Weapons

Handymans342

I wish Ray. LOL. Now that I work at the Sheriffs Dept. Well if you could only see LOL

randy56

rowboat, read the artical on Chad, said story

212rowboat

https://www.odmp.org/officer/22826-trooper-chad-dermyer

Handymans342

I wonder if he had a vest on and where he got hit. 

raybo3

What a shame Trooper Chad Dermyer R.I.P.

partlowr

I have a friend that has a 60 foot yacht and he takes it around the world and there is a secret compartment with an small arsenal on board. He said there has been a couple occasions where he has had to draw weapons when he feared pirates were approaching him on open waters in the middle of nowhere.

JC290

212rowboat

well, just for the record- 
it's smart to know when to make a stand and when not to make a stand... your best friend in an opposed boarding circumstance is the USCG (while Caribbean) and a radio. 

JC290

especially in a slow oil burner lol 

212rowboat

and here is a story i figure safe to share here:

a couple few years back a buddy of mine who had recently ended his contract with blackwater just to find out his wife had run off (RUNNOFT- some of you may get that?) and took the bankroll with her when she found out he was coming home needed to do something else... he was done with SWA, understandably, so- he cast a net, and this returned- 
He was offered a job on a commercial fleet that routinely floated past known pirated waters... Somalia to be exact. (on an aside, he and I both- side by side- cut our teeth in Somalia)... he was to be armed to the max, and was to repel any attempted boarding.  the pay was astronomical... the catch? international maritime law prohibited doing precisely what he was being tasked with doing if in the case pirates attacked.  He was legally on his own if that was to be the situation.  but, the pay was good... it was so dang good, in fact, i considered it too... he recovered financially from his bad wife decision (i give him trouble about that all the time) within four months- which was the contract length with the dutch company... his wife tried to come back, and he stiff armed her- then she tried to get a share in the divorce but he already insulated himself from that (official signed sep agreement prior to taking on the contract)..   so... all is well that ends well... 

the interesting thing to me was learning of the maritime law that excludes being able to engage those intent on boarding your vessel... I mean, WTF?  I did the VBST school and practice for a spell at one point, and not once did that come up... I would never have known about it had I not looked into it, and only because of that offer my buddy secured. 

rasbury

I often carry a 9mm....more concerned about critters than people- there are some places I go that get pretty lonely and you never quite know what or who you may run across in those areas. Sometimes I think having a nice boat makes me a target as well so I watch my surroundings carefully.

212rowboat

Handymans342 said:

I wonder if he had a vest on and where he got hit. 

no.  he was in tactical uniform.  the person he approached and who shot him demonstrated no temper or intent either verbally or body language... they (shooter and Chad) had about a thirty second conversation that officers nearby (within 30 feet) observed and thought nothing of, and all of the sudden the guy produces a weapon and fires into Chad's chest... 

Handymans342

He had no chance 

andyd

Since I saw the final confrontation with the Great White shark in the movie "Jaws" I always keep a full scuba air tank and my M1 Garand handy.

Andy

Dirtythirty

And why wouldn't we ? 

NavyCTRC

I refuse to be a victim, CC and under the pillow.  My stuff ain't worth it people...don't try.

Handymans342

Thanks for your service 

randy56

Go Navy! thanks for your service, my son was in, USS Michigan for 6 years. SSGN 727. he was a nuke