Thread: Always Identify your target beyond all doubt

I got one.

Back in the late 80's and 90's, my dad was a maintenance plumber in an Army base in Northern Ireland during the troubles. His work buddy answered a knock at the door late one Sunday night only to find 8 heavily armed masked men kicking it down. He rushed inside too late to grab his loaded shotgun. They grabbed him and his wife. Tied her up and beat him about. They forced him to drive his work van loaded with explosives into the base gate, while they followed with his wife to make sure he did it. The man managed to crash the van into the bombproof tank traps they put outside the gates, kick the window out and jump into the sanger before it went up. His wife was found later safe but beaten up.

So we had a loaded pump behind the front door, my double barrel in my room, my dad had loaded pistol at all times and he wore a kelvar vest on his way to work. I had to go to school everymorning after checking for undercar booby traps. My dad taught me reloading drills, how to handle a pistol and we went to the range anytime it was possible.

My dad's uncle worked for the same firm. He and his mates were blown up on the way home one evening from the base, when the terrorists detonated a bomb under the road. 14 in the van. 6 survived. He never worked a day afterwards. He couldn't hear or see properly and could only walk with a stick. He was only a carpenter!

When you see all the tacticool geeks on youtube customising their weapons for looks - it's all macho, Movie BS. When you have to use it you want it simple, reliable and effective.