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Stay Safe Street Tip #41
Ladies Of the Knights , IDPA & Local Stupid Events
Good afternoon Folks. I
hope all are doing well and staying safe. I do have a few administrative
announcements before we begin. However, the best recent news is that the DC area
killers appear to be in custody. I am waiting for the ramifications of this
situation particularly in regard to the ID and professed Islamic ties of the
scumbag shooter. Calling him a sniper is an insult to our honorable professional
military snipers. Just as a note of interest, the technique used was first
demonstrated in Israel by Palestinian terrorists and then in LA by street gangs.
In addition, the scumbag was not a "sniper" but merely a once a year shooter
required to be annually qualified during his military service. As I stated on
Channel 8, he is nothing but a heartless, murdering, subhuman scumbag. He
definitely does not deserve US criminal justice tender ministrations! However,
we are a nation of law an! d that even applies to this cold-blooded murderer and
his dirtbag accomplice. That is the difference between scumbags like these two
and good citizens! May they go to hell and then die! See you at Knight's! Norm
PS -- I do have a few spaces open for the 11/9/02 Tactical Course. Please call
me if interested.
November Ladies of the Knight Meeting
The next Ladies of the Knight Shooting Club meeting is scheduled
for Wednesday, November 13. We will start with refreshments at 6:30PM, seminars
from 7 to 8PM and then hand gun "low light" & "shoot/don't shoot" scenarios from
8 to 9:30PM. Donna Savastana, owner of Body & Sole in Safety Harbor, has a
member of her staff that will give skin care tips and Joe Pine, owner of
Suncoast Security, will provide information on burglary prevention. The cost for
the evening will be $20 and include range fees, firearms, ammunition and eye &
ear protection. Please call Knight Shooting Sports (727-546-4447) to sign up.
Incidentally, the October 15 meeting was a blast! Be sure to check out Dave
Osborne's products for the Ladies of the Knight. He will have a display set up
for purchase and orders!
IDPA Competition
Sorry for the delay but I am proud to announce that Knight Shooting
Sports has initiated IDPA Competitive Shooting. The events are scheduled for
the first & third Wednesdays of each month. The event begins at 6:30PM and
usually wraps by 9PM. The cost is $6.50 per shooter and requires about 100 rounds
of ammo as well as eye & ear protection. As I always recommend, you should
have at least three magazines for your autoloaders but more would not hurt!
I personally carry five for my Kimber. Please contact Joe Alba (727-546-4448)
of Knight Shooting Sports for information. The events will be limited to 25
shooters so first come first served! By the way, please consider buying your
ammunition and accessories from your host, Knight Shooting Sports. It is the
right thing to do!
By the way, Christmas and the Holidays are coming. I have available gift
certificates for home and business security surveys, training classes, law books
& Coronado Leather products. Please advise if interested.
Lessons learned
As per usual, the St. Petersburg Times has a wealth of information
that we can use to avoid becoming victims of violent, senseless crime. It never
fails to amaze me that these crimes occur to good citizens when a portion of
"street smarts" combined with situational and environmental awareness
may have enabled us to avoid the event altogether. These are the types of situations
that educate as well as make us "street smarter." Remember, just because
you're paranoid doesn't mean that they are really aren't out to get you!
St. Petersburg Times October 17, 2002 "Pasco mother catches intruder trying to
take sleeping child"
Now this is definitely a scary scenario -- a parent's worst nightmare!
You are asleep at 2AM. You hear strange noises from your 3 year old son's bedroom.
You get up to check and an intruder is carrying your son and trying to flee
your home, your Castle with your child! That is what happened to Theresa Nguyen
in Land O'Lakes. The intruder entered through a locked and pinned sliding glass
door and almost got away with the child. An intensive search of the area failed
to reveal the scumbag. The home did not have an alarm system. I am a major proponent
of alarm systems due to the tremendous uncertainty created in the mind of the
scumbag burglar. Will the cops be notified? Will the residents be awakened?
Will the neighbors be alerted? I also believe absolutely that my neighbor would
be alive and his family not traumatized if he had an alarm system. I recommend
without reservation the ProTec Guardian. You can protect your family with this
state of the art, portab! le system for a starting price of $695 and have it
installed and ready to go within about 3-5 seconds of it's arrival in your home.
The neat thing is that there are no monitoring fees either with or without the
dialer. I also want to remind you that I do home and business security surveys
($60 for a walk through & $250 for written with photos) to help keep the
scumbags out! Please call me if you are interested.
St Petersburg Times October 20, 2002 "Scuffle ends in teen's
death"
Eighteen year old Matt Brassill had a reputation for "plowing
through life" that led him to attempt to "...throw one last punch" at a group of
apparently young men during a confrontation at 3AM in Ybor City. Unfortunately,
the other guys were in a Mercedes Benz. His arm was grabbed and he was then
dragged approximately 60 feet down the street at a high rate of speed. When
released, he struck his head and died of head injuries. Pretty stupid way for a
mother to lose her only son. Here is another example of Tigers & Sheep -- one in
the graveyard and (hopefully) one in prison. The subjects have yet to be
identified. Please take a few minutes and review Stay Safe Streets Tip #13 with
your children.
St Petersburg Times October 17, 2002 "Boy shot near ice
cream truck" & October 18, 2002 "Wounded boy's world: 'A terrible street"
Nine year old Corey was shot approximately 6PM on 8th Avenue South
in St. Pete. He committed the heinous offense of buying ice cream and then walking
back to his house. As he was doing so, a car pulled up and several people (read
scumbags) started shooting at a nearby house. At least one occupant (another
scumbag) of that house returned fire. Per a St. Pete PD spokesman, "During
the barrage of shooting, the boy was shot in the abdomen." An 18 year old,
Jontavius Johnson was apparently one of the shooters. This dummy shot himself
in the thigh during the shootout and was arrested while being treated at a local
hospital. Here is the sad part -- there have been 72 calls for police service
at this boy's home since January 2000 due to drug violations, warrant arrests,
assistance calls, trouble calls and brawling. A Hell of a way to raise children!
This a drug locale and there are only two solutions -- clean it up or move out!
We had the start of a problem in our ! neighborhood a few years ago. I guarantee
that every time they were out of line the deputies were called! That problem
no longer exists.
St Petersburg Times October 21, 2002 "Woman accidentally
shot father, police say"
Pinellas County deputies reported that a 31 year old woman accidentally
shot her father in the chest while showing him her . 38 caliber revolver. Interestingly
enough the accidental (read stupid) discharge occurred during a domestic altercation
involving the 31 year old's mother. Yeah right, it was an accident! The father's
wound was through & through and he was discharged after being treated at
a hospital. I am sure that you have heard the term "sucking chest wound."
From my experience all chest wounds suck! Major safety rules violated are:
#1 -- Don't point a firearm at anyone or anything that you do not intend
to shoot.
#2 -- Finger off the trigger.
I guess since she violated at least two that makes her a "maroon" (double
moron). Personally, the father seems to be at least a moron. Why would he stay
in the area with his apparently agitated daughter waving a firearm around? His
best bet would probably have been to go somewhere else quickly. I bet he will
next time!
St Petersburg Times October 25, 2002 "Cyclist hit in case
of mistaken identity"
Here is another Tiger and Sheep incident with a neat twist. A
46 year old former triathlete, Martin Kehoe, is riding his bike north on Gulf
Boulevard about 5PM. Four guys in a 1994 Saturn started harassing him about
his red bike shoes and one of the mutts in the back seat shoved him as they
drove by. There was an exchange of the required profanities of course and the
four punks continued northbound. Martin caught up with these scumbags at a Chevron
gas station and decided that he "...had to confront the men in the car."
Brilliant idea! He did so and was apparently surprised when one of the guys
started yelling at him and "...the driver came out and got really aggressive...."
Martin then started to call 911 and when they threatened him, he fled on his
bike to the Belleair Beach PD to report the incident. After doing so, Martin
continues riding north and lo and behold, comes across an accident scene. Guess
what! Another biker, 37 year old Craig Lester who was! wearing the same colored
biking gear as Martin, was run down by the scumbag driver who thought Craig
was Kehoe! Smooth move Martin. Refuse to let something go, challenge the scumbags
and then let some innocent bike rider pay for your stupidity! Craig was severely
bruised and released after treatment at Largo Med. Based on witness noting of
the license tag, 22 year old Joseph John Barnes of Largo was arrested at 5:53PM
and charged with Aggravated Battery With a Motor Vehicle. I also ride a bike
for exercise and would have simply used my cell phone and called to report the
crime (simple battery) when first shoved. Confronting the four punks is simply
asking for a problem. Well, Martin got what he deserved but Craig paid the price.
Stupid, stupid, stupid! Guess Martin really didn't want the confrontation that
he created!
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to
the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all."
STAY SAFE AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!
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