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doc03

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16. In the army at Fort Gordon two or three NCOs had private rooms at the end of our
Mon Dec 24, 2012, 06:33 PM
Dec 2012

barracks on the second floor. They had a hasp on the outside of their doors so they could lock their room up when they were out. Some joker thought it would be funny to lock one of the NCOs inside. This NCO was just back from Nam and was claustrophobic, he totally lost it when he tried to come out and found he was locked in. He goes nuts busts the lock off the door and comes out screaming with a loaded .45 auto. Everyone is diving behind our bunks and lockers, luckily one of the other NCOs came up behind him and got him settled down before he started shooting.

Back in college, working as a bouncer, breaking up a fight, benld74 Dec 2012 #1
Yup... nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #2
I recall being surrounded by gunfire on new years in Los Angeles Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #3
That idiocy always gets to me nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #18
Yup... 2naSalit Dec 2012 #4
Home invader told be he was going to shoot me ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #5
yikes! Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #7
Was a long time ago. ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #24
When I was a kid our alcoholic neighbor tried shooting a moth off his wall NNN0LHI Dec 2012 #6
No, but I get scared by inattentive drivers every day slackmaster Dec 2012 #8
Yeah but I was somewhere with gun control and when I realized that, I felt a bit foolish gollygee Dec 2012 #9
I was almost shot accidentally by a Barney Fife wannabe deputy my dad knew catbyte Dec 2012 #10
No, just regular old assault and battery, since I used to be on foot a lot REP Dec 2012 #11
Yes, my house is in the forest and DURHAM D Dec 2012 #12
No, but two kids in my high school got in trouble for bringing guns to school. wickerwoman Dec 2012 #13
No Kaleva Dec 2012 #14
Not really. laundry_queen Dec 2012 #15
In the army at Fort Gordon two or three NCOs had private rooms at the end of our doc03 Dec 2012 #16
Yes shadowrider Dec 2012 #17
In a previous life. Iggo Dec 2012 #19
Yeah, but I was in the middle of a war, so that probably shouldn't count ... 11 Bravo Dec 2012 #20
I've been kidnapped at gunpoint (twice) & was a drive-by recipient Nevernose Dec 2012 #21
Yes, it was 36 years ago, but when you get Still Sensible Dec 2012 #22
Sure, the two times I've been robbed at gunpoint Recursion Dec 2012 #23
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