[Ron61]

SPO175,

Ok, my bad, I called the Uzi a machine gun instead of a Sub Machine gun and I know that it is chambered for 9 MM. As for the Grease Gun, in my job I didn't have room for a rifle and they didn't have any Thompsons available so they gave me a Grease Gun with the idea that if I had to use it, I would be in very close quarters and could just spray the whole area. I carried a 45 also but never could find one that felt good in my hand and just didn't like it. I like the 45 caliber because of the stopping power.

As for training my Father started me when I was in 1st grade and he was a stickler for safety. In then past I worked with the local gun range and IRA people that do the classes for police qualifications and also for people wanting to get a carry permit. And I couldn't agree more with you about people needing to know more about firearms before using them. One example a few years ago we had a class that was set up based on the FBI night shooting. They would run the target downrange and the people had 5 seconds to look at it and then the lights went out and you couldn't see your hand in front of your face. This was the memory part, not the part where you use the small pinlight. They had to fire 5 rounds in 5 seconds. Command to Fire and a scream instantly. Stop firing, lights on and here was this guy in his 30s jumping around holding his hand. I though that maybe he had gotten his thumb or hand in the slide, but no, it was dark and to be sure he had the barrel pointed away from him he put his finger on the end of it and pulled the trigger. Only got the tip of the finger, but he failed the course. John told him that if he had his hand around the grip, and his finger on the trigger , the weapon had to be pointed away from him unless he had his hand turned back toward him. He wanted to be a deputy.

When I returned from Korea, because of my MOS and the fact they had no such stuff here, I spent my last fewmonths in the testing section for new weapons. Of course most of the ones they were trying out back then are long gone now, but I did fire about every type weapon the military had back then.

Sorry that I upset you by calling the Uzi a machine gun instead of a sub machine gun.

Ron