This is very odd. I went to school with both of these two at Giddings High School in the late 60s. Justice of the Peace Paul Fischer was actually two grades ahead of me and Sheriff’s Deputy Rodney Meyer was one or two grades behind me. Seeing some of my old bud's names on FR is freaky.
Oh, man. These guys letting a 12 YO boy shoot a 45? That is a big gun. I remember being out in East Texas and one of Dad's friends had a .45 and they let me shoot it. I was in my 20's and that thing had a kick to it alright. They told me it would and I saw them shooting it before I got my chance, so I kinda knew it would kick like that. Even at my age and seeing them shoot it first, I was surprised how much it recoiled. Poor kid. I bet he pleaded with them to shoot it. They shouldn't have given in to him.Seeing some of my old bud's names on FR is freaky.
I know what you mean. You remember Darlie Routier? She and her husband worked at the same company I did a few years before she murdered her two kids here in Rowlett. I never got to know her very well because she was just so stuck on herself and her little clique of friends, but I knew Darin pretty well. Talk about a shock when I found out about what she did. She murdered her little boys on my 12th anniversary with the company in 1996.