Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife
Alleged Knife-Wielding Man Shot, Killed at St. Louis Airport
AWR Hawkins
An alleged knife-wielding man was shot and killed by police Friday morning around 1:00 o’clock at St. Louis Lambert International Airport.CBS News reported that police located the man during a routine area check. A police spokesperson said he was in a part of the airport in which he should not have been and would not leave.
The man brandished a knife when police asked him to leave, the spokesperson said. Officers deployed non-lethal responses, then one officer shot the man after he allegedly continuing moving forward.
FOX News reported the man died at the scene.
St. Louis Airport Police released a statement on the incident, saying in part, “The suspect refused to drop the weapon and was tased by one police officer. The suspect continued to advance towards officers, and a second police officer fired his service weapon, striking the male suspect.”
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Knife to a taser fight seems to be an option. Good thing Officer #2 had a back-up argument.
She Shot Man Strangling Her, Then 7-Eleven Fired Her For Protecting Herself
Harold Hutchison
A female clerk working alone on the overnight shift has been fired by 7-Eleven for shooting a man trying to strangle her during a Nov. 13 incident, according to local media.Authorities say Stephanie Dilyard, who was working at an Oklahoma City location of the convenience store chain, declined to accept a counterfeit $100 bill from 59-year-old Kenneth Thompson, who reacted violently to the refusal. Dilyard described the incident to Oklahoma-based KOKH Fox 25.
“He threatened me, and said he was gonna slice my head off, and that’s when I tried to call the police. He started throwing things at me, came behind the counter,” Dilyard said. “I tried to run off, but he grabbed his hands around my neck, and pushed me out of the counter space, and that’s when I pulled out my gun and I shot him.”
Despite police ruling the incident as self-defense, 7-Eleven’s human resources department contacted Dilyard to inform her she would be terminated “for violating policy,” according to a GoFundMe page she set up.
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Liberty is not a means to a political end. It is itself the highest political end. — LORD ACTON
So, 7-11 prefers to pay off life insurance, if any, versus risking lawsuit by perp?
Sue the crap out of them for denial of civil rights. RKBA, and the right to life itself, is not forfeit to be employable, any more than church membership or voting party.
Long overdue.
And if folks email 7-11 saying “done with your bs”, perhaps they might change opinion?
What makes you think 7/11, circle k, quickmart et all even HAVE insurance on their employees?
They certainly have insurance for employee acts, and insurance to cover workplace mishap and mayhem.
Working overnight in a “convenience” store merits hazardous duty pay, IMHO
Back in the 70’s one of my acquaintances got around the then-law about carrying firearms by keeping a reproduction cap-and-ball revolver under the counter. Doesn’t count, legally, as a firearm, but it did give a TSS to an armed robber one night, I was told.
7-11 needs to be sued.
I’m no cop, and with each passing day my thoughts of even volunteering in a reserve capacity diminish, but from watching body cam footage, it seems that the less-lethal/lethal combination is a tried-and-true police tactic. Tasers work wonders–when they work–but when dealing with a threat, nothing beats a controlled pair from a service pistol (except maybe the same from a carbine, or perhaps a single round from a shotgun).
I’ve heard about the 7-Eleven policy for years and wondered how much it’s followed, as well as whether or not other convenience store chains enforce similar policies. For every Circle K or Racetrac I go into, there are numerous small C-stores I visit to refill ATMs or pull Bitcoin deposits. I get the feeling I’m outgunned by the people behind the counter when I go inside. I mean, I can only carry one gun when working (I don’t want to go full Tackleberry yet and ask about backups), but I jumped from carrying 69 “I’m gonna screw your world” rounds to 86 “that ass”. 🤣
A liquor store I used to frequent (imagine that) in Columbus, GA was run by Asians, who kept a Glock in plain sight on the counter behind the bullet resistant glass. I like to think that was just a diversion, and they had at least one other gun elsewhere. Otherwise, why show your hand to a criminal? I’d see that Glock and just picture a scenario where some methed up homeless guy walks in demanding money, grabbing an employee out restocking while shouting “don’t touch that gun!”. Then a Jackie Chan lookalike steps up behind him with a Benelli barrel at the base of his skull.
I’d say the guy in the photo has brass balls.
Back in prehistory the main road from Atlanta to Columbus was a dark, seemingly uninhabited two lane on which you did not want to stop unless you had to. En route we stopped at store that had a large mirror behind the counter which had a sign “This is a one way mirror. There is a man behind it with a loaded 12 gauge shotgun four days a week who will kill you.”
I mentioned “nice sign’ to the clerk who responded something like “if you don’t like it just try something and he’ll blow yer head off” in an extremely hostile tone… we paid and left, That woman sounded ‘way too triggerhappy to hang around.
I take it you meant “nice sign” as a compliment.
Too bad the clerk was too out of sorts to appreciate it as such.
GA-85, maybe? It branches to the NE off of US-27, which goes due north into Newnan. I used to enjoy driving around the area on my days off, usually as far as Opelika, AL and the outskirts of Atlanta. My wife owned a flipper home in DeWitt, so I spent a lot of time around Americus and Cordele as well.
I’m not surprised that such a store existed, though. It sounds like the woman could have been a bit more welcoming, but otherwise it seems like a place I’d have made a regular stop.
Nice blade. I have one and it’s great.
I was always concerned about the strength of the tang at the guard.
It’s great for its intended purpose — thrusting (then twisting out).
Like rgr1480 said for its intended purposes, it’s great, I wouldn’t use it for sawing or chopping though.
I can see in and out, even with a twist.
What I, in my ignorance, am uncertain of is whether in a dynamic rapidly changing situation it would stand up to the torque of an antagonist’s weight if it comes to bear against the knife during the fight.
But that may just be my (vast) ignorance on display.
Like rgr1480 said, it’s great for it’s intended purpose, but I wouldn’t saw or chop with it
I have no idea why my first comment didn’t look like it posted, then both do!🤦🤦
In high school, I bought an issue F-S commando knife and sheath at a war surplus store for $15.00. Wish I still had it. It would be worth several hundred dollars now.
Southland would rather that it’s employees die than be able defend themselves.
That’s why I don’t shop there.
AW1Ed, for the next Daily FGS, use a pic of the V-42 commando knife. It was inspired in part by the F-S British commando knife. The V-42 was created for the WWII Special Service Force of US and Canadian soldiers. The V-42 is the knife depicted in the 1st Special Forces regimental crest. I now have a couple of the copies. Surprisingly, when I wore that crest on my epaulets, I did not know that piece of military history. At the time, I thought the knife in the crest was a stylized Fairbairn-Sykes.
https://armyhistory.org/knife-fighting-commando-type-v-42-the-original-special-forces-knife/
When they can be found, original V-42’s commonly sell for $6,000 to $10,000. Case, the original maker, has made replicas several times over the past 35 years. They can be found for about $400. The cheap Chinese copies sell for about $40.00.
We’ve had enough “knife-to-a-gun fights” in the T2NB2AGF, but I can’t say that we’ve has a knife to a Taser THEN gun fight. It’s been awhile since we’ve had something new to add to the 3″ three ring binder, I think I’ll add it.
(and someday I’ll have the time to compile, collate, and print them all. Such fun!)