Black Angus McPherson

That is truly sad to hear. I enjoyed shooting with him. RIP Warden. Angus

No. You could certainly claim that. Good luck with that. I've had people claim that the person staring into the camera in the video wearing their clothes, with the same beard, glasses and tattoos wasn't them. It didn't work for them, either. They probably weren't your pants anyway, right? Other evidence, in other situations, might require gloves. This is not to say that wearing gloves all the time may not be a good idea. Angus

For 12 and 20 ga. I load them the same way. For 28 ga. and .410 I need different wads and powder charges when switching from the one piece and HS hulls. Angus

The dog you saw just dropped because no one was holding it up. The people you saw getting tased were being held up. Otherwise they would have dropped pretty much like the dog did. They are being supported during the tasing to prevent injury. It's not uncommon for someone to yell when they get tased, but not everyone does. It makes for a better video, tho. I have some real doubts about the authenticity of the guy in brown that starts flopping around like a fish screaming when he got tased. One big BS moment in TV tasings is when the tasee drops unconscious to the ground. In real life when the juice stops you are fully awake and able to continue the fight if you are so inclined. That's why cops are taught to handcuff while the taser is active. You can handle a guy while he's being tased without being affected. UNLESS you make contact with both wires at the same time. Then it's kind of like grabbing an electric fence. Oh, and the taser will continue to work as long as the trigger is held down. Otherwise it's usually a 5 second ride. Depending on the taser model, another trigger pull will start another 5 second cycle or, it might, fire another cartridge. I'm not sure what newer versions might do. When I started you got one shot. Then you could get two shots, now I think you might get as many as 10 shots out of a TASER. Not sure if it was mentioned above, but each "cartridge" deploys two darts attached to wires (length varies according to cartridge choice). Both have to connect to the target to be effective. If only one makes contact then all you did was stick somebody with a needle. No joy. Angus p.s. I've seen people get pepper sprayed that showed zero effect. I have not witnessed anyone hit with a properly deployed TASER not react.

Welllll, You can testify that you heard him bragging about his crimes. If you're in the back seat of a Police car and start telling the officers about your long list of crimes without them prompting/questioning you then Miranda is irrelevant. If I tell Bob that I heard you bragging about all the crimes you've committed Bob cannot testify in court about that because that is hearsay. Angus

To answer your question: No I would not shoot anyone just because they squatted down. You might be surprised how often that happened. Now, if it looks like they are going for a weapon... that changes everything. As a side note I once almost shot a kid because he had a can of beer. Background: 0230, got a call of a loud disturbance in the street at XXX address. I got there and see three "youts" in the street and one of them immediately starts grabbing at something silver in his waistband. I immediately exit my car, draw my pistol and aim it at the guy and shouted "SHOW ME YOUR HANDS!" The guy keeps fumbling with the silver thing in his waistband as I begin angling toward a tree for cover and keep yelling for him to show me his hands. Luckily my backup was right behind me. He started to flank the "youts" and get closer. I was about 25 yards away. When he got to about 15 yards he yelled back at me "It's a silver beer can!" Coor's Silver Bullet. The stupid S#!$ were underage and drinking beer. The idiot kid said "you'd have felt stupid if you shot me". Right, I'd have felt bad but you'd be dead. I must have been pretty loud because the kids mom came out of her apartment and a bunch of lights came on in some other apartments. I could clearly see my sights at center mass, but all I could see of the beer can was silver reflecting in the street lights. If he'd have come up in anything resembling a shooting stance I was absolutely going to shoot him. I almost bet that kids life that it was a gun. That kid and I were both lucky that night. He didn't get shot and I didn't shoot him. Angus

Update. Not that it'll help. While I was rewatching the inning and trying to get as much information as possible, I noticed that the game I was watching was "First aired" (I'm guessing that also means "played") on May 11, 2023. I made note of the players, pitches, etc. but I still haven't figured out what happened to the disappearing runner. I could give a run down here if anyone else is actually interested. Wife: "Didn't you already watch that game?" Me: "Actually, yes, but I'm only rewatching one inning." I'm wondering if the players and game stats are available anywhere online where I could see them. I'm also wondering if I'm actually in a coma somewhere, hooked up to an AI Universe and I just happened to notice a glitch in the program. Was I supposed to take the Blue pill or the Red pill? This is bugging me WAY more than it should. As a side note, my recording quit at the beginning of the 5th inning, so I don't even know who won the game. Angus

Yes. I saw the runner on second and the runner on first before they cut to the third batter walking up to the plate. Scoreboard error? Well, it was 7 to 8 before the home run. It was scored 9 to 8 after the home run. Nobody said a thing about the missing run/runner. BTW, I rechecked and there were no outs at the time of the home run. Stanford scored 2 more to make it 11(12?) to 8 at the bottom of the 4th. I haven't had a chance to see any more of the game to see if the error was ever caught. Plus I'm guessing I didn't get the last couple innings of the game recorded. The talking heads announced the score as 11 to 8 at the end of the top of the 4th. Angus p.s. Maybe the runner on 2nd was AI.

What is a PME program? Angus

I recorded the Softball game between Stanford and North Carolina on 3/11. While watching it today a baserunner disappeared. The setup: Top of the 4th, Stanford at bat. First batter walked. Second batter bunted and made it safe to first base. Runners on first and second. I saw the runner on second and I saw the runner on first. Third batter up. TV display shows first and second base occupied. About the third pitch I noticed the display indicating first and second occupied and the indicator for second base faded out. OK, weird stuff happens with the scorer, I guess. Next pitch the third batter hits a home run! WooHooo! Three runs score! Um, no, TWO runs score. What the heck happened to the runner on Second? No mention from the commentators. The replay of the Home Run showed the runner on first scoring and the batter scoring, but I didn't see the runner that was on Second. I rewatched that three times and couldn't figure it out. I don't recall seeing an out get registered on the display (although I didn't think about that until just now) and neither did I see her get thrown out or gigged for leaving the base early. By any freak chance did anybody else here see that game? The score was 9 to 7 for Stanford when I had to leave. Still 4th inning. What the heck did I miss? There's some serious Twilight Zone shenanigans going on there. Angus P.s. I did once see a batter get a walk after 3 balls. Even the commentators mentioned it. Big whoops on the part of the umpires but nobody else seemed to notice.

Could you put that part in English? Angus

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This is why I won't spot for some gunfighters. At a big match a number of years ago there was a fast gunfighter and I don't recall a single stage where I could have identified 10 distinct shots. There were several where I only heard five and I'd have sworn he only fired 5 shots. A while back, here on the Wire, in a similar discussion it was opined by a couple pards that "It is impossible to fire two guns simultaneously" therefore no one should be found to be afoul of the rule. OK. I'll just say some of y'all are way too fast for me. It's impressive, but I can't spot for it. Angus

You've got me wondering, Forty. What was the 7.65? Angus

Simple question, simple answer. I'd take the S&W. It's what I'm already familiar with. The Colt could present problems I'm not familiar with. A person that only owns one gun isn't likely to be familiar or proficient with other. Angus