Man shoots dog attacking child - Good example of why accuracy is still important

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tl;dr: 2 large dogs (rottweilers ?) attacking a 6 year old child. Didn't respond to beating or paintball guns and a passerby with a legal firearm saved the child.

IMO this is a good example of why it's important to be able to shoot your carry gun accurately and "you won't need to aim" doesn't apply to situations with others in the area. If he missed or wasn't able to control where he hit then that child or a bystander could've been killed.

6abc.com

'I immediately took action': Good Samaritan shoots dog to save small child from attack in Philly

Police say the dog was mauling a small child when a man fired his gun at the animal.
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There is no difference between these breeds of dogs and loaded weapons. Any control you think you have over an animal is just an illusion. Animals have free will. This is a life changing event for the dogs owners. They will be sued, they will lose and a good possibility they will be arrested.
 
Donnie D said:
Wow! That was a tough shot, especially under the circumstances. Good job to the fellow truly who saved that little boys life. He is a true hero.
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No kidding. I probably would have opted for my knife. That's so difficult with a child being thrashed around to and fro. Tough shot to make comfortably.

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Lots of luck all the way around.
 
Charlie said:
The libs should praise this use of a private firearm because the shooter did it for the children. They should, but I am not holding my breath.

Good shooting.


I do find it interesting that the mother did not want to be identified.
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They did praise this situation, it's on the news. In a Democratic ran town.
 
I know the guy used what he had close at hand and did a damn fine job saving that child.

Now here’s the questions for what if it happened to me? I have broke up a couple dog fights … never a dog attacking a person … and found the speed the dogs moved during the fight was damn fast and unless I had to a gun would be kinda down on the list of tools (the best result was from a dry chem fire extinguisher I had in the truck). Hands and feet are not real effective on an all out fight. I like the knife idea but unless you hit a true vital area the dog(s) are not quickly “neutralized”. I do carry a small pepper spray can but again the speed of the dog makes a good dispensing a little hard. I know the chances of being called upon to deal wit( a dog attack are slim but what’s in your “pockets” to deal with it in the best way?
 
Don’t bring a knife to a dog fight when you have a pistol. The speed and energy is eye opening. If you are close enough to stab you’ll get tagged. IF that is all you have it better be a pig sticker. Again the violence of action is incredible. You don’t want to be on the other end with “just” a knife.
 
Good shooting Tex. His description made him sound like he is/was LEO or Military, I'm curious about his training.

Hate seeing Rotties like that, very bad breeding and how they've been raised. I've owned six now. Gone to Rottie shows with some having over 160 Rotties there. 99% of them are big goofball. I have two in the house and am not worried about my grandchildren, they adore each other.
 
"...he took his legally owned gun, which is licensed, and shot the attacking animal."

So, if...
A) the gun is legally owned, and
B) the gun is licensed
...then it's ok to shoot a dog attacking a child.

What is this licensing of guns in Philadelphia? ...did I miss somethin'?
 
MacEntyre said:
"...he took his legally owned gun, which is licensed, and shot the attacking animal."

So, if...
A) the gun is legally owned, and
B) the gun is licensed
...then it's ok to shoot a dog attacking a child.

What is this licensing of guns in Philadelphia? ...did I miss somethin'?
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Just means he would have been arrested and the article would have a slightly different slant otherwise.
 
I feel bad for the dogs. They were failed by the idiot that owned them.

The shooter did a good job. Dogs have tactics too. They will clamp down on a limb and if they see or feel or sense an opening to the neck, they will instinctively go for it. Other people's dogs are the sole reason I will carry nothing smaller than a 9mm. I used to carry a G42 running in the park, till I saw 3 girls with about 12 APBTs walking the trail... probably a rescue getting the dogs some good time outdoors... but one of the girls seemed to be getting walked by the dogs. It seemed too dangerous a situation for them to be so outnumbered. And you always come across some idiot in the park with their dog off leash and if any of the dogs in this pack got overly excited, it could set off a chain reaction. So the minimum I carry anywhere is a 9 with a minimum of 15 rounds. Shooting a dog is one of the last things I would ever want to do.
 
This crap right here pisses me off...

I tried to find the rest of the video. This is what comes up the most.

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i carry pepper spray for this exact reason. unlike people who can learn to tolerate OC, no dog argues with it. absolutely no way im discharging my pistol at a dog unless ive got no other option. the shot this guy took was balsy to say the least. glad it worked out and the boy was rescued.
 
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I'll shoot a dog in a heartbeat, as I would a bear or a honey badger. But I'd do OC if I had it on me.
Trying to shoot a dog while a dog and a person are moving around and potential to hit someone in the background? Good training certainly might help but luck always has a vote, and that vote could be good luck or bad luck.
 
I know of a California based deputy who shot himself in the leg - twice - while trying to shoot a pitbull dog that was pulling him down onto the ground. The dog was dancing around him and his leg got in the way of the double tap directed to the dog. The dog ran off unharmed.

Pepperspray should be the first resort. I've used it on aggressive dogs and they stop like they ran into a wall.
 
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