Mom stops would be kidnapper

[atvdave]

Cool.. why (most) people need firearms close by.

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[spyder]

Well, too bad that she didn't get a clear shot, and take it. Hmmmm.... A shotgun... Yet another example why a shotty is not a good HD gun, if she had to use it, her kiddo would have been hit too. At least she had a firearm though.

 

[spyder]

This reminds me of this picture.

 

[TomN]

Hmmmm.... A shotgun... Yet another example why a shotty is not a good HD gun, if she had to use it, her kiddo would have been hit too. At least she had a firearm though.

Why is that? She could have hit her kid with a handgun round just as easily. A shotgun doesn't fire a wall of pellets, and in normal "room sized" distances, buckshot doesn't expand to more than a couple inches at the most.

 

[gungirl65]

It's a shame she wasn't able to shoot him. I hope the next mom or dad shoots his sorry a*s if he tries this again. It's scary when they want to steal your kids. I'd almost be inclined to shoot him once the kid was safe to make sure he couldn't come back and get her.

 

[TomN]

It's a shame she wasn't able to shoot him. I hope the next mom or dad shoots his sorry a*s if he tries this again. It's scary when they want to steal your kids. I'd almost be inclined to shoot him once the kid was safe to make sure he couldn't come back and get her.

I agree.

 

[TheRude1]

My wife would have cut in half once the child was clear, no returning issues

Good job MOM !

 

[Mark 1911]

Good for Mom!

 

[spyder]

Why is that? She could have hit her kid with a handgun round just as easily. A shotgun doesn't fire a wall of pellets, and in normal "room sized" distances, buckshot doesn't expand to more than a couple inches at the most.

Ya... Only if she were using shot in her handgun... Do you know the distance she was at in the house? Location? She was most likely across a room from the guy given the time they guy had to move, and she had to go get her shotty. I'm betting they were not close. Shot patterns can be affected by the load, pellet size, wad type, barrel length, and choke of the shotgun. At 5 feet away, you have can have a 2 inch hole... but you can also get 4 depending on what set up you have (out of the standard 18" barrel). Then you get into a distance of 10 to 15 feet, and you could be looking at a foot. I'm not saying that those spreads are normal, but they have happened, and I wouldn't risk it. I'm sorry, but a single bullet is a lot better, especially when you only want to hit a certain object and noting around it.

 

[griffin]

Her shotgun would have been fine because she was close. Have some of you ever shot a shotgun? She decided not to shoot.

Most likely she had a pump that was not loaded, because according to the story "she cocked her shotgun several times."

Nice.

 

[Spike_351]

Just throwing this out there, the pellets typically don't seperate from the wad until it is around 6ft from the muzzle ( according to my criminal evidence class ). So under 6ft there should be no "spread".

 

[Fixer]

Just throwing this out there, the pellets typically don't seperate from the wad until it is around 6ft from the muzzle ( according to my criminal evidence class ). So under 6ft there should be no "spread".

Please do not cloud opinion with facts! Everyone knows a shotgun will blow a hole the size of a basketball in anything in front of it!! I see it on the movies all the time.

 

[$mooth]

Good for her. Some scary stuff right there.

 

[indiucky]

Please do not cloud opinion with facts! Everyone knows a shotgun will blow a hole the size of a basketball in anything in front of it!! I see it on the movies all the time.

True that...Not only will it blow a HUGE whole in someone but it will also lift them up and pull them back roughly 4-6 feet before putting them through a glass window flat on their back. I need me one of them shotguns. The rabbits I shot just kind of folded when I hit them with a 12 gauge. I need me an "action movie" 12 gauge..

 

[TomN]

Ya... Only if she were using shot in her handgun... Do you know the distance she was at in the house? Location? She was most likely across a room from the guy given the time they guy had to move, and she had to go get her shotty. I'm betting they were not close. Shot patterns can be affected by the load, pellet size, wad type, barrel length, and choke of the shotgun. At 5 feet away, you have can have a 2 inch hole... but you can also get 4 depending on what set up you have (out of the standard 18" barrel). Then you get into a distance of 10 to 15 feet, and you could be looking at a foot. I'm not saying that those spreads are normal, but they have happened, and I wouldn't risk it. I'm sorry, but a single bullet is a lot better, especially when you only want to hit a certain object and noting around it.

Then slugs are your friend.

 

[spyder]

Just throwing this out there, the pellets typically don't seperate from the wad until it is around 6ft from the muzzle ( according to my criminal evidence class ). So under 6ft there should be no "spread".

Yes... because we all know that the police and the gov. are always right.............

Then slugs are your friend.

Good point.