nothing on the mesquite warning shot?

[Gtracer]

In any case, as soon as you pull your weapon the police deserve a phone call. He didn't call, he pulled a weapon, AND he discharged said weapon. Police officers do not take kindly to a person who fires a weapon publicly and fails to report it.

sounds like a control issue to me...

[roliath]

god knows there is room for it!

God bless.

burn!

[BradM]

Lmao at Elvis...

I understand the whole wreck less part but it sounded like he shot in the ground to be as safe as possible. I don't see how pulling your gun in a dark backyard is going to scare someone.

Everyone should wreck less, I agree.

[347Mike]

Everyone should wreck less, I agree.

I was typing from my phone.

The point I am making it sounds like he was trying to be as cautious as possible by firing into the ground as opposed to shooting randomly in the air.

I don't buy the whole it could ricochet off of dirt comment though.

[ceyko]

I don't buy the whole it could ricochet off of dirt comment though.

I've seen it happen a lot with 5.56 - can especially see it happen with tracers

[CJ]

I've seen it happen a lot with 5.56 - can especially see it happen with tracers

It all depends on the angle. Ever single .223 round will bounce off dirt at a near parallel angle. You can shoot the ground and watch it impact the berm all day long. Firing directly down the likelihood the bullet is going to hit something is very unlikely, and having enough energy retention to do damage is even less likely.

[juiceweezl]

Should've used a crossbow.

[ceyko]

It all depends on the angle. Ever single .223 round will bounce off dirt at a near parallel angle. You can shoot the ground and watch it impact the berm all day long. Firing directly down the likelihood the bullet is going to hit something is very unlikely, and having enough energy retention to do damage is even less likely.

Although I generally agree with what you're saying, I still will not advocate shooting into the ground in a residential situation.

[CJ]

Although I generally agree with what you're saying, I still will not advocate shooting into the ground in a residential situation.

LOL I'm not advocating doing it, I'm just saying it's highly unlikely to ricochet. Discharging a weapon in public is illegal, no need to get into the specifics.

[Steve]

have you been to mesquite? EVERYONE there has warrants.

god bless.

My mother in law lives there. Which one of the board officers do I need to share my donuts with to have her arrested?!

[DON SVO]

If you have a CHL, you need to pull your weapon only if threatened.

If you have a CHL and pull your weapon and feel that discharging it is the only way to prevent an assault, discharge it into the perpetrator. If you're on your homestead, you need to make sure that the perp(s) are on your property. If they are, discharge the weapon into the perpetrator.

I am a huge proponent of "if you need to pull the trigger, make every bullet count". I think the homeowner should have been ticketed for ND simply because he didn't lie better and say he fired AT the perpetrators

[no4njnk]

I agree with Don on this one, if you fire a warning shot you have other options. If you are going to fire a gun make sure your life is in danger and in this situation it is on your property. I don't see tearing apart and shaking a fence to be life threatening. Now if they made it through and kept on coming that's a different story.

[jefehbk]

If you believe the comments, the dude had multiple warrants out when the cops showed up. Not saying that has any bearing on the story, but maybe that's part of the reason he was arrested?

As usual, it appears like the media has picked out the most "headline-worthy" bits of the story to publish...

so he was arrested for outstanding warrants or arrested for discharging his gun in to the ground?

In other news, I would fuck Natalie Solis in the ass.

[Treadhead]

If you fire into the ground, you might hit a gas pocket and blow up your whole neighborhood!

[exlude]

Warning shots are pointless. People get the same point, very well infact, when staring down the barrel. If they don't get that point, your bullets should only be going into them.