R.I.P. Scout26
So we had a Dicken Drill at an IDPA match today. Not legal IDPA stage so side match type thing. 40 yards off hand standing in a box 10 rounds in 15.30 secs or less at standard IDPA target. I hit 7 out 10 in about 12 seconds. It’s not a bad drill, but would be hard to justify self defense at that range in most circumstances.
I think if most people thought about it when they were running errands, there are number of places they go where 30 to 100 yard ranges are possible. The odds of the right circumstances happening requiring use a pistol at that distance are pretty small. Then again, the odds of needs your pistol at all are pretty small for the average person. The biggest thing for me is thinking about that extra accuracy requirement at 50 yards helps with shorter ranges as well. Gives me a standard of accuracy to work towards.
I rarely practice at more than 15 yards. At 25, all I can deliver is suppressive fire. Forty yards, for me, I'd be better off calling 911 and waiting.
The instructors at the Sig Academy no longer practice under 15 yards.
mode onThat assault weapons bill is to be introduced tomorrow mode offI hate stuff but this getting ridiculous Edit: Don't take this serious
Guy at Agenda-Free TV just pointed out this happened right at closing time. Seems an odd time to start a mass shooting if you want to maximize victims
Both girls survived, but the family alleges Simon should have known the risk of active shooters and had better security. The lawsuit claims the shooter walked from his home through the mall's parking lot past "multiple security patrols and video cameras" before entering the mall. The suit says the gunman was carrying "a long, black backpack consistent with those used to tote rifles and other assault weapons" as he walked through the lot and the mall.
The lawsuit claims the defendants did not take action to evacuate shoppers as the suspect entered the mall and spent more than an hour in a bathroom, reportedly preparing for the shooting. The family also claims no security personnel were present in the food court when the shooting occurred and that no Simon employees or security officers checked on the man while he was in the bathroom prior to the shooting.
They gonna sue Dickens next?
When I first saw the headline that's what I though it was going to be about.
If anybody ends up suing him, then our society just sucks. This was one of those cases where the good guy did everything right. Including staying under the radar during and after.
