> That also means that once the person does "stop" (dead, severely disabled and immobilized, running away, whatever), you are obligated to stop shooting, or once again you're on the wrong side of the law.
I've never taken a course, but have read a bit, and correct me if I'm wrong. Most of the time adrenelin takes over and you do not have the presence of mind to stop until you're out of ammo.
I wrote the initial story, but somehow missed its publication and now no one will read this. Nonetheless I want to clarify a few points.
Sorry about the broken links, I did preview and thought the corrections worked. As usual, many folks just don't read the story, or don't retain what they've read: I am not a ham yet, but have been around them my entire life and am aware of how things are.
I have had mail stolen from my front door and used against me. Welcome to urban life in the 21st century. And that's the point. If you've been a ham for 25 years and not had a problem yet and are heavily armed, good for you. (Remember to drag the body inside your house before making the phone call.)
A paper callsign book is the equivalent to a reverse phone book. I don't care about hiding my name, I care about advertising the location of a decent amount of electronic equipment that can be hawked for a week's supply of meth (the drug of choice in my neighborhood.)
I know my license will be public record and I don't want to hide that from fellow hams. Personal information didn't used to be such a commodity and liability, and milkshakes used to cost a nickel.
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> That also means that once the person does "stop" (dead, severely disabled and immobilized, running away, whatever), you are obligated to stop shooting, or once again you're on the wrong side of the law.
I've never taken a course, but have read a bit, and correct me if I'm wrong. Most of the time adrenelin takes over and you do not have the presence of mind to stop until you're out of ammo.
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K. Accardi
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I wrote the initial story, but somehow missed its publication and now no one will read this. Nonetheless I want to clarify a few points.
Sorry about the broken links, I did preview and thought the corrections worked. As usual, many folks just don't read the story, or don't retain what they've read: I am not a ham yet, but have been around them my entire life and am aware of how things are.
I have had mail stolen from my front door and used against me. Welcome to urban life in the 21st century. And that's the point. If you've been a ham for 25 years and not had a problem yet and are heavily armed, good for you. (Remember to drag the body inside your house before making the phone call.)
A paper callsign book is the equivalent to a reverse phone book. I don't care about hiding my name, I care about advertising the location of a decent amount of electronic equipment that can be hawked for a week's supply of meth (the drug of choice in my neighborhood.)
I know my license will be public record and I don't want to hide that from fellow hams. Personal information didn't used to be such a commodity and liability, and milkshakes used to cost a nickel.
Cheers,
Kyle Accardi