8 Sept 02

Shooting incident details from a friend on the East Coast:

"Our sheriff's department had its first shooting last week. It involved a dog, not a person.

Two of our deputies were executing an order of eviction on a residence. When no one responded to their knocks and calls, they had a local locksmith open the door. As the deputies entered the house, a 160 lb German Shepherd (which had remained silent) ran at the first deputy and leaped at his throat. Our deputy yanked his head aside in the nick of time. The dog's teeth closed on his shoulder instead of his throat. Our deputy performed a classic 'shove/shoot' (which we train). He drew his G22 and fired a total of five shots (40 S&W 180-grain Gold Dot). All five bullets struck the dog's torso. None of the bullets exited the dog. All transverse penetrated and stopped, fully expanded, just under the dog's skin on the opposite side of its body. Because of his position, the second deputy was unable to shoot.

After being struck, the dog let go and ran outside, where he promptly attacked the locksmith's car! After running another hundred meters, the dog finally collapsed. He was DRT.

Our deputy's injuries were not serious, and, fully recovered, he is back on duty."

Lessons: Even the best pistols and ammunition provide only marginal protection against a determined attack by a person or an animal. We must al l be fully prepared to strike the target multiple times in rapid succession when required.

In an emergency, you will do what you've been trained to do. If you haven't been trained at all, you'll likely panic and subsequently die in amazement.

Don't dither! You needn't apologize for taking immediate, aggressive, and violent action when your life is threatened. We are men, not sheep.

/John

8 Sept 02

I called Alex Robinson of Robinson Armament in Salt Lake City to tell him that I managed to break the roll pin connecting the gas pistol with the oprod on my RA-96. He fixed and returned it to me the same day! It's back up and running and with me as I drive from program to program.

Well done, Alex. Excellent product. Excellent service!

/John