Posted on 10/29/2018 6:20:25 AM PDT by marktwain
Shot placement wins.
I wonder how many shots Martinez fired after being fatally wounded?
We learned the stopping power vs lethality edge in the Philippines.
Gave us the 1911.
Proof once again that shot placement beats caliber selection.
While this is not a case of a tax collector, it is a case of (probable) excess testosterone plus strong drink plus an excessive confidence in one's abilities and in one's large calibers. Also a case of youth meeting age and coming out the worse for it!
Best gun for a gun fight is the one you have with you at the time.
I think I remember Bill Frady saying last week something like:
Dont be cautious of the person who practices and trains with multiple guns and calibers. Its the guy who works with one gun over and over continuously that you dont want to get on the wrong side of.
Paraphrasing here, but you get the reference.
alcohol was involved...........................I already assumed so...................
This is Amazing.
Beware the man with one gun.
He probably knows how to use it.
Proof once again that shot placement beats caliber selection.
Yup, and reliability. Thats why I run nothing but ball in my semis. The exotics are more malfunction prone, stove pipes, wedged going into battery, etc. you cant hit the target if your gun wont fire....
"...Dakota Wayne Kirkman, 19 y.o. and Manuel Martinez III, 36 y.o...."
Yep. That works, too.
It was the older guy that died.
The 5 rules of a gunfight:
1) gun beats no gun
2) a hit beats a miss
3) fast beats slow
4) Big holes beat little holes
5) Two holes beat one hole
These are in order and a lower number will often over ride a higher number. This is demonstrated in this incident with #2 beating both #3 and #4.
“Also a case of youth meeting age and coming out the worse for it!”
The young guy was the one with the .22.
Dakota Wayne Kirkman was found to be justified by a grand jury after being held in jail for 55 days, for lack of a $500,000 bond.
If only Martinez had a .45 ...
Kirkland fired only one shot.
You know that a BB gun could put out your eye.
If I read the story right, the younger guy (Yokum) prevailed against the older guy (Martinez).
There is also "old and stupid." Ususlly it's not that old, since stupid shortens one life considerably.
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