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About a month ago at 1:30 AM we lost power at my house. My daughter had a friend spending the night and wanted to light some candles. I suggested we move them out to my very comfortable toy hauler/camper that just happened to be at my house at the time.I grabbed my .45 to check out the backyard and ensure my power hadnt been cut by an intruder. It turned out a drunk driver hit a powerpole again(3rd time in 6 months) so out the front door we went, my 17 year old son was right behind me with my daughters dog (Cockapoo) in his arms and the girls were grabbing their bedding.No sooner had my son cleared the gate a neighbors pit bull and rott started the attack.My son screamed and tried to hold on to "Goldie" but the pitt was too strong and yanked her away. I got there seconds later gun drawn and grabbed the Pitts collar to hold it still while I found its backbone with my muzzle. Before I could squeeze the pitts owner, hearing the commotion ran across the street and jumped on his dogs back blocking my shot.By the time I got him/owner off and drug the dogs(Goldie was in his jaws)onto the grass(rather then concrete) for a safe shot, beating the Pitt in the head with my M1911 all the way, I found myself in a Police officers flashlite, his gun drawn on ME and demanding I drop mine.Thinking that I dont want this to turn into a gunfight and endanger my kids who are now behind me screaming and crying while their dog is torn into shreds, I did. So now I am disarmed and have only my hands left to fight this shithead dog, so I did.Unfortunatly I suffered some bites in the process BUT was able to beat the pitt off our dog. Goldie was torn up beyond any animal I have ever seen that lived BUT she did and is now doing fine.The attacking dogs owner stepped up to the plate and has spent 4K so far on Goldies medical care.
So my point is here I was, on my property, defending my family from a pitt bull attack and I was disarmed by my own PD. He later said he just paniced when he saw the gun and wished I would have shot the dog before he got there. He offered no help during or after the attack. He and another patrol officer just stood by and watched. The reason they were so close is that the drunk that hit the powerpole took off running and as they drove by my street they saw the Pitt bull owner running toward my house and mistaked him for the "runner" they were after.
Our own officers are conditioned that guns are always bad and automatically a danger to them EVERTIME they are present. We are in deep shit ........................John
About a month ago at 1:30 AM we lost power at my house. My daughter had a friend spending the night and wanted to light some candles. I suggested we move them out to my very comfortable toy hauler/camper that just happened to be at my house at the time.I grabbed my .45 to check out the backyard and ensure my power hadnt been cut by an intruder. It turned out a drunk driver hit a powerpole again(3rd time in 6 months) so out the front door we went, my 17 year old son was right behind me with my daughters dog (Cockapoo) in his arms and the girls were grabbing their bedding.No sooner had my son cleared the gate a neighbors pit bull and rott started the attack.My son screamed and tried to hold on to "Goldie" but the pitt was too strong and yanked her away. I got there seconds later gun drawn and grabbed the Pitts collar to hold it still while I found its backbone with my muzzle. Before I could squeeze the pitts owner, hearing the commotion ran across the street and jumped on his dogs back blocking my shot.By the time I got him/owner off and drug the dogs(Goldie was in his jaws)onto the grass(rather then concrete) for a safe shot, beating the Pitt in the head with my M1911 all the way, I found myself in a Police officers flashlite, his gun drawn on ME and demanding I drop mine.Thinking that I dont want this to turn into a gunfight and endanger my kids who are now behind me screaming and crying while their dog is torn into shreds, I did. So now I am disarmed and have only my hands left to fight this shithead dog, so I did.Unfortunatly I suffered some bites in the process BUT was able to beat the pitt off our dog. Goldie was torn up beyond any animal I have ever seen that lived BUT she did and is now doing fine.The attacking dogs owner stepped up to the plate and has spent 4K so far on Goldies medical care.
So my point is here I was, on my property, defending my family from a pitt bull attack and I was disarmed by my own PD. He later said he just paniced when he saw the gun and wished I would have shot the dog before he got there. He offered no help during or after the attack. He and another patrol officer just stood by and watched. The reason they were so close is that the drunk that hit the powerpole took off running and as they drove by my street they saw the Pitt bull owner running toward my house and mistaked him for the "runner" they were after.
Our own officers are conditioned that guns are always bad and automatically a danger to them EVERTIME they are present. We are in deep shit ........................John
that disarmed me. (I had to fight that beast, I couldnt letGoldie die in front of my kids and I would do it again tomorrow.....................John