Comments on: Don’t mess with Grandma http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/19/5243 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Yankev http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/19/5243/comment-page-1#comment-33017 Yankev Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:42:11 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5243#comment-33017 It wa a .22 handgun that Sirhan used, not a rifle. Yes, a rifle is better than nothing, but at close quarters it is too easy for a no-goodnik to grab the barrel and wrestle the gun away (men usuzally have more upper body strenght than women) or just slip past the barrel and attack with their hands. At close range, there's something to be said for the .22 hadgun -- almost no recoil and good ability to place shots accurately. It wa a .22 handgun that Sirhan used, not a rifle. Yes, a rifle is better than nothing, but at close quarters it is too easy for a no-goodnik to grab the barrel and wrestle the gun away (men usuzally have more upper body strenght than women) or just slip past the barrel and attack with their hands.

At close range, there’s something to be said for the .22 hadgun — almost no recoil and good ability to place shots accurately.

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/19/5243/comment-page-1#comment-33006 Michael Lonie Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:57:31 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5243#comment-33006 For an elephant, it's true that you want something a tad larger than a .22, like a .458 rifle. A .50 Barrett might do also. But as Elisson said, a .22 in the right spot will kill a human. It was a .22 that Sirhan Sirhan used to kill RFK. "When police arrived, they took the teen into custody." That must have been a relief for him. For an elephant, it’s true that you want something a tad larger than a .22, like a .458 rifle. A .50 Barrett might do also. But as Elisson said, a .22 in the right spot will kill a human. It was a .22 that Sirhan Sirhan used to kill RFK.

“When police arrived, they took the teen into custody.”

That must have been a relief for him.

]]> By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/19/5243/comment-page-1#comment-32991 Meryl Yourish Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:45:35 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5243#comment-32991 So, how often have you been in the same area as a charging elephant, Elisson? Closest I've ever come to it is watching the elephant parade at a circus. So, how often have you been in the same area as a charging elephant, Elisson?

Closest I’ve ever come to it is watching the elephant parade at a circus.

]]> By: Elisson http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/19/5243/comment-page-1#comment-32989 Elisson Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:57:47 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5243#comment-32989 A .22 will kill you dead, if you get hit in the right spot. It will not, however, knock down a charging elephant. A .22 will kill you dead, if you get hit in the right spot. It will not, however, knock down a charging elephant.

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/19/5243/comment-page-1#comment-32987 Michael Lonie Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:09:22 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5243#comment-32987 When the muzzle of a firearm is pointed at you, even a .22 looks like a cannon. When the muzzle of a firearm is pointed at you, even a .22 looks like a cannon.

]]> By: long_rifle http://www.yourish.com/2008/08/19/5243/comment-page-1#comment-32986 long_rifle Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:57:08 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=5243#comment-32986 Indeed, no firearm is a toy. But in terms of causing incapacitation as fast as you can, there are better options then a .22. No matter, as this "young" lady has shown; ANY gun is better in an emergency then a cop on the other end of the phone. Good catch! Indeed, no firearm is a toy. But in terms of causing incapacitation as fast as you can, there are better options then a .22.

No matter, as this “young” lady has shown; ANY gun is better in an emergency then a cop on the other end of the phone.

Good catch!

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