bersaguy

I in the last year of so have began making sure I am armed just to walk to my mail box at the road. In the past year people in my neighborhood have been robbed while cutting their grass, Grilling out, or just sitting out on their patio enjoying the evening. Most of the bad guys have been armed with knives. God bless anyone that comes up to me and produces a knife and says give me your money cause he will be here when the police arrive! Whether he is breathing or bleeding will be up to him......JMHO

The report did not spend but a brief minute of so on the armed citizen that caught them but a long time about their jouney after they escaped. I sure hope the guy gets the $60,000.00 dollars reward they had offered for them. It was for information leading up to the capture of them. I don't think they figured an armed citizen would just hand them over to police..................

After going and just glancing over that law it does appear that they keep amending it to suit what fits their wants more than what the people need.............

I don't really have a problem with any person in the Congress whether House or Senate that is authorized to carry in their home state being allowed to carry while at work in D.C. Maybe it will do some good because the people (Civilians) can then use it as a reason to have those same privledges be given them. It would be a little hard to tell the people you can't but we can and it hold water..............JMHO

yea but that would just prolong the family getting closure for all the time they are waiting death. Also their is the really outside chance if they did out live this President on death row the next President might do what Obama and pardon them!!!! He did turn loose some pretty bad guys before he left office.

Myself, I would just as soon see them get what they did to those 2 Correctional Officers. They deserve nothing less. I don't want them getting a death sentence and then giving them 10 years + worth of appeals at tax payer expenses, health care at medical expenses for 10+ years, Meals for 10 + years all at Taxpayer expenses. about 10 bucks in hot lead from the guns of Law enforcement would be much easier on taxpayers and would give the families of the slain Correctional officers closure knowing they are both dead..............JMHO

Looks like it may be a 16 gauge cause the barrel looks kinda small but still were great guns. Buddy of mine when we were growing up used Winchester Model 12 Trap grade to shoot trap. I think they quit making the Model 12 and went to the 1200 in mid to late 60's but not sure on dates.

I think when they have a show it is advertised and a Bill Goodman's Gun and Knife Show...............

Sorry to hear about your new ride. It's a shame tha is happened and hope your recovery is fast and full. I drive an Old 1997 Jeep Cherokee and carry only Liabliity coverage but also added an uninsured motorist rider to the policy. My agent said it was a smart move to protect my vehicle cause if an unnsured motorist destroys my vehicle they cannot just pay value of Jeep but I can demand they replace the vehicle and they have to do it and then they sue the uninsured motorist to recover costs.

Very glad to hear you have an attorney involved for your protection............

Because they have a charity fund raiser event to help the under priviledged children in the DC area and they have been doing it for many years. Probably one of the only real good things the Congress as whole does that benefits any Americans at all.....JMHO

"When someone starts shooting; they shoot them until they stop." That is exactly what those 2 Capitol Police officers did this morning even after being wounded themselves. My hat off to both of them for not stopping till the threat was ended..........

It would have been better had another UPS person would have been armed and shot him before he was able to kill 4 people but a good guy with a gun did stop him anyway.................

Not sure if this is the right place to post this and if not please move it to proper place. I'm sure many of you remember me telling you I lost my best friend and coffee buddy about 3 months ago. Well he had a lot of firearms mostly hand guns and I was told his son would be taking his firearms so I thought that ment all of them. I found out today the he only was interested in the hand guns and not what few long guns he had. I had to go by his home today and pick up a few fishing related items because he has a ton of fishing tackle I am trying to sell for his wife as I promised him back years ago I would do if anyhting happened to him. Anyway his wife told me she has no idea what she is going to do with all the guns in the gun case in his den/office. I said what guns and she took me in and sure nuff there is a gun case with about 8 long guns in it. I know what most of them are but there is a couple I don't know but I am going back over and take pictures of all of the long guns. They are for sale and once I have the pictures I will be posting them all along with the gun cabinet that is being sold. I am going to have to have some help on identifying a few of the guns and probably some price ideas. I think 2 of the rifles may be Russian made. 1 is long and one is somewhat shorter but bolt actions seem identical I think there is also a bayonnet assembly in the case that fits one 1 of them.

"I can't help but think they are intentionally inciting their fans. Either that or their just plain stupid." I would say it's a whole lot of both in this instance.............JMHO

I don't believe it is GODS will that anyone lives forever. Back in Biblical times people lived well over 100 years but if people lived that long now the earth would be very very over populated and the earth would not be able to feed and support that kind of population. I still believe that GOD has a plan and I never doubt him and what his plan is but accept what I cannot change in my life as his will....................JMHO

I don't blame any of our elected officials on either side of the isle for packing heat with their job. What I do have an issue with is they don't want us to have that same priviledge in many instances and work so hard to try and deny us what they feel they should have. I am glad that the only one killed was the bad guy and Thank GOD for those brave Capitol Police officers for their action even after both being wounded by the bad guy...........

I don't doubt there are people in Congress that pack heat. In all honesty I think they would be a dumb person not to if they can legally do so. It will probably not get much attention if any..........JMHO

According to the Sheriff during the interview said these are some very dangerous men and he says that he has no doubt that they plan on going out in a blaze of glory. I hope they catch these 2 before they hurt someone else. Prayers to the families of the Correctional Officers.......

It says a lot about the Capitol Police when it comes to getting things done. They began returning fire almost imediately and from what I understand did take the bad guy down. I am listening to the reports and they said the gun used was a A-4 and they were just interviewing another guy that said he was close enough to the guy to see him carrying an AK47 and said that 3 times. That goes to show just how much politicians really know about firearms.

Yea that was what part of my problem was when I was drifting left, it I was softening up my grip over all. Once I fired that Lemon Squeezer 45 it taught me to keep both hands firm. My friend called that comfort relaxation which is a bad habit many shooters get into that can become more routine the more they shoot if they don't correct it. He said shooters need to learn not to accept less then their best and if their best is not 98% then they need to find out what the problem is and correct it.

The Good Book says you are not guaranteed your next breath and I am thankful for every one of mine..............

Must have been a really big car????

My Grandfather lived to 101 and his brother my great uncle live to be 100 and they both made moonshine back in the 30's and 40's and drank it most of their lives, both smoked home rolled cigarettes most of their lives and chewed tobacco. They grew up doing hard work operating big farms they both owned and they grew all of their own tobacco they smoked and chewed. They also ate 99% of the food they grew or raised and butchered and only bought things like sugar, meal and flour. Everything else came from their gardens or pastures. They both credited longivity to the moonshine, home grown tobacco and not eating store bought food but living off what they raised and grew.............Don't know how true that is but can't say it's not true either................

I also had an issue with my rounds tending to drift let of center but only a few inches. First shot was normally dead on and as I continued to go through the magazine I for some reason seemed to always drift a little left but only a few inches by the time mag was empty. Finally a buddy of mine went to the range with me one day. He taught classes on hand gun safety and HCP classes. He just stood back and watched me for about 3 magazines and finally stepped up and gave me his assessment. He said that as he watched me I was softening up my grip which was allowing the gun to pull off to the left just slightly. He went out to his truck and came back in a with a lemon squeezer 45 and had 3 mags loaded for it. He said shoot this gun because it requires you to grip the gun firmly or it won't fire. We made three more trips to the range over the next month and each time my shooting improved with both my Bersa Thunder and my Bersa Model 85 until I was about 95 tp 98% dead on with both guns at 10 to 12 yards and about 90% at 15 yards. I know that is not perfect but with my vision beginning to fade a little back then I felt far more comfortable than I once did. Just that little tweaking made a bunch of difference in my confidence level. I am looking forward to when I get my eyes fixed so I can again enjoy the range. I did go about a week ago and burn up about 5 mags and I am still good to go up to 15 yards if it came down to defending myself wearing my glasses. Just thought I would share what I have learned about problem I was having...................