Comments on: Seven rounds

By: KHorn

KHorn — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:24:55 +0000

Amateurs. Everybody knows you use a lightsaber to deflect incoming fire.

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:44:56 +0000

Damn. Thanks for sharing your story, and for being a military wife. My wife reminds me daily that it’s not easy. I’m glad you made the decisions you did, and it’s good that you’re standing for the 2A now. Your experience means a lot to this debate.

Regarding Pernell, sure, he watched soldiers in his unit raping Iraqi civilians. What a lying douchebag.

Chris

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Fri, 01 Mar 2013 06:52:51 +0000

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By: Stinksmom

Stinksmom — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:53:55 +0000

In 2009, My husband and I married and I moved to Ft Bragg, NC. We lived on base, safe enough right? I had only ever fired a gun once, with his help. well in 2010 (January to be exact) the Army deployed him to Haiti as part of a GRF (Global Response Force) response to the earthquakes.

He loaded the 12 G (the only firearm we had) and told me if anyone came in the house while he was gone, pump, hold it to my hip, and pull the trigger, get back up (his words, I had never fired a shotgun) and do it again until I ran out of shot.

low and behold who shows up at my back door after stalking and being scared off the night before by my friend at her house? Spc Aaron Pernell- you can read all about him. funny thing is- he didn’t get in, I pumped the 12G and he took off like a bat out of Hell.

Thank God for the 12 G. That guy was a nutcase. You can see all the hysteria he caused before he was finally caught. My husband came home from Haiti and bought a few new “friends” to join the shotgun.

http://www.fayobserver.com/articles/2013/02/18/1238193?sac=fo.crime

oh- and when he was serving in Iraq, I also had to scare off intruders with our firearms. I owe my life to them.

Now that we have a kid, you can bet we won’t be backing down on our 2nd amendment rights. Thanks for your service.

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:30:00 +0000

Thanks, I appreciate that. Feel free to come back and drop more positive comments, I need the ego boost.

Chris

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:29:14 +0000

Jerry,

Some of those shots were with 9mm hollow points. You’re right that those calibers often fail, but people are also just hard to kill. As far as criminals using expensive ammo, in my exerience they use whatever they can steal. We joke about criminals’ weapons being loaded with one hollow point, one ball round, one wadcutter, and two empty cylinders. The ammo is usually a mixed bag, whatever fits in the gun.

Thanks for reading and commenting, hope you keep coming back.

Chris

By: theinnerhaven

theinnerhaven — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:46:37 +0000

Couldn’t agree more! Good post.

By: Jerry B Moyer

Jerry B Moyer — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:43:59 +0000

Very read Chris! Thank you. I must say as a side note that it shows some innefectiveness of the 9mm and .38 rounds for stopping power. Or possibly FMJ target rounds? I would assume the criminals arent going to pay for more expensive defense rounds.

By: chrishernandezauthor

chrishernandezauthor — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:53:51 +0000

Thanks John. It is pretty amazing how much damage people can take and still survive.

Chris

By: John Tatum

John Tatum — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:24:28 +0000

Very good article written by someone with a lot of REAL experience. I have never been shot, nor have I ever had to shoot anyone, but I have had several close calls the only thing I have received is powder burns a couple of times. But because of my occupation I have seen, tended to, been personally involved in, and the recipient of industrial accidents, several of which were life threatening. And I can tell you the human body can take a hell of a beating and survive. Great article.