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79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 4:57 am
by RPB
Man, 79, disarms intruder with karate chop
By Robert Stanton | December 4, 2012 | Updated: December 4, 2012 10:45pm
A 79-year-old League City resident turned the tables on a would-be burglar, incapacitating him with a karate chop and then holding him until police arrived, investigators said.
Ervin Brittnacher was awakened by noises outside his home in the 3000 block of McFarland Road just before 6 a.m. Monday and walked over to investigate, said Lt. Bruce Whitten of the League City Police Department.
Brittnacher saw a man toting a rifle, a .223-caliber Ruger Mini-14, police said. The homeowner sprang into action, hitting him in the throat with the side of his hand, and then taking the rifle, Whitten said.
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Re: 79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 8:11 am
by LongHairedRedneck
When I read this in yesterdays paper I nearly spewed coffee everywhere
Re: 79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:18 am
by knotquiteawake
Apparently the CCTV on his property managed to catch the moment before he struck the bad guy.
Re: 79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:20 am
by Crossfire
Well, that just made my day!
Re: 79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:31 am
by jayinsat
knotquiteawake wrote:Apparently the CCTV on his property managed to catch the moment before he struck the bad guy.
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Re: 79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 9:39 am
by RoyGBiv
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/79-year-b ... L6wO4bbVI0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://now.msn.com/ervin-brittnacher-[abbreviated profanity deleted] ... d-intruder" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Charles Smith, 38, allegedly made a few mistakes early Monday morning that included getting high on bath salts and knocking on the wrong door. Police say Smith, armed with a rifle, broke off the screen door of Ervin Brittnacher's home in League City, Texas. Brittnacher, a 79-year-old former bull rider, promptly punched the armed intruder in the throat and karate-chopped the side of his neck, knocking him out cold for the police to pick up. Brittnacher later offered these wise words: "I used to own a nightclub, and I knew it was never a good idea to talk to people holding guns."
Nice "Dirty Harry Glare" in that second shot.
Lesson: Don't mess with bull riders.
Re: 79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:44 am
by JJVP
I can hear the antis now. "You see, you don't need a gun to defend yourself. Just use karate. Even a 79 yr old can do it"
Re: 79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:13 pm
by The Annoyed Man
RoyGBiv wrote:[
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Nice "Dirty Harry Glare" in that second shot.
Lesson: Don't mess with bull riders.
That is a "get off my lawn!" look if I ever saw one.
Re: 79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:00 pm
by RPB
Note to criminals:
don't mess with old guys in Hawaiian shirts
Re: 79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 2:14 pm
by knotquiteawake
RPB wrote:Note to criminals:
don't mess with old guys in Hawaiian shirts
Hawaiian Shirts or Fanny Packs right? Dead giveaways you shouldn't mess with that person.
Re: 79-Yr-old+karate VS. 223. Mini-14
Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2012 2:23 am
by surprise_i'm_armed
http://www.kens5.com/news/182104451.html
I believe the above news video link is different from the other links posted above.
Here's an example of a man with loaded rifles by his back door, but he chose to use non-lethal means
to stop the threat. I'm glad it all worked out.
SIA