news Canadian News
Good Evening Guest | login or register
  • Home
    • Canadian News
    • Popular News
    • News Voting Log
    • News Images
  • Forums
    • Recent Topics Scroll
    •  
    • Politics Forums
    • Sports Forums
    • Regional Forums
  • Content
    • Achievements
    • Canadian Content
    • Famous Canadians
    • Famous Quotes
    • Jokes
    • Canadian Maps
  • Photos
    • Picture Gallery
    • Wallpapers
    • Recent Activity
  • About
    • About
    • Contact
    • Link to Us
    • Points
    • Statistics
  • Shop
  • Register
    • Gold Membership
  • Archive
    • Canadian TV
    • Canadian Webcams
    • Groups
    • Links
    • Top 10's
    • Reviews
    • CKA Radio
    • Video
    • Weather

Canadian soldier says he shot friend in self-de

Canadian Content
20692news upnews down
Link Related to Canada in some say

Canadian soldier says he shot friend in self-defence


Military | 206924 hits | Jul 24 11:59 am | Posted by: WDHIII
15 Comment

SYDNEY, N.S. -- A soldier accused of shooting and killing a colleague in a tent in Afghanistan over two years ago says he felt his life was threatened by someone when he whirled and fired his weapon.

Comments

  1. by avatar putz
    Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:03 pm
    Force Protection at KAF, thinking Taliban got in and was cocking a weapon at him..... grasping at straws????

  2. by avatar Guy_Fawkes
    Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:11 pm
    Right so timmy taliban got past the ANP guards, climbed the barb wire fence, walked cross an open field, climbed a second hesco barrier with barb wire on it. Then strolled through the camp, to walk into a tent THEN cock his weapon.... get fucked.

  3. by avatar uwish
    Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:03 pm
    well, I admit it is difficult to believe. In either case, it is tragic. Maybe they were playing a 'draw first' style game with loaded brownings. A very stupid move if that was the case.

  4. by avatar 2Cdo
    Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:13 pm
    "uwish" said
    well, I admit it is difficult to believe. In either case, it is tragic. Maybe they were playing a 'draw first' style game with loaded brownings. A very stupid move if that was the case.


    When this was first reported the witnesses said exactly that, a game of "quick draw". Obviously not the sharpest knives in the drawer. :?

  5. by Canadian_Mind
    Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:30 am
    I've played quickdraw before, but what idiot does it with a loaded weapon?

  6. by avatar putz
    Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:14 am
    "Canadian_Mind" said
    I've played quickdraw before, but what idiot does it with a loaded weapon?


    What idiot plays quickdraw period. Last time I checked guns are not toys.

  7. by Canadian_Mind
    Sat Jul 25, 2009 4:33 pm
    "putz" said
    I've played quickdraw before, but what idiot does it with a loaded weapon?


    What idiot plays quickdraw period. Last time I checked guns are not toys.

    Absoltually not, but before I went to Suffield I had never actually drawn a pistol from a holster. My first time drawing was a disaster, and had the weapon been loaded it would have went off when I dropped it. Only took two weeks of lots of self-practice and the occasional game before I could actually quickly draw a pistol.

    If you can't employ the weapon effectively, no point carrying the extra 5-10 pounds. Yes it's a game, but it's also an effective way to help develop and maintain a skill, you know how fast you are actually drawing relative to your peers. However, I do see the difference between practicing on a training ex, where there is strict ammo control and minimal chance of their being a bullet in the chamber, and acting stupid overseas.

  8. by avatar Guy_Fawkes
    Sat Jul 25, 2009 7:14 pm
    I think pistols are a pretty stupid idea period, way too many ND's happen with them. Design a better one where you dont have to slot a mag to fire the action or get rid of them. The main reason they have them is so the senior NCOs and Officers dont have to lug a rifle around KAF.

  9. by avatar putz
    Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:08 pm
    "Canadian_Mind" said
    I've played quickdraw before, but what idiot does it with a loaded weapon?


    What idiot plays quickdraw period. Last time I checked guns are not toys.

    Absoltually not, but before I went to Suffield I had never actually drawn a pistol from a holster. My first time drawing was a disaster, and had the weapon been loaded it would have went off when I dropped it. Only took two weeks of lots of self-practice and the occasional game before I could actually quickly draw a pistol.

    If you can't employ the weapon effectively, no point carrying the extra 5-10 pounds. Yes it's a game, but it's also an effective way to help develop and maintain a skill, you know how fast you are actually drawing relative to your peers. However, I do see the difference between practicing on a training ex, where there is strict ammo control and minimal chance of their being a bullet in the chamber, and acting stupid overseas.

    Lets clairfy something here by quickdraw. I am meaning facing another person and drawing the weapon to see who has the faster draw down. There is no need to ever face someone and draw a weapon to see who is faster.

  10. by avatar SprCForr  Gold Member
    Sat Jul 25, 2009 10:25 pm
    Get them into the hands of the troops more often and hammer the drills in.

  11. by avatar Guy_Fawkes
    Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:23 am
    putz I think you are confusing kids with their father's pistols, and trained soldiers. :?

    It's their job to draw a weapon on a person.

  12. by avatar putz
    Sun Jul 26, 2009 2:52 am
    "Guy_Fawkes" said
    putz I think you are confusing kids with their father's pistols, and trained soldiers. :?

    It's their job to draw a weapon on a person.


    No I am not. I am a trained a soldier. An Infanteer at that and not ONCE have I EVER played a game of quick draw with a live person. We are not living in Utah in 1864. If you want to practice drawing your weapon fast. Fine do it at the range. I have had to draw my sidearm overseas I did it fast and never needed to play a game of quick draw to do it.

  13. by avatar Guy_Fawkes
    Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:47 am
    When did you have to draw a pistol on someone?

  14. by ridenrain
    Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:26 am
    All I'm going to say is the more the guy denies the mistake, the bigger his screw up becomes.



view comments in forum
Page 1 2

You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news.

  • Login
  • Register (free)
 Share  Digg It Bookmark to del.icio.us Share on Facebook


Share on Facebook Submit page to Reddit
CKA About |  Legal |  Advertise |  Sitemap |  Contact   canadian mobile newsMobile

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner.
The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2025 by Canadaka.net