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FL: Grandfather, bit by Family Pit Bull, borrows 9mm to Save 63-Year-Old Roommate
Gun Watch ^ | 8 May, 2015 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 05/09/2015 6:16:11 AM PDT by marktwain

The initial attack caused these wounds.

In Florida, a savage dog attack reinforced the efficacy of firearms for personal defense.  In this case, the person who used the firearm did not even own it.  He had been attacked by his Grandson's dog, and had jumped over a fence to escape the attack.   While there, he heard screaming at his house, and discovered that the pit bull was now attacking his roommate, David Brasher, who was 63 years old.  From wpbf.com:

David Brashear was taken to Lawnwood Regional Hospital with severe bites and lacerations on his arms. He was listed in critical condition and was in intensive care.
As Bacchus, who was the person first attacked, and the woman neighbor, Gina Day, listened to the screams, they were desperate for a solution.  Fortunately, Day had a gun, a 9mm Ruger pistol, which appears to be a K95PR.


"He's attacking him, and we have to stop him, and I said 'I have a gun,' because none of us were going to go up to the dog and pull him off," Day said.

Day gave Bacchus her 9mm handgun and he fired into the ground, and when that didn't work, he shot Nova's rear. The dog released Brashear and went inside.
 A gun gave a wounded grandfather the ability to stand up to the attacking dog and drive it off, very likely saving the roommate's life.


The bullet wound was not life threatening, but was sufficient to stop the attack.

The attack seemed completely unprovoked.   Later, in the police investigation, it was found that the dog had bitten another person in the throat only two weeks earlier.

Defense against animals is generally not included in statistics about defensive uses of firearms.


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TOPICS: Local News; Pets/Animals; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: banglist; fl; pitbull; ruger9mm
Why perform surgery on the dog? It needs to be put down.
1 posted on 05/09/2015 6:16:11 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

When I go to a home to interview someone and see Pit Bulls or Dobermans its almost a sure bet drugs are probably close by.


2 posted on 05/09/2015 6:25:20 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: marktwain

Butt Ugly and Useless dogs!


3 posted on 05/09/2015 6:33:14 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: marktwain

Why is it, that every time I mention how aggressive and deadly this breed of dogs are on facebook or elsewhere, I get attacked viciously attacked by other people? They proceed to tell me that its the owners fault not the dog. :/ No other breed seems to do this as regular as pitbulls.


4 posted on 05/09/2015 6:44:58 AM PDT by txgirl4Bush (Impeach obama)
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To: marktwain
Exactly - I would have had to finish it off. But the emotions of the situation probably gave him relief that he stopped the attack and could tend to his roomie.

To fix the brute up defies logic.

5 posted on 05/09/2015 6:48:45 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: marktwain

This dog needed to be put down after the first attack. Once a dog goes for somebody’s throat, it should be an easy call.


6 posted on 05/09/2015 6:58:52 AM PDT by Haiku Guy (December 4, 2015 will be Hillary Clinton's Coming Out Day)
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To: marktwain

These two did everything they could not to harm the attacking dog. Is this supposed to be commendable?


7 posted on 05/09/2015 7:27:40 AM PDT by School of Rational Thought
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To: marktwain

Most dogs will growl and give you a nip if they’re pushed too far. It’s a warning to back off and leave them alone.

Pit bulls just seem to have an on/off switch and go ballistic with no warning signal. They don’t give a warning nip, they attack full-out.


8 posted on 05/09/2015 7:30:11 AM PDT by JJ_Folderol (Diagonally parked in a parallel universe...)
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To: marktwain

https://youtu.be/5E8apFMwzu0

Watch this video and tell me again, that pitt bulls are are great family dog.
There is a reason that Police forces and the Military don’t use pitt bulls in the line of service.


9 posted on 05/09/2015 7:49:10 AM PDT by baddog 219
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To: txgirl4Bush

It probably IS the owners’ fault. The owners deliberately select a breed known to be aggressive and deadly. This may be because the owners are wanting to project a “tough guy-don’t mess with me” image or simply that they are using the most easily available dangerous animal to guard some nefarious activity.There have been entirely too many documented cases of certain breeds’ dangers for a rational person to deny;all dogs are not equal.


10 posted on 05/09/2015 7:52:49 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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To: txgirl4Bush

I found this website that gives a detailed account of a animal advocate that changed her views on pit bulls.

http://www.animals24-7.org/2015/04/15/why-pit-bulls-will-break-your-heart/


11 posted on 05/09/2015 8:06:07 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: hoosierham

“The owners deliberately select a breed known to be aggressive and deadly.”

Pit Bull = Four-legged penis extension.


12 posted on 05/09/2015 8:13:14 AM PDT by PLMerite ("The issue is never the issue. The issue is the Revolution.")
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To: marktwain

That dogs balls should have been removed a long time ago. Too late now.


13 posted on 05/09/2015 6:43:43 PM PDT by Rodamala
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To: baddog 219
"There is a reason that Police forces and the Military don't use pitt (sic) bulls in the line of service."

Or not...

14 posted on 05/15/2015 3:45:56 PM PDT by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind, but now I see...)
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