Justified Shooting

[USA1]

To me the worst part of this story is the gun with no bullets

Believe me, when I heard that part I thought the same thing...After I finished laughing.

"Hazel !, go get muh gun !...Hazel ! go get muh bullets !"

I told my wife to tell her uncle to keep some bullets in that dern gun from now on.

[Keith B]

My question would be what if you shoot a Pit Bull for just walking through your yard.

That would not be a smart idea unless you were being attacked. Call the dog catcher.

[glbedd53]

I have called the dog catcher numerous times and have yet to see one show up. To me a Pit Bull in my yard is about the same thing as an alligator or a tiger in my yard. I will probably just let the air out of him and take my chances. I have a 1-1/2 yr old grandaughter that I'm not willing to take the chance with.

[driver8]

It would probably be smarter to wait for the dogcatcher that never comes while the pit kills your grandchild or at least a pet. The very presence of a pitbull on my property is a dangerous threat. And you know there is no way you will ever find the owner. I believe a jury in this area would see it my way.

[RedRaider]

It would probably be smarter to wait for the dogcatcher that never comes while the pit kills your grandchild or at least a pet. The very presence of a pitbull on my property is a dangerous threat. And you know there is no way you will ever find the owner. I believe a jury in this area would see it my way.

I have called the dog catcher numerous times and have yet to see one show up. To me a Pit Bull in my yard is about the same thing as an alligator or a tiger in my yard. I will probably just let the air out of him and take my chances. I have a 1-1/2 yr old grandaughter that I'm not willing to take the chance with.

I really hope you would assess the demeanor of the dog (from a distance if you fear these types of dogs) before you just go about shooting it. I understand that you have to protect yourself and your family on your property, but not all pitbulls are mistreated, have irresponsible owners, and are human aggresive like the news makes them out to be......just sayin.

[glbedd53]

Seriously, I'm sure I would. But I can tell you that most likely the only thing that would keep me from pluggin him is the trouble I might get in. I think I disagree with you about the aggressivness of dog breeds. I'm sure there are pit bull owners on this forum but I know dogs and have owned quite a few different breeds and I know that some breeds are just more aggressive. I have owned German Shepherds but they have that trait too. Chows are the worst. One thing for sure , I'm not gonna put up with pit bulls being in my yard, whatever it takes I'm gonna do it.

[Ol Zeke]

3 pits roaming around his rural home for several days growling and barking

That's when I put them down in my neck of the woods. In the eyes of the law hereabouts, that's the common law. I imagine if your mountain man uncle were to check with another mountain man, say for instance a one Raylan Givens, it'd be Justified.

(please somebody remind me next week not to watch that show again. lawdy, that's some powerful bad acting and one of the worst shows to ever hit the boob tube)

Yeah, I know, but I can't help myself! It's like watchin' a train wreck!

[austin-tatious]

3 pits roaming around his rural home for several days growling and barking

That's when I put them down in my neck of the woods. In the eyes of the law hereabouts, that's the common law. I imagine if your mountain man uncle were to check with another mountain man, say for instance a one Raylan Givens, it'd be Justified.

(please somebody remind me next week not to watch that show again. lawdy, that's some powerful bad acting and one of the worst shows to ever hit the boob tube)

Yeah, I know, but I can't help myself! It's like watchin' a train wreck!

Well, I disagree. I love the show. I think we can learn a lot about fictional non-lethal disarmament and verbal judo from the writers. IMHO. Writing this post makes me think I should check out who the writers are and see if they have any background in concealed carry, RKBA, etc. Or do they just make it all up out of thin air.

[surprise_i'm_armed]

Forum friends: Here's a dog shooting story that is pretty unsettling.
A formerly friendly bulldog had to be killed with a .357 after going wild
and almost killing a young lad. SIA

Port Richmond, Pennsylvania

From the Philadelphia Daily News of May 12, 2010

Bulldog shot after mauling Port Richmond boy

They all said he was a nice dog.

But something inside Zeus snapped this morning.

The American bulldog who loved dog biscuits and backscratches went berserk and attacked an 11-year-old neighbor as the boy and his friend got ready for school in Port Richmond.

Thirteen-year-old Brad Bucher heard his brother screaming and sprinted to help. The scene outside his home on Mercer Street near Tioga seemed straight out of a horror movie: Shane struggled frantically on the sidewalk, Zeus’ teeth sunk into his bloodied neck.

“I was trying to push him off, to unlock his jaw. But he was just attacking him,” Brad said, four hours after the 8 a.m. mauling.

Neighbor Bill Reynolds had heard the horror unfolding outside too. The 46-year-old Reynolds grabbed his .357 Magnum, bolted toward the boy and dog and aimed carefully, blasting Zeus twice until the hulking dog loosened his grip on Shane. Brad flew off to call 9-1-1 and his dad, who was at work in Nicetown.

Shane, a fifth-grader at Bridesburg School, is in stable condition at St. Christopher Hospital for Children after undergoing surgery. The dog ripped part of his right ear off, bit his neck and chewed his side open, injuring his intestines, his grandfather Ralph Bucher said.

As a neighbor used bleach and a garden hose to remove the bloody path off the sidewalk, stoop and doorjamb, the dog’s owner and other neighbors cussed out reporters and made obscene gestures at them. On the front door of one angry neighbor was a sign proclaiming: “Pets Welcome, Humans Must Be on Leash.”

Other neighbors gathered to await news of Shane’s recovery and speculate about what prompted Zeus’ savagery.

“The dog’s great; it’s so friendly,” said Melissa Pomroy, Reynolds’ fiancee. “My dog loves that dog. It hurt him [Reynolds to shoot Zeus] because he liked that dog.”

Det. Sean Walsh of East Detectives said investigators hadn’t uncovered any past complaints about the dog. Still, today’s attack seemed unprovoked, he added.

The boys were inside the yellow-brick rowhouse where Zeus lived when the dog attacked, Walsh said. Shane staggered outside, with the dog’s jaws clamped onto his neck, then Brad and Reynolds came to his rescue.

“The kid’s familiar and friendly with the dog,” Walsh said. “The kids were just going about their general routine of getting ready for school.”

Agents from the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals removed the dog’s carcass. It will be tested for rabies, as is routine in such attacks, said Jeff Moran, Philadelphia Health Department spokesman.

[Ol Zeke]

3 pits roaming around his rural home for several days growling and barking

That's when I put them down in my neck of the woods. In the eyes of the law hereabouts, that's the common law. I imagine if your mountain man uncle were to check with another mountain man, say for instance a one Raylan Givens, it'd be Justified.

(please somebody remind me next week not to watch that show again. lawdy, that's some powerful bad acting and one of the worst shows to ever hit the boob tube)

Yeah, I know, but I can't help myself! It's like watchin' a train wreck!

Well, I disagree. I love the show. I think we can learn a lot about fictional non-lethal disarmament and verbal judo from the writers. IMHO. Writing this post makes me think I should check out who the writers are and see if they have any background in concealed carry, RKBA, etc. Or do they just make it all up out of thin air.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I like the show. Bad acting aside (I wouldn't know 'Bad Acting' from shinola), the story line is intriguing. It's refreshing to watch a program that isn't trying to further some socialist agenda.
Of course, unlike the rest of the viewing public, I liked Jericho and The Unit.

[LarryH]

Of course, unlike the rest of the viewing public, I liked Jericho and The Unit.

I'm with you on both shows, until The Unit began involving the wives in an operation (that jumped the shark for me).

[joe817]

Of course, unlike the rest of the viewing public, I liked Jericho and The Unit.

I love The Unit. But I was devastated when I realized that the flight to Texas in a Lear(or what ever it is) WAS the last episode of Jericho. Seems to me they ended the series in mid-stream.

Don't really recall a time when the concept of "safe haven"(in the context of Jericho) & Texas weren't one in the same.

[Ol Zeke]

Of course, unlike the rest of the viewing public, I liked Jericho and The Unit.

I'm with you on both shows, until The Unit began involving the wives in an operation (that jumped the shark for me).

Yeah, I'm with you there. Made for a good story, though.

NCIS is also one of my favorites. Wonder when they'll cancel it?

Don't really have the attraction to NCIS LA, though. Not sure why?

[bdickens]

My question would be what if you shoot a Pit Bull for just walking through your yard.

That is a felony punishable by a $10,000 fine and up to two years in jail.

Seriously, I'm sure I would. But I can tell you that most likely the only thing that would keep me from pluggin him is the trouble I might get in. I think I disagree with you about the aggressivness of dog breeds. I'm sure there are pit bull owners on this forum but I know dogs and have owned quite a few different breeds and I know that some breeds are just more aggressive. I have owned German Shepherds but they have that trait too. Chows are the worst. One thing for sure , I'm not gonna put up with pit bulls being in my yard, whatever it takes I'm gonna do it.

I'm not even going to reply to that or I'll get in trouble.

[glbedd53]

Reply to what?