Life Have you ever shot somebody?

**loochy** · 11-28-2012, 01:39 PM

The thread from that Rain Man guy makes me curious.

In the movies, we see the bad guys shoot and shoot and hit nothing while the good guys hit their target every single time.

In real life, I know one guy who shot some dude in the foot while arguing over who ate the last bon bon. He said that it was really really easy to hit someone even when you don't mean to and he expressed skepticism about the movie people missing every shot. However, he wasn't in a fight for his life, so it's possible that his adrenaline wasn't running on overdrive.

So has anyone here shot someone? How did you feel in the first five minutes? First five hours? Next day? I recognize that the outcome may be different depending on who you shot, so please note who you shot if you have a story to tell. Include the caliber too, if known.

I made the poll multiple choice for those of you who have shot multiple people.

For the record, I shot a hobo with an arrow once, but it just grazed him. Other than a scrape, he had no problem and could have easily mounted a crazy hobo counterattack had he been concious.

R8ers, OctoberFart, and Over-Head, I'm looking your way...

View Poll Results: Have you ever shot someone?
Yes, in the head. If you're going shoot someone, do it right.	5	20.83%
Yes, in the torso or other areas with major organs. Center of mass, baby!	1	4.17%
Yes, but it was just a flesh wound. My target was moving around too much.	1	4.17%
Yes, but it just grazed him, and then the bullet went BEZOW! as it ricocheted off the canyon wall.	0	0%
No, my enemies are pretty good about staying in their foxholes.	16	66.67%
I'm not telling, because I'm a proponent of gun story control.	2	8.33%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 24. You may not vote on this poll

11-28-2012, 01:39 PM	Topic Starter
loochy Hey Loochy, I'm hooome! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: PooPooKaKaPeePeeShire Casino cash: $2140752	Have you ever shot somebody? The thread from that Rain Man guy makes me curious. In the movies, we see the bad guys shoot and shoot and hit nothing while the good guys hit their target every single time. In real life, I know one guy who shot some dude in the foot while arguing over who ate the last bon bon. He said that it was really really easy to hit someone even when you don't mean to and he expressed skepticism about the movie people missing every shot. However, he wasn't in a fight for his life, so it's possible that his adrenaline wasn't running on overdrive. So has anyone here shot someone? How did you feel in the first five minutes? First five hours? Next day? I recognize that the outcome may be different depending on who you shot, so please note who you shot if you have a story to tell. Include the caliber too, if known. I made the poll multiple choice for those of you who have shot multiple people. For the record, I shot a hobo with an arrow once, but it just grazed him. Other than a scrape, he had no problem and could have easily mounted a crazy hobo counterattack had he been concious. R8ers, OctoberFart, and Over-Head, I'm looking your way...
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