1988 IPSC Handgun World Shoot VIII
Location Caracas, Venezuela
Medalists
gold medal United States Rob Leatham
silver medal United States Chip McCormick
bronze medal United States John Dixon
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The above was the winning team! With the above team, was the surgeon who put my Sons leg back together (Motobike accident) in Toronto Canada. The hospital was in Etobico, hope I spelled that right! The Dr,s name was George Watkins.
My Son and I were Range Officers at that match. We both shot Glock 17s.
We ran the standards. It was supposed to be two ranges. One was flooded!
So we had to put all shooters through the one! It was like a hyper range, but we did not rush anyone. Even had three wheel chair shooters. Put in those wheel chairs by gunshot wounds, I was told.
We flew into Florida, where we both now live. We left the arrivals, via a back exit! Had two seats on a returning Charter, to Toronto. The customs officer running the Xray machine asked me what was that? A blob! I told him it was a new plastic framed pistol! So the case was pulled, and I took one G17 apart!
Different Police Officers rolled up! To examine this new type of pistol. A FBI agent, a City Cop, the patient Canadian travellers just stood there, if they would have been Brits, or Yanks they would raised the roof. My Son and I got lots of handshakes.
My Lad said "They never asked were we were coming from?" My answer, its America, they don't care. We were going home.
We were supposed to have driven home in my Sons New Jeep, but a Police Officer friend, from Hollywood who was minding the Jeep, who was coming to the Airport, was rear ended by a Drunk in a Cadilac! Steve chased him, arrested him at gunpoint, hand cuffed him to the steering wheel! When the Uniformed Officers arrived, the drunk complained bitterly about Canadians carrying guns, and handcuffs! The plates on the Jeep! Quite the trip.
Location Caracas, Venezuela
Medalists
gold medal United States Rob Leatham
silver medal United States Chip McCormick
bronze medal United States John Dixon
_______________________________________________________________
The above was the winning team! With the above team, was the surgeon who put my Sons leg back together (Motobike accident) in Toronto Canada. The hospital was in Etobico, hope I spelled that right! The Dr,s name was George Watkins.
My Son and I were Range Officers at that match. We both shot Glock 17s.
We ran the standards. It was supposed to be two ranges. One was flooded!
So we had to put all shooters through the one! It was like a hyper range, but we did not rush anyone. Even had three wheel chair shooters. Put in those wheel chairs by gunshot wounds, I was told.
We flew into Florida, where we both now live. We left the arrivals, via a back exit! Had two seats on a returning Charter, to Toronto. The customs officer running the Xray machine asked me what was that? A blob! I told him it was a new plastic framed pistol! So the case was pulled, and I took one G17 apart!
Different Police Officers rolled up! To examine this new type of pistol. A FBI agent, a City Cop, the patient Canadian travellers just stood there, if they would have been Brits, or Yanks they would raised the roof. My Son and I got lots of handshakes.
My Lad said "They never asked were we were coming from?" My answer, its America, they don't care. We were going home.
We were supposed to have driven home in my Sons New Jeep, but a Police Officer friend, from Hollywood who was minding the Jeep, who was coming to the Airport, was rear ended by a Drunk in a Cadilac! Steve chased him, arrested him at gunpoint, hand cuffed him to the steering wheel! When the Uniformed Officers arrived, the drunk complained bitterly about Canadians carrying guns, and handcuffs! The plates on the Jeep! Quite the trip.