Posted on 11/30/2019 3:51:32 AM PST by marktwain
Here is the full article from Gun Watch. It has another picture with this version.
Bears who become conditioned to be around humans are the most dangerous kind.
Unlawful discharge? In protecting yourself these thugs are going to throw unlawful discharge?
Especially when all six rounds hit home.
Effin law enforcement. I used to have such great respect for them. Now days, not so much.
Bears don’t like dogs. I’m a little surprised it didn’t run off. But maybe being so big, & probably coming in contact with dogs in the past, it didn’t have that aversion anymore.
Bear story ping ( with doggy pics)
What would have been a better round that had more penetration in the bear but not too much penetration if it had been used against a human attacker? I know a handgun, even a .45, isn’t ideal against a bear. Especially a gun with a shorter barrel and less velocity.
Captain Obvious is up early at my house, helping me post like he always does.
Side note: It is absolutely refreshing to read an article with so much detail. I had to check the source just a few sentences in because it was obvious it wasn’t just a local media:)
“He was cited for reckless endangerment and unlawful discharge of a firearm. The police impounded his Kimber as evidence. The Kimber, with custom modifications, is worth about $1800”
He saves his own life, and quite possibly that of others, he is cited AND the weapon that made this possible is confiscated.
There is no common sense prevailing in America today.
I absolutely believe this account......
.....the natives have a healthy respect for the bears....the visitors, not so much
We have a small cabin in WNC.....
....bears are often seen, it only makes sense to ‘carry’
I am surprised the police have leveled charges on him!!!!
Shades of The Revenant ( just saw it again last night!)
There ARE some big bears in North Carolina too.....
A large male bear (presumably “teenager” judging by pictures) tried to invade our picnic pavilion. About 60 of us at our family reunion didn’t faze this guy at all. He smelled the burgers and kept trying to scare us all off. We flipped tables, yelled, banged pots, and used our key fobs to set off our car alarms...and he just kept cruising the perimeter. He hung around for at least 30-40 minutes. Protocol is to contact the park service, which we had done at first sighting...but it took about an hour for them to show up with their live bear capture trap. By that time he had finally given up and started to wander off.
Somewhere, we have some great pictures, though. One super creepy one taken by my daughter: at one point he turned to go off in the woods...we kept watch and she snapped a picture of him hiding in the bushes with only his head and eyes visible and clearly waiting for us to let our guard down. Another one is a family classic. My Uncle Joe hadn’t paid attention yet in those first few minutes (noisy family reuinions), and I got a picture of Joe looking and me and in the background, like a classic photobomb, is the bear looking at me, too. Good times. :)
Yes, very disappointed in the local PD/prosecutor on this one.
Also the dog was peeking around the corner, not peaking.
No matter, he will still have his Right. That can not be revoked; it can only be violated by any action of a government, which will delegitimize itself in the process.
My primary carry is a .40 CZ75B, and likewise I carry a mix of JHP and hardball (FMJ every third round). My only caveat to anybody choosing to do so is to make sure the weapon and the mag will function flawlessly on a mixed diet. I’ve had some firearms that would have cycling and feeding issues with mixed mags.
In light of such confiscations and sentiments against human beings, maybe less expensive firearms would be worth considering. And put the money towards more self-defense insurance (retainer service or organization).
“Effin law enforcement. I used to have such great respect for them. Now days, not so much.“
They went PC long ago. “Why didn’t you escape to your room instead?” the cop asked.
I guess attacked and wounded or dead people make for easier police reports than gun discharges.
Handguns for bear defense are more effective then you may think.
https://gunwatch.blogspot.com/2019/08/update-handgun-or-pistol-against-bear.html
Part of the Free Republic “why we carry” series.
I shoot a Kimber sis ultra which is almost exactly like this man’s gun. But...I don’t carry cause of bears.
“There is no common sense prevailing in America today.”
“Common sense” is defined by those uttering the words. To a lib it has a totally different meaning, mostly based on the emotion at the time or what they are brainwashed to believe.
With the libs prevailing today and taking their version of the moral high ground, their version of common sense prevails.
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