I was robbed!!
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2011
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From: DFW Area Texas
If you folks have not had a chance to read this book, then I highly recommend it:
In the Gravest Extreme: The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection, by Massad F. Ayoob
http://www.amazon.com/Gravest-Extrem.../dp/0936279001
In the book he mentions the "decoy wallet" - I think it's a great idea. At the *very least* it allows you to gain distance from your attacker. Here's a guy discussing it on another forum (not posted by me but I think it's good info): http://www.calccw.com/Forums/230734-post45.html
In the Gravest Extreme: The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection, by Massad F. Ayoob
http://www.amazon.com/Gravest-Extrem.../dp/0936279001
In the book he mentions the "decoy wallet" - I think it's a great idea. At the *very least* it allows you to gain distance from your attacker. Here's a guy discussing it on another forum (not posted by me but I think it's good info): http://www.calccw.com/Forums/230734-post45.html
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Houston
Houston is scary and dangerous. I've lived here my entire 36 years of life. I always know my surroundings. Head on a swivel. Watching local news is like watching some weird news style episode of 'Cops", hell its better....or is it worse. But a lot of those stories start with "home owner shoots and kills home invasion suspect". Good hard working citizens are tired of the trash here. Recently our police chief or mayor released info that crime is down. I find that extremely hard to believe. Apparently they don't watch the news. Everyday a murder, body found, female missing, female found dead, male missing, male found dead, bank robbery, bank robbery inside Kroger/Randalls/HEB, multiple home invasions, ect ect ect. This city is nuts. Buy gun, learn gun, get CHL, carry gun. It's sad to say and I'll probably get criticized for this on here, but it's life and death in Houston and it doesn't matter if you live in the hood, ghetto, third ward, forth, fifth, whatever ward or if you live in a $300,000 house in a very nice developed neighborhood. These thugs are everywhere and they don't care about anything but taking what you have for there own. Be careful out there brothers and sisters.
Le Mans Master
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From: Stafford VA, home of our wolf den. No house break ins to date.
Drifting
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From: Montgomery Texas
Houston is scary and dangerous. I've lived here my entire 36 years of life. I always know my surroundings. Head on a swivel. Watching local news is like watching some weird news style episode of 'Cops", hell its better....or is it worse. But a lot of those stories start with "home owner shoots and kills home invasion suspect". Good hard working citizens are tired of the trash here. Recently our police chief or mayor released info that crime is down. I find that extremely hard to believe. Apparently they don't watch the news. Everyday a murder, body found, female missing, female found dead, male missing, male found dead, bank robbery, bank robbery inside Kroger/Randalls/HEB, multiple home invasions, ect ect ect. This city is nuts. Buy gun, learn gun, get CHL, carry gun. It's sad to say and I'll probably get criticized for this on here, but it's life and death in Houston and it doesn't matter if you live in the hood, ghetto, third ward, forth, ¥fifth, whatever ward or if you live in a $300,000 house in a very nice ¥developed neighborhood. These thugs are everywhere and they don't ¥care about anything but taking what you have for there own. Be careful ¥out there brothers and sisters.
Common now it is not all that bad. Stay aware of your surroundings and protect yourself, Criminals look for easy victims. Never let a stranger get in your personal space if you can help it.
Le Mans Master
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From: Stafford VA, home of our wolf den. No house break ins to date.
Drifting
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From: Montgomery Texas
I put it on top of my I-pad to give it a size ref.454 casull Handloads 260gr HP 38GR H-110 2800fps 68,000 cup psi
Le Mans Master
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From: Stafford VA, home of our wolf den. No house break ins to date.
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Melting Slicks
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From: The Lost Borough, NYC
The OP has a total of 3 posts! Doesnt any of you suspect your leg being pulled with this thread?
I am wondering why they took the key fob and not the car? It still doesnt make sense even if the perp intended to come get the car at a later date, naturally the defensive can be executed, (reprogram the key fob rendering it useless, park the car somewhere else etc). It would have been more logical to just take the car on the spot.
If this really happened to you then my bad, and I apologize. But you join a forum just to tell them you got robbed? Doesnt make sense!
I am wondering why they took the key fob and not the car? It still doesnt make sense even if the perp intended to come get the car at a later date, naturally the defensive can be executed, (reprogram the key fob rendering it useless, park the car somewhere else etc). It would have been more logical to just take the car on the spot.
If this really happened to you then my bad, and I apologize. But you join a forum just to tell them you got robbed? Doesnt make sense!
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I got a PM from him. He did the long form on the FOB relearn and all is well with the security issue for the car. The stolen FOB is useless.
Elmer
Elmer
Team Owner
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Houston, TX
Houston is scary and dangerous. I've lived here my entire 36 years of life. I always know my surroundings. Head on a swivel. Watching local news is like watching some weird news style episode of 'Cops", hell its better....or is it worse. But a lot of those stories start with "home owner shoots and kills home invasion suspect". Good hard working citizens are tired of the trash here. Recently our police chief or mayor released info that crime is down. I find that extremely hard to believe. Apparently they don't watch the news. Everyday a murder, body found, female missing, female found dead, male missing, male found dead, bank robbery, bank robbery inside Kroger/Randalls/HEB, multiple home invasions, ect ect ect. This city is nuts. Buy gun, learn gun, get CHL, carry gun. It's sad to say and I'll probably get criticized for this on here, but it's life and death in Houston and it doesn't matter if you live in the hood, ghetto, third ward, forth, fifth, whatever ward or if you live in a $300,000 house in a very nice developed neighborhood. These thugs are everywhere and they don't care about anything but taking what you have for there own. Be careful out there brothers and sisters.
Here are some links I have found that support that Houston is nowhere near the top in most dangerous cities....
http://www.morganquitno.com/cit05pop.htm#500,000+
http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/23/mos...an-cities.html
http://www.abetteroakland.com/2010-c...r-5/2010-11-21
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: Houston
Ok Ok, I apologize. I start ranting and over exaggerate sometimes. I watch to much local news. I think the news almost, dare I say, "glorifies" crime stories like they do storm and hurricane stories, but that's there job I guess. I just get tired of hearing it. I know this city isn't the worst in the country and I hope it never is. I love this city....minus the morons on the road.
Crowhater, I just bought a Judge Poly Public Defender. Slowly becoming my favorite in my collection. Have you found a IWB holster for yours?
Crowhater, I just bought a Judge Poly Public Defender. Slowly becoming my favorite in my collection. Have you found a IWB holster for yours?
Tolero Apto Victum
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Woodlands TX
Ok Ok, I apologize. I start ranting and over exaggerate sometimes. I watch to much local news. I think the news almost, dare I say, "glorifies" crime stories like they do storm and hurricane stories, but that's there job I guess. I just get tired of hearing it. I know this city isn't the worst in the country and I hope it never is. I love this city....minus the morons on the road.
Crowhater, I just bought a Judge Poly Public Defender. Slowly becoming my favorite in my collection. Have you found a IWB holster for yours?
Crowhater, I just bought a Judge Poly Public Defender. Slowly becoming my favorite in my collection. Have you found a IWB holster for yours?
No more News for me, Judge Judy is way better!
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Monument CO
As a 31 year resident of Houston I really dislike when I read things like this. It paints a picture of Houston that is way out of context. All major cities have crime. Truth is that it's pretty rare to become a victim of major crime. But in a city with a metropolitan population of over 4 million, there will be crime somewhere every day, and the press will report it every day.
Here are some links I have found that support that Houston is nowhere near the top in most dangerous cities....
http://www.morganquitno.com/cit05pop.htm#500,000+
http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/23/mos...an-cities.html
http://www.abetteroakland.com/2010-c...r-5/2010-11-21
Here are some links I have found that support that Houston is nowhere near the top in most dangerous cities....
http://www.morganquitno.com/cit05pop.htm#500,000+
http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/23/mos...an-cities.html
http://www.abetteroakland.com/2010-c...r-5/2010-11-21
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 1,880
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From: Montgomery Texas
Ok Ok, I apologize. I start ranting and over exaggerate sometimes. I watch to much local news. I think the news almost, dare I say, "glorifies" crime stories like they do storm and hurricane stories, but that's there job I guess. I just get tired of hearing it. I know this city isn't the worst in the country and I hope it never is. I love this city....minus the morons on the road.
Crowhater, I just bought a Judge Poly Public Defender. Slowly becoming my favorite in my collection. Have you found a IWB holster for yours?
Crowhater, I just bought a Judge Poly Public Defender. Slowly becoming my favorite in my collection. Have you found a IWB holster for yours?
http://www.winchester.com/Products/N.../pdx1-410.aspx
here is my conceal holster. All this robbery talk of late made me chose to carry the Judge for a while and I like the added weight. I have grown use to carrying my LCP and the extra weight of the judge just feels good.
my Holster is a "uncle Mikes size 36"
Drifting
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From: Montgomery Texas
When I take the airboat out we always scare hogs out of the swamp brush. You run up on a hog and shoot him with one of these rounds at 10 yards and he is flipping to a stop in the mud. The wound channel is real nasty with almost instant death. I don't think you could get through the shoulder plate with this round but the .45 long hot rounds I use will get through. It is just a great gun for running the swamp because you can load bird shot for snakes, #6 for a Nutra rat or similar sized animal, go with a PDX1 round for bigger game and shoot .45 longs for big game.
