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"Hello... 911?? Hurry..there's a big black man with one of those assault rifles at the coffee shop. He looks angry and threatening. Please hurry!"

RKP5637
(67,112 posts)marble falls
(63,159 posts)underpants
(188,542 posts)
Midnight Writer
(23,427 posts)I reckon I could walk up with my concealed carry pistol and take out a half dozen of these assault rifle toting cretins before they could unsling their unwieldy rifles and get a shot off.
These weapons would be good in a zombie apocalypse, but not much use for a situation someone may actually encounter.
albacore
(2,658 posts)I believe those are expensive handguns.
I grew up in Detroit in the 1950's...tough neighborhood.
(How tough was it?..Instead of playing "Spin the bottle"...we played "Spin the cop."
This poor asshole would be found naked sticking up out of a trash can. Guns in the wind...
Midnight Writer
(23,427 posts)Again, he not only makes himself a high value target in any altercation, he doesn't look like he could fire any of those weapons in a hurry. Plus, he's more likely to blow his own ass up than any assailant.
marble falls
(63,159 posts)TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)These people are hopeless.
albacore
(2,658 posts)You folks who know how much those handguns cost could probably guess how much all that rigging is worth.
A little tap on the head from behind with a baseball hat, and the guns are gone.
marble falls
(63,159 posts)Midnight Writer
(23,427 posts)I'm assuming the band on his hat says "Retired", but from this angle it looks like it says something else.
Midnight Writer
(23,427 posts)You could be 21 feet away from this guy with a simple knife or club, and be on him before he could clear his holster.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)with all that ammo?
retired all right-- hasn't had wood in years.
marble falls
(63,159 posts)Diamond_Dog
(35,854 posts)Yavin4
(36,920 posts)Free penis enlargement surgery in return for you giving up all of your guns.