Soccer Dad Pulls Gun, Goes to Jail
James Ian Sherrill was sentenced for pulling a gun on a fellow parent following a soccer match. His children’s soccer match ended in confrontation, when Mr Sherrill felt threatened and a pulled his legally-concealed pistol. This apparently ended the confrontation. Mr. Sherrill then immediately went to the local police station to report the incident.
The overall result is a sentence to felony charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, to which Mr. Sherrill pleaded no contest. The sentence is 30 days in jail, along with some fines and costs, as well as probation.
There are several important lessons here for us folks that believe in the 2nd Amendment right to carry firearms.
1. Brandish a firearm only as a last resort. Somebody must be physically in peril and need the assistance of deadly force.
2. Recorders will prove your case and the amount of physical danger when/if self defense measures need to occur. It will be much easier to prove your case if you have a recording of exactly what happened. This was not a jury trial, but merely a prosecutor and judge deciding how to handle this.
3. The actions of single individuals affect the perception of entire groups of people. All concealed-carry permit holders come under scrutiny after this incident. Viewpoints from the comments on this story reflect the poor views on those that conceal carry.
Many kudos to the individual for taking personal responsibility for his actions. Mr Sherrill immediately made his way to the police station to make a report, definitely not know where things would lead. He made himself a great example as a father and concealed carry holder for taking responsibility for the situation that occurred.
Self Defense Training
There is an old saying that “You don’t know what you don’t know.”
This certainly applies to the topic of self defense. Knowing how to handle various situations is very important for your survival. Whether you are acting as a civilian, law enforcement, or military; threatening situations can happen any time or place. How you react and handle them is very important. Of course this includes both your mental and physical reaction.
An interesting program I ran across is called the “Flinch Response.” This program comes from Defiance Combat, and is an interesting take on how to react to situations. Especially for us civilians that do not have regimented, formal training, it is good to open our eyes to the possibilities. Defiance Combat does a lot of coaching, teaching, and certification for instructors of their system.
Check out the video on how to handle (and not handle) an attacker. The video does a very good job of showing how quickly decisions need to be made so that the situation does not go bad and get you hurt or killed. The video does a great job of giving a rough idea on how and when to go for your gun and how to handle your attacker’s weapon.
Know Your Enemy: Germans in WWII
America’s Office of Strategic Services produced some video that was designed to instruct Allied agents in the use of German weapons. Forerunner of the C.I.A., the O.S.S. ran many agents behind enemy lines during WW2. Made in color and narrated at a good pace with excellent visuals, these videos are still very important in their explanation of the German’s weapons during World War II.
In these videos are the 98K Carabine, MP40 Submachine Gun, “Luger” 08 Pistol, Hand Granade 39 “Potato Masher”, MG34 and MG 42 Machine Guns, 80mm Heavy Mortar and 88mm AAA are shown here in close details.
These clips come from the ROMANO-ARCHIVES’ new website-”Unknown World War 2 in Color”-”Home Front(s)” section.
To see and learn about more color WWII footage, visit the website Unknown WW2 in color at:
I’ll Give Up My Gun by Steve Lee
Steve Lee, the gun-rights singer from Australia has another great song and music video out. It is called “I’ll Give Up My Gun.” A very interesting song with a good message about being a gun owner and fanatic. The video has some humor to it, as well as a bit of history.
This song follows his other hit song “I Like Guns,” which is a Youtube sensation for all of us that love anything that shoots a bullet. This new song has a great video to accompany the song and help explain it. Mostly the Australian experience of gun control. This was a tough lesson in how gun rights can be lost for a whole country.
Steve shows off some nice rifles, pistols, and revolvers, providing some cool images.
Enjoy!
Lockheed AC-130 Gunship
The Lockheed/Boeing AC-130 Gunship is among the most heavily armed ground-attack aircraft in the world. The United States Air Force uses this Lockheed-built airframe to attack ground targets using weapons ranging from a 25mm Gatling gun to a 105mm howitzer.
Working mainly as close air support of fighting forces on the ground, these large planes are a part of the Air Forces Special Operations Command. It is a fixed-wing airplane that is outfitted for fighting by the defense contracting arm of Boeing. My research shows about 25 planes in active service.
The AC-130 Gunship has defensive armor to protect its heroic crew of 13 against harm from external threats.
Some video of the plane in action:
