Webleywielder
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We had a pit bull attack in my neighborhood just 3 weeks ago
The pit bull owner had the dog off leash in the front yard. The dog charged out of the yard to attack a Lab being walked on a leash. The Lab owner attempted to pull his dog to out of harms way, was knocked to the ground and sustained an injury that resulted in loss of conciousness. The Lab required surgery.
I always tell people who ask why I carry a CCW that it is as much for defense from dog attack as anything else. I have been charged by large dogs enough times while walking my dog over the years to be convinced a use of deadly force situation is too probable to ignore being prepared for.
When I was with Special Forces I attended a class on Attack/Sentry/Tracking Dogs. All students were given protective clothing and subjected to attack by Malinous (Sp?). It became very clear that if the dog is not stopped before contact is made, serious injury is a certainty and unless the dog is incapacitated in less than 5 seconds, you will be incapacitated and possibly mortally injured. I don't think most people realize just how overwelmingly painful and destructive the bite of a dog can be.
Regarding the scenario of this thread, here is what I would do.
1. Move to contact range because shooting at a distance is too risky and I have only seconds to stop the attack before the risk of fatal injury to the boy is very high.
2. Because long ago I have accepted the fact that in this scenario I am certainly going to be seriously injured, I am at least somewhat psychologically armored and will have more focus.
3. Attempt to jam and keep my weaponless arm into the mouth of the dog in order to prevent multiple bites to my body and especially my weapon arm.
4. Fire my weapon at contact range into the CNS of the dog at an angle away from the boy and continue firing in multiple locations of the dogs CNS, CPS and shoulders.
5. Assuage the regret of my probable maiming with the relief of saving a boy's life.
Dogs with a genetic history of being bred to attack other animals are extremely difficult to socialize to the point they will not eventually deliver a devastating bite to someone. In the last 4 years we have had 4 attacks in our neighborhood from breeds with this genetic history. The result - one 90 year old woman received a broken hip, one 70 year old woman received a lacerated arm, one 8 year old girl received a disfiguring face wound, and what I mentioned in my first paragraph. The dog that bit the little girl surprised everyone in the neighborhood because it was thought to be friendly and affectionate, and it was except for one intolerable moment.
"In a world devoid of semiautomatics, a properly set-up Webley is the ultimate full-size self-defense handgun."
The pit bull owner had the dog off leash in the front yard. The dog charged out of the yard to attack a Lab being walked on a leash. The Lab owner attempted to pull his dog to out of harms way, was knocked to the ground and sustained an injury that resulted in loss of conciousness. The Lab required surgery.
I always tell people who ask why I carry a CCW that it is as much for defense from dog attack as anything else. I have been charged by large dogs enough times while walking my dog over the years to be convinced a use of deadly force situation is too probable to ignore being prepared for.
When I was with Special Forces I attended a class on Attack/Sentry/Tracking Dogs. All students were given protective clothing and subjected to attack by Malinous (Sp?). It became very clear that if the dog is not stopped before contact is made, serious injury is a certainty and unless the dog is incapacitated in less than 5 seconds, you will be incapacitated and possibly mortally injured. I don't think most people realize just how overwelmingly painful and destructive the bite of a dog can be.
Regarding the scenario of this thread, here is what I would do.
1. Move to contact range because shooting at a distance is too risky and I have only seconds to stop the attack before the risk of fatal injury to the boy is very high.
2. Because long ago I have accepted the fact that in this scenario I am certainly going to be seriously injured, I am at least somewhat psychologically armored and will have more focus.
3. Attempt to jam and keep my weaponless arm into the mouth of the dog in order to prevent multiple bites to my body and especially my weapon arm.
4. Fire my weapon at contact range into the CNS of the dog at an angle away from the boy and continue firing in multiple locations of the dogs CNS, CPS and shoulders.
5. Assuage the regret of my probable maiming with the relief of saving a boy's life.
Dogs with a genetic history of being bred to attack other animals are extremely difficult to socialize to the point they will not eventually deliver a devastating bite to someone. In the last 4 years we have had 4 attacks in our neighborhood from breeds with this genetic history. The result - one 90 year old woman received a broken hip, one 70 year old woman received a lacerated arm, one 8 year old girl received a disfiguring face wound, and what I mentioned in my first paragraph. The dog that bit the little girl surprised everyone in the neighborhood because it was thought to be friendly and affectionate, and it was except for one intolerable moment.
"In a world devoid of semiautomatics, a properly set-up Webley is the ultimate full-size self-defense handgun."
