of authority and three other camoflauge-attired youths.
The first thing I noticed--even before height, size, age--was the royal monogram, "EiiR" on his hat.
I heaved a sigh of relief; I had fallen among friends, not foes.
I expected to be frisked, but nothing of the sort happened, perhaps because cold weather doesn't bother me, and so I was very lightly clothed.
Instead of answering him, I handed him my passport.
He examined the document, and stared at me as if I were Bozo from Outer Space.
Then he started shooting questions at me, too quickly for me to grasp.
I lifted my right hand, to brush aside the hair on the right side of my head, showing the absence of ears, so as to slow him down.
He saw that, and then looked at me again as if I were some sort of Phenomenon Never Seen Before.
"They were shooting at you, you know," he said; "and you were walking right through it. They were shooting at you."
To this day, I think the gentleman was just bluffing, trying to scare me.
Being deaf, I cannot hear gunfire, but I rather suspect that if I were being shot at, I would know it.
From "Vacation in Belfast."
http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/topic,28100.0/
Other than that, I've lived a pretty boring life.
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yup.
more times than I like to admit.
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Yep, peppered by my cousin while bird hunting.
If that's part of it, then yeah, I don't know how you couldn't go dove hunting w/out getting some shot rained down on you from time to time. Half the fun of going is crackin' shells, so sure, you're gonna get peppered.
But actually shot at? Not that I'm aware.
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Not that I know of. I guess its possible though.
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Once.
Three times too many in my opinion.
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Yes. Three times. Once on 35, once on 820, and once on 635. (the 635 one left a mark on my car.) Dallas is a scary place to drive. Of course, all three incidents happened in the span of 22 years.
I have found bullet casings outside various homes I have either lived in or been to after a big holiday, but those were just shot in the air, not directed to me.
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Depends on how you define, "shot at".
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yes . In the military.
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Yeah.....more than once while hunting.....dumbass "city folks".......
doc
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Yeah.....more than once while hunting.....dumbass "city folks".......
doc
I've heard the first day of deer hunting is the most dangerous day of the year in the state of Michigan. When I was at Ford, the entire company shut down for the first day of the season (I think it's November 15).
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My Sister-in-Law's sister had a recent mess in Denton TX. Some numbnut shot a gun at his closet floor, he was second floor. She was first floor. The bullet went through the floor and bounced around, flying a couple of inches over sleeping children and lodged into a wall.
Yes, if the child had woken up from the shot, it would likely have hit her.
Obviously the person was booted from the apartment complex, the Denton Record Chronicle managed to get the names and events wrong and I don't know if the guy was ever charged with anything. It was a few months back.
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I've heard the first day of deer hunting is the most dangerous day of the year in the state of Michigan. When I was at Ford, the entire company shut down for the first day of the season (I think it's November 15).
Correct.....and its even worse in NY.....when I lived there, myself and another fool made the mistake of going hunting in a state forest up in the Catskills on opening day......all we did that morning was dodge incoming fire.......we gave up, and got the hell out of there about thirty minutes after sunup, wasn't worth getting killed over.
doc
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Correct.....and its even worse in NY.....when I lived there, myself and another fool made the mistake of going hunting in a state forest up in the Catskills on opening day......all we did that morning was dodge incoming fire.......we gave up, and got the hell out of there about thirty minutes after sunup, wasn't worth getting killed over.
doc
Isn't the city of Detroit always like that?
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Isn't the city of Detroit always like that?
Sadly.......yes, and I can remember when it was very different there.......Saturday nights on Woodward Avenue........fond memories, alas, no more, unless you drive an armored personnel carrier......
doc
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Sadly.......yes, and I can remember when it was very different there.......Saturday nights on Woodward Avenue........fond memories, alas, no more, unless you drive an armored personnel carrier......
doc
How much is Russia selling their old BMP-2's for these days?? heh
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Once by my cousin with a bb gun. then later on when I was in the 101st I was on a known distance range learning to set up the targets that you pull down and send up after each shot. while taking a break we heard something and well hit the ground and next thing we all knew the wooden frame tha theld the target had a bullet hole in the lower left corner. One of our instructors got on the phone to thank the firing line for letting us know the range was hot.
Edited:I forgot to add the one time I was almost shot while doing a perimiter check at night on the missile site I was stationed on in Italy, Stupid ass was either asleep in his tower or the ynever told him an Americam was making the rounds. I only had a radio and nothing else even though I was supposed to do it wearing my kevlar and LBE and M-16. I think that is why I didn't get a full load of 9mm Submachine gun rounds from some Italian AF private. They only get 2 weeks of training and then get sent to their units. after about 10 minutes of hoping the tool doesn;t shoot me the Italians called him to let me go and the bad part was It was my last night of doing checks since the next day was my time to start getting ready to PCS back to Ft Campbell.
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yup.
more times than I like to admit.
Shot at and missed, shit at and hit, huh ??
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Been shot at and hit with a BB Gun more than once. If I ever run across that bastard, I'm going to kick his butt into oblivion. (for more reasons than just that)
During hunting season in MN, I was hunting with a bunch of Marines and a Navy Gunner's Mate. I hear a "bang". The next thing is I hear a "wizzzzzzzzzz". I heard two more "bangs" and hit the dirt. Turns out that the Navy Gunner's Mate forgot I was across the road and fired at a deer on his side of the road with me in a field behind that. Fortunately, the field I was in was lower than where he was shooting from.
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Been around when shots were fired but not at me.
Used to live in some pretty shitty neighborhoods and pulled a gun twice to defend the haus, frau und kinder from would-be intruders.
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I've actually been shot. Twice. Nothing serious but it hurt like a mother- :censored:.
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How much is Russia selling their old BMP-2's for these days?? heh
About 4,500 Euro, according to this page (http://www.tanksforsale.co.uk/Military_Vehicle_Prices.htm).
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About 4,500 Euro, according to this page (http://www.tanksforsale.co.uk/Military_Vehicle_Prices.htm).
wow. Thats cheap. Must be scrap-worthy.
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wow. Thats cheap. Must be scrap-worthy.
But hey; you can get a T-72 for (starting at) € 50,000. T-55s start at € 40,000.
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But hey; you can get a T-72 for (starting at) € 50,000. T-55s start at € 40,000.
Probably horrible gas mileage but you could save on insurance. heh.
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I voted no in the poll, but I was peppered pretty good by an idiot one time while dove hunting.
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Yeah, I have. Quite a rush if they miss, really, the sucky part is getting hit. Fortunately I haven't experienced the sucky part yet.
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Yeah, a couple times.
Back before they called crazy people "stalkers," some worthless s.o.b. thought he was my one and only. Fortunately he didn't have the skill to run well through wet gumbo mud and sagebrush and couldn't shoot well. He was from out of state and was sent back to a facility there.
And, some poor old desert rat ate a tainted jack rabbit and got tularemia and came into a steak house where I was working at 19. Knowing him for a while, I didn't think anything of it. I didn't know he had a bad fever and wasn't thinking right. I said something to him, in greeting, and he whipped around with a smallish .22 and let off a round. We all jumped him, realized right away he was sicker than heck and got him to the hospital 110 miles away. I didn't press charges and he had to move in with family. I think we were both lucky that night.
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I'm assuming that being shot at with Nerf weapons doesn't count, so no and thus I voted "JOOOOOOOS."
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couple times on patrol in Mosul, rounds going by within 15 feet of me... nothing like what our brother Marine has experienced though.
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I just can't say enough to those of you who
posted here that were shot at during military
service. I'm sure I can speak for everyone here
in thanking you for standing between us and
those who would like to shoot us all. :heart:
(http://www.argonunya.com/images/GodBlessOurTroops.jpeg)
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I just can't say enough to those of you who
posted here that were shot at during military
service. I'm sure I can speak for everyone here
in thanking you for standing between us and
those who would like to shoot us all. :heart:
(http://www.argonunya.com/images/GodBlessOurTroops.jpeg)
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couple times on patrol in Mosul, rounds going by within 15 feet of me... nothing like what our brother Marine has experienced though.
There's nothing quite like that little hypersonic "whiz" of a bullet passing right by you.
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I spent over 20 years in uniform and never, to my knowledge, was I fired upon.
Never served on a two-way rifle range either, so that's part of the situation right there. I came close to going to Desert Storm, but Stop Loss kept my ass parked in Berlin watching my people sit in a freakin' CEV. :thatsright:
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I spent over 20 years in uniform and never, to my knowledge, was I fired upon.
Never served on a two-way rifle range either, so that's part of the situation right there. I came close to going to Desert Storm, but Stop Loss kept my ass parked in Berlin watching my people sit in a freakin' CEV. :thatsright:
must refrain from disparaging comments........ :stirpot:
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must refrain from disparaging comments........ :stirpot:
That's a very smart thing to do...... :evillaugh:
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That's a very smart thing to do...... :evillaugh:
Why?? What YOU gonna do, Horatio?? :bolt:
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Why?? What YOU gonna do, Horatio?? :bolt:
:popcorn:
I love to watch the children at play.....
:tongue:
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There's nothing quite like that little hypersonic "whiz" of a bullet passing right by you.
The "whizzz" doesn't bother me.....I know that's a miss.......the problem is you will never hear the round that gets you.......
doc
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Why?? What YOU gonna do, Horatio?? :bolt:
Well, as it happens, Mrs E and I will be traveling through your area on May 21st (heading down to Austin for stepson's graduation from UT).
Let's put it this way -- I have your address.
:evillaugh:
:-)
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Well, as it happens, Mrs E and I will be traveling through your area on May 21st (heading down to Austin for stepson's graduation from UT).
Let's put it this way -- I have your address.
:evillaugh:
:-)
Rut Ro.
:o
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The "whizzz" doesn't bother me.....I know that's a miss.......the problem is you will never hear the round that gets you.......
doc
LOL.
Ain't that the damn truth.
But you will never forget the sound of that whizz either.
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LOL.
Ain't that the damn truth.
But you will never forget the sound of that whizz either.
Actually, it's the "thwackkkk" when it hits the tree you're standing behind that I won't forget.......
doc
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Well, as it happens, Mrs E and I will be traveling through your area on May 21st (heading down to Austin for stepson's graduation from UT).
Let's put it this way -- I have your address.
:evillaugh:
:-)
We'll have to get together then, if possible. Austin is approx 4 hrs away from here. (maybe for you, five) ....... :stirpot:
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I was hit by a paintball once.
*ducks and runs*
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We'll have to get together then, if possible. Austin is approx 4 hrs away from here. (maybe for you, five) ....... :stirpot:
Wanna do some, uh, DUCK huntin' when we come through?
:whistling:
(I've been to the Dick Cheney School of Shotgun Handling.)
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Wanna do some, uh, DUCK huntin' when we come through?
:whistling:
(I've been to the Dick Cheney School of Shotgun Handling.)
I don't think it will be duck season then. Besides, I have better "equipment" than you.
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I don't think it will be duck season then. Besides, I have better "equipment" than you.
And what kind of "equipment" would that be? :lmao:
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oh lordy.......
:thatsright:
Once you leave Thor, before you get to the big city.....wave to the east, and I shall wave back!