My 68 y/o neighbor saved by his Sig

boykinhntr · April 11, 2009, 03:18 PM

My family has had a lakehouse since I was a kid. We have had the same neighbor for 30 years up there and are obviously good friends. The cove we are in has about 40 houses on a dirt road and surrounded by mountains.

My neighbor walks the logging roads in the morning to stay in shape. Well he was on his morning walk about 2 miles down an old logging road in the middle of nowhere when he came upon an old beat up truck. He kept walking by it bc he thought it was abandoned. Suddenly 4 thugs appeared around the front and started harrasing him. They were passing a bottle whiskey around and were most likely still up from the night before.(this happened about 630am).

One of the guys started coming towards him saying how my neighbors watch would look better on him(Its a Rolex he got from his company when he retired). The other guys started asking him if he was ready for an ass kicking.(their words.... and who the hell would do this to an old man

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The head thug grabbed a metal pipe and said, "this is gunna hurt"... To which my neighbor replied, "not near as bad as this"

and pulled his Sig P232. The guys jumped in their truck and drove off. My neighbor walked back through the woods so they couldnt come back. He told me he was absolutly positive the guys were going to beat him with that pole and at his age it could very well have been the end. The sheriff knew the truck and said the main thug was jacked up on Meth.

I have seen him take this walk hundreds of times and have even been with him on a few. NEVER did he mention or did i see that he had his Sig on shoulder holster. It rides nearly under his arm and can't be seen at all in a T shirt. He told me that he has been on this earth long enough to know that most people are nice, but it only takes one to destroy everything you work and live for...thats why he never leaves without his Sig.

Im very thankful he is OK and reiterates the importance of protecting yourself. Bc when the bad guy shows up, nobody will be there to save you. The story hit me hard and I hope you will find it beneficial.

critter44 · April 11, 2009, 03:24 PM

LOVE those happy endings. Note to thugs: Don't mess with old men. They have nothing to lose and will just kill you.

P35 · April 11, 2009, 03:25 PM

First rule of a gun fight....have a gun
If you carry a firearm, carry it ALWAYS

curt.45 · April 11, 2009, 03:30 PM

glad to hear he's ok.

I guess, it's a good thing he didn't make sure they didn't come back, ever.

djohn · April 11, 2009, 03:32 PM

Words of wisdom from the elderly man it only takes one to destroy.Good for him and Maybe the thugs will do the world a favor and OD on meth.

Keltyke · April 11, 2009, 03:35 PM

OK, antis - you don't understand our desire for sidearms WHY?

Creature · April 11, 2009, 03:51 PM

If the Sheriff knows who these guys are, why hasnt your neighbor pressed charges? Why havent they been charged with assault or communicating a threat for this incident?

boykinhntr · April 11, 2009, 03:56 PM

"If the Sheriff knows who these guys are, why hasnt your neighbor pressed charges? Why havent they been charged with assault or communicating a threat for this incident?"

I have not heard what has taken place. The sheriff said he knows the truck and was looking into it. I have not heard if any arrests were made.

comn-cents · April 11, 2009, 04:08 PM

Glad to hear your neighbor is okay. Thanks for sharing his story.
Guess it do's not matter how big the gun is.
I just read a statistic about how on average 2mil attacks a year are stopped by the good guy brandishing his gun. Must be 2mil & 1 now.

B.N.Real · April 11, 2009, 07:38 PM

Sadly,these guys will attack someone else.

And they also might come back to that trail packing,waiting for him to run back through there again.

Next time,they might be armed.

I am glad to read that he was armed and with that Sig,he saved his life,this time.

They know where he runs,that he runs alone and they also know what time of the day he runs there.

They could just step from behind a tree with a shotgun,kill him and get that watch they so covet.

Meth addicts are totally out of their minds and have no respect for anything,including the law.

Hopefully,they will leave your good friend alone.

Wasabi · April 11, 2009, 07:45 PM

It would have been better if he would have been able to shoot all these punks and help rid the world of some extra garbage.

TacticalDefense1911 · April 11, 2009, 07:50 PM

This story would look good in the "Armed Citizen" section of American Rifleman

I'm glad that everything turned out okay for him.

Creature · April 11, 2009, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Sadly,these guys will attack someone else.

And they also might come back to that trail packing,waiting for him to run back through there again.

Next time,they might be armed.

Which is why the neighbor should be pressing charges...

B.N.Real · April 11, 2009, 08:49 PM

Agreed,Creature.

Deal with them now when you can see them in the daylight.

Jail time for four dirtbags.

shortwave · April 11, 2009, 09:06 PM

Glad your friend is ok. Hope he takes some extra precaution`s for awhile. Maybe change walking route or time. Wonder why ABC and Diane Sawyer haven`t had any shows about this kind of scenario that happens to frequently

?

boykinhntr · April 12, 2009, 07:14 PM

He said that his only concern is that they will bully someone else. He is my mothers age and they go to church together. He said that he would press charges if the sheriff calls him but that the sheriff didn't sound too interested.

The main guy has been in trouble all his life and in and out of jail. I would think they would want to lock him up. Now I won't let my wife walk up there without me. I kind of wish he would have fired so the rest of us wouldn't have to worry. IMO Dangerous meth heads don't deserve a second chance.

doc540 · April 12, 2009, 09:17 PM

Another story confirming the truth:

"Old age and treachery will overcome youth and enthusiasm every time."

hknut · April 12, 2009, 11:52 PM

Sorry to say but I wish your neighbor squeezed the trigger on the thugs. 4 on 1, he would have beeen justified.

Nnobby45 · April 13, 2009, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Sadly,these guys will attack someone else.

Might have been a female jogger, unarmed (though not necessarily), and the aftermath might have included a candle light vigil--- complete with tears and ulogies and news clips from neighbors saying "things like that just don't happen in our neighborhood", or "I just don't understand how someone could do that to somebody".

Kreyzhorse · April 13, 2009, 06:32 AM

Another example of why people should carry guns. Would have love to have seen the faces of the 4 guys when the "easy prey" turned on them.

youcanshootnow · April 13, 2009, 06:25 PM

wait so he didnt shoot them?

longcall911 · April 13, 2009, 06:28 PM

I'm proud of that old guy. Most others would have gotten scared and run off, or rather, tried to run. They likely would not have made it.

Also, the fact that he's been carrying all these years and even you didn't know speaks volumes. Speak softly but carry a big Sig!

/*tom*/

spamanon · April 13, 2009, 09:19 PM

As Ayoob would say, "These thugs suffered an acute failure of the victim selection process."

Nnobby45 · April 14, 2009, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Speak softly but carry a big Sig!

He carried a little SIG. I carry a big SIG.

Dave Chuppa · April 14, 2009, 08:30 AM

Send the story to Combat Handguns, it happened to me , and get $100.

April 11, 2009, 03:18 PM	#1
boykinhntr Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Posts: 235	My 68 y/o neighbor saved by his Sig My family has had a lakehouse since I was a kid. We have had the same neighbor for 30 years up there and are obviously good friends. The cove we are in has about 40 houses on a dirt road and surrounded by mountains. My neighbor walks the logging roads in the morning to stay in shape. Well he was on his morning walk about 2 miles down an old logging road in the middle of nowhere when he came upon an old beat up truck. He kept walking by it bc he thought it was abandoned. Suddenly 4 thugs appeared around the front and started harrasing him. They were passing a bottle whiskey around and were most likely still up from the night before.(this happened about 630am). One of the guys started coming towards him saying how my neighbors watch would look better on him(Its a Rolex he got from his company when he retired). The other guys started asking him if he was ready for an ass kicking.(their words.... and who the hell would do this to an old man) The head thug grabbed a metal pipe and said, "this is gunna hurt"... To which my neighbor replied, "not near as bad as this" and pulled his Sig P232. The guys jumped in their truck and drove off. My neighbor walked back through the woods so they couldnt come back. He told me he was absolutly positive the guys were going to beat him with that pole and at his age it could very well have been the end. The sheriff knew the truck and said the main thug was jacked up on Meth. I have seen him take this walk hundreds of times and have even been with him on a few. NEVER did he mention or did i see that he had his Sig on shoulder holster. It rides nearly under his arm and can't be seen at all in a T shirt. He told me that he has been on this earth long enough to know that most people are nice, but it only takes one to destroy everything you work and live for...thats why he never leaves without his Sig. Im very thankful he is OK and reiterates the importance of protecting yourself. Bc when the bad guy shows up, nobody will be there to save you. The story hit me hard and I hope you will find it beneficial.

April 11, 2009, 03:25 PM	#3
P35 Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: Tulsa,OK.USA Posts: 65	First rule of a gun fight....have a gun If you carry a firearm, carry it ALWAYS __________________ Contra Mundum

April 11, 2009, 03:32 PM	#5
djohn Senior Member Join Date: March 11, 2009 Location: CT Posts: 507	Words of wisdom from the elderly man it only takes one to destroy.Good for him and Maybe the thugs will do the world a favor and OD on meth. __________________ Dave.

April 11, 2009, 07:45 PM	#11
Wasabi Member Join Date: May 14, 2008 Location: Lutz, FL Posts: 68	It would have been better if he would have been able to shoot all these punks and help rid the world of some extra garbage. Last edited by Wasabi; April 11, 2009 at 09:17 PM.

April 12, 2009, 11:52 PM	#18
hknut Senior Member Join Date: March 2, 2005 Location: Olympia, Wa. Posts: 535	Sorry to say but I wish your neighbor squeezed the trigger on the thugs. 4 on 1, he would have beeen justified. __________________ "Gun control is like trying to reduce Drunk Driving by making it tougher for sober people to own cars" Walk softly and carry a big SIG.

April 11, 2009, 03:24 PM	#2
critter44 Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2000 Posts: 247	LOVE those happy endings. Note to thugs: Don't mess with old men. They have nothing to lose and will just kill you.

April 11, 2009, 03:30 PM	#4
curt.45 Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2008 Location: Fort Wayne Ind. Posts: 866	glad to hear he's ok. I guess, it's a good thing he didn't make sure they didn't come back, ever.

April 11, 2009, 03:35 PM	#6
Keltyke Junior member Join Date: April 6, 2008 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 2,933	OK, antis - you don't understand our desire for sidearms WHY?

April 11, 2009, 03:51 PM	#7
Creature Junior member Join Date: April 8, 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,769	If the Sheriff knows who these guys are, why hasnt your neighbor pressed charges? Why havent they been charged with assault or communicating a threat for this incident?

April 11, 2009, 03:56 PM	#8
boykinhntr Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Posts: 235	"If the Sheriff knows who these guys are, why hasnt your neighbor pressed charges? Why havent they been charged with assault or communicating a threat for this incident?" I have not heard what has taken place. The sheriff said he knows the truck and was looking into it. I have not heard if any arrests were made.

April 11, 2009, 04:08 PM	#9
comn-cents Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2008 Location: Pac.N.W. Posts: 1,804	Glad to hear your neighbor is okay. Thanks for sharing his story. Guess it do's not matter how big the gun is. I just read a statistic about how on average 2mil attacks a year are stopped by the good guy brandishing his gun. Must be 2mil & 1 now.

April 11, 2009, 07:38 PM	#10
B.N.Real Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Posts: 4,092	Sadly,these guys will attack someone else. And they also might come back to that trail packing,waiting for him to run back through there again. Next time,they might be armed. I am glad to read that he was armed and with that Sig,he saved his life,this time. They know where he runs,that he runs alone and they also know what time of the day he runs there. They could just step from behind a tree with a shotgun,kill him and get that watch they so covet. Meth addicts are totally out of their minds and have no respect for anything,including the law. Hopefully,they will leave your good friend alone.

April 11, 2009, 07:50 PM	#12
TacticalDefense1911 Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,277	This story would look good in the "Armed Citizen" section of American Rifleman I'm glad that everything turned out okay for him.

April 11, 2009, 08:49 PM	#14
B.N.Real Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Posts: 4,092	Agreed,Creature. Deal with them now when you can see them in the daylight. Jail time for four dirtbags.

April 11, 2009, 09:06 PM	#15
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	Glad your friend is ok. Hope he takes some extra precaution`s for awhile. Maybe change walking route or time. Wonder why ABC and Diane Sawyer haven`t had any shows about this kind of scenario that happens to frequently ?

April 12, 2009, 07:14 PM	#16
boykinhntr Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Posts: 235	He said that his only concern is that they will bully someone else. He is my mothers age and they go to church together. He said that he would press charges if the sheriff calls him but that the sheriff didn't sound too interested. The main guy has been in trouble all his life and in and out of jail. I would think they would want to lock him up. Now I won't let my wife walk up there without me. I kind of wish he would have fired so the rest of us wouldn't have to worry. IMO Dangerous meth heads don't deserve a second chance.

April 12, 2009, 09:17 PM	#17
doc540 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,430	Another story confirming the truth: "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and enthusiasm every time."

April 13, 2009, 06:32 AM	#20
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Another example of why people should carry guns. Would have love to have seen the faces of the 4 guys when the "easy prey" turned on them. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

April 13, 2009, 06:25 PM	#21
youcanshootnow Junior Member Join Date: April 13, 2009 Posts: 1	wait so he didnt shoot them?

April 13, 2009, 06:28 PM	#22
longcall911 Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 125	I'm proud of that old guy. Most others would have gotten scared and run off, or rather, tried to run. They likely would not have made it. Also, the fact that he's been carrying all these years and even you didn't know speaks volumes. Speak softly but carry a big Sig! /tom/ __________________ You say you support our troops. How about actually doing something? Your blood or platelets can save a life Armed Services Blood Program.

April 13, 2009, 09:19 PM	#23
spamanon Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2008 Location: idaho Posts: 373	As Ayoob would say, "These thugs suffered an acute failure of the victim selection process." __________________ The second amendment articulates one of my rights, but like the other amendments, grants none.

April 14, 2009, 08:30 AM	#25
Dave Chuppa Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Posts: 448	Send the story to Combat Handguns, it happened to me , and get $100.