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Stryder

(450 posts)
30. Terminal velocity
Wed Oct 23, 2013, 06:36 PM
Oct 2013

of a falling bullet, aprox. 150 fps. (Shouldn't penetrate the skin much less the skull.) Red Rider BB gun, around 240 fps.
That said, the gun would need to be fired directly up. Unlikely in such a stressful situation.
I'm not sure what to take away from this story. Just thought I'd throw a little science into the mix.

Moonie Times? xfundy Oct 2013 #1
How about NBC? NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #4
I don't even know what to say. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #2
Shoot into the ground near their feet instead. nt NickB79 Oct 2013 #3
Equally unsafe, i.e. ricochets. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2013 #19
Or shoot one of them, warn the others. Ilsa Oct 2013 #5
It was a shotgun. Falling pellets from a shotgun are harmless. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #32
The OP said handgun. I didn't bother with Ilsa Oct 2013 #33
Okay, I read the WTimes Ilsa Oct 2013 #34
Letting the boys attack her daughter would be a heartless thing to do. pnwmom Oct 2013 #57
Warning shots are nearly always illegal hack89 Oct 2013 #6
That's kind of what I thought. HappyMe Oct 2013 #10
False equivalency. Stopping an ongoing assault is not "vigilante justice." AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #15
Should she have stood by and watched the group of boys assault her daughter? Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #39
I don't like guns. HappyMe Oct 2013 #41
Called the cops, yes. Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #42
What if she didn't have a gun? HappyMe Oct 2013 #43
10 aggressive guys vs. one mom? NickB79 Oct 2013 #47
Wrong discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2013 #44
Videotape your daughter get beaten? NickB79 Oct 2013 #48
If you're in danger enough to draw, it should be danger enough to kill. moriah Oct 2013 #24
Correct.... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #61
I really do not understand this Tumbulu Oct 2013 #84
Unless she felt she *had* to shoot someone, she shouldn't have drawn the weapon at all. moriah Oct 2013 #88
thanks for the explanation Tumbulu Oct 2013 #91
Good...there's a reason why people aren't allowed to shoot guns into the air... joeybee12 Oct 2013 #7
Terminal velocity Stryder Oct 2013 #30
If thats how it happens, maybe quakerboy Oct 2013 #49
That doesn't seem to be the case here. Incitatus Oct 2013 #50
The other link says the girl is now missing. IdaBriggs Oct 2013 #8
Daughter is now missing Kaleva Oct 2013 #9
Ironically, had she shot one of the kids in the head, no crime nt geek tragedy Oct 2013 #11
Because then she'd be in control of who was getting hit with the bullet. jeff47 Oct 2013 #13
What goes up, must come down. Rex Oct 2013 #12
Warning shots are illegal (and stupid). Lizzie Poppet Oct 2013 #14
So you think shooting guns is OK for punches to the face? nt Logical Oct 2013 #16
Depends on the situation NickB79 Oct 2013 #27
One of the articles says the girl was punched repeatedly Yo_Mama Oct 2013 #40
Zimmerman and his jury thought so Bandit Oct 2013 #28
When the odds are ten teen boys on one girl? Yes. n/t X_Digger Oct 2013 #29
When multiple bigger people are violently assaulting a smaller one? Lizzie Poppet Oct 2013 #31
Unlawful discharge of a firearm 1000words Oct 2013 #17
Does this make the woman an evil gun-humper? n/t RZM Oct 2013 #18
It makes her an irresponsible gun owner 1000words Oct 2013 #20
Though it sounds sarcastic, I actually wasn't trying to be so RZM Oct 2013 #21
Proudly declaring yourself as a full time open carry person bigbrother05 Oct 2013 #22
Honestly, its easy to cite correct action after the fact. And I do understand her reaction. 1000words Oct 2013 #23
Because she didn't kill someone. Crunchy Frog Oct 2013 #37
She would have been legally correct to shoot Jenoch Oct 2013 #38
So did the boys attacking her daughter get arrested? Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #25
'boys will boys'.. riversedge Oct 2013 #26
oh heaven's no Tumbulu Oct 2013 #85
According to MythBusters......... 4bucksagallon Oct 2013 #35
Missing daughter (girl who was attacked) may have been spotted Kaleva Oct 2013 #36
She probably was not comforted watching the Missouri teen go for two years after being raped, libdem4life Oct 2013 #45
15 year old Brianna Stewart is still missing. Kaleva Oct 2013 #46
She should be arrested. Hopefully she'll get some time in jail. bowens43 Oct 2013 #51
Unless you are forced to shoot an attacker to save innocent life, it needs to stay in the holster. Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #52
Seems most think she should stand by and watch Skip Intro Oct 2013 #53
She needs to get pepper spray and leave the kid at home if she insists on confronting people she Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #59
Is that right? Skip Intro Oct 2013 #60
She shought a confrontation knowing she was armed. It led to a very dangerous situation Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #64
You'd have her watch her daughter be raped. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #65
Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #67
Ok. What should she have done when her daugter was Skip Intro Oct 2013 #69
Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #71
No, you're blaming a mother for protecting her kid Skip Intro Oct 2013 #76
I'm not the one who has to edit my post so it doesn't even resemble it's original content. Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #78
Please show me the difference between my posts. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #80
How many times are you going to edit your garbage post? Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #75
Didn't change any words. All still there. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #77
And none of them have to do with anything I've said. You deliberately make false accusations Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #83
If it was that bad then she should have shot one of attackers... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #62
Her fault was not shooting someone? Skip Intro Oct 2013 #63
They were short and simple words... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #68
And they were: "she should have shot one of attackers" Skip Intro Oct 2013 #70
Sure... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #72
So yes, you say she should have shot someone instead Skip Intro Oct 2013 #73
I would love to see you explain... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #74
Yes, she should be jailed for not kililng someone. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #79
So as long as a driver goes speeding down the wrong side of the highway... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #81
I'm not the one saying she should have shot one of the perps. Skip Intro Oct 2013 #82
Bring charges against em... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #86
Who plays the role of the attacking mob in your highway scenario? Skip Intro Oct 2013 #89
Got it... Decaffeinated Oct 2013 #90
? - IF you're going to use a substitute scenario, Skip Intro Oct 2013 #92
I see a lot of self-righteous judgment and WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #54
Yeah, grab a gun and your kid and deliberately seek out a confrontation with someone you've argued Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #55
False equivalency. WCLinolVir Oct 2013 #56
That makes no sense at all. I never said one thing was equivalent to another. Skeeter Barnes Oct 2013 #58
Where is the arrest of the boy that punched the daughter in the face? flvegan Oct 2013 #66
yes, why wasn't he arrested Tumbulu Oct 2013 #87
Now's the time for her to keep her mouth shut. Let her attorney demand that the police prove that AnotherMcIntosh Oct 2013 #93
Daughter and mother reunited last Thursday. Facts about incident in dispute Kaleva Oct 2013 #94
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