MKEgal
Regular Member
This has been an increasing problem across the country.
I know there have been many attacks in Chicago, & I've read of them happening elsewhere.
Now it's come to my town, & in the WI thread we sort of started this discussion, but I thought it was more appropriate over here:
In the comments on the article above, I posted that I think being attacked by a mob is a threat to life & limb & would shoot, or if on a jury I would vote against penalties for someone else who shot. I think that's covered under current self-defense law, though I look forward to SYG & Castle Doctrine making things safer for citizens.
As for multiple high-capacity (or even average capacity) magazines, I don't think it would take stopping more than 2 or 3 of the assailants before the rest would turn tail & run. In a "target-rich environment" like an attacking mob, that could probably even be done with a CA-legal reduced-capacity magazine.
I know there have been many attacks in Chicago, & I've read of them happening elsewhere.
Now it's come to my town, & in the WI thread we sort of started this discussion, but I thought it was more appropriate over here:
MKEgal said:Started by hitting a gas station, then they attacked people in a park.
Store security camera video available w/ the story here.
Has some good shots of various kids' faces, so maybe some of them will be brought to justice.
Riverwest is pretty nice, but the park they mention is between there & the start of some really crappy areas of the city.A group of friends hanging out at Reservoir Park in Milwaukee were attacked and robbed around midnight on July 4th.
The victims said a group of nearly 50 teenagers came running down North Avenue early Monday morning.
...a group of teens looted the BP gas station... at North Humboldt and East North Avenues.
The surveillance video showed boys and girls snatching chips, beverages and entire display cases before running out of the store.
...residents said this same group of teenagers have been running around the Riverwest neighborhood for weeks.
Just once, I'd like to see a store clerk hit by these wilding mobs lock the door, stand in front of it w/ a pistol & phone, & call 911.
rcawdor57 said:Since the title of this thread is "No Need For A Gun?" what would a person do if this happened to them?
With that many assailants you would quickly run out of pepper spray or if carrying an electric weapon (in the future of course) you would be unable to stop that many. If you used your gun you would be arrested (most likely) with our current laws (ie. no real Castle Doctrine in Wisconsin).
Is it time to consider a high capacity handgun and carry more than three high capacity magazines? I think this kind of thing will occur more and more and spread to many more neighborhoods.
In the comments on the article above, I posted that I think being attacked by a mob is a threat to life & limb & would shoot, or if on a jury I would vote against penalties for someone else who shot. I think that's covered under current self-defense law, though I look forward to SYG & Castle Doctrine making things safer for citizens.
As for multiple high-capacity (or even average capacity) magazines, I don't think it would take stopping more than 2 or 3 of the assailants before the rest would turn tail & run. In a "target-rich environment" like an attacking mob, that could probably even be done with a CA-legal reduced-capacity magazine.
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