Droid101
03-12-2010, 11:33 AM
Fucking badass!
http://www.startribune.com/local/86951287.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU
CHISHOLM, Minn. - The man who stopped a bar shooting incident by hitting the suspected gunman with a chair was hailed as a hero on Monday.
The Saturday night shootings at Jim's Sports Club Bar and Grill left one man dead, another critically wounded and a third with a less serious wound. Authorities said the suspect, Jason Musburger, 47, a former Chisholm police officer, had gone to the bar to confront his ex-wife.
Ryan Simonson, 27, of Chisholm, confirmed Monday that he was the patron who smashed a chair over the suspect's head, knocking him unconscious.
"He's a hero," Mayor Michael Jugovich said, adding that Simonson likely saved other lives, given that the suspect had a second gun he was unable to use.
Simonson said he wasn't sure how to react to being called a hero.
"Right now, it's just kind of so surreal -- I'm not thinking about that aspect of it, I guess," Simonson said.
He said things happened so fast Saturday night that he's fuzzy on the details, but he believes he threw a chair at the suspect, then grabbed another chair and hit him over the head.
"I basically kept hitting him until he wasn't moving anymore," he said.
"Honestly, I'm just kind of puzzled about it right now," Simonson said. "I don't know what made me do it."
Edward John Walberg, 40, died. Cale Steve Nelson, 29, remains in critical condition. Larry Vernon Elj, 38, was treated and released Saturday.
Musburger was treated for injuries at Fairview University Medical Center-Mesabi in Hibbing, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Vern Manner, interim police chief in Chisholm, said he expected charges to be filed Wednesday.
And, here are the tips. Northcott, you know what I'm talking about.
1. Bring a barstool. Preferably, bring at least two barstools. Bring all of your friends who have barstools.
2. Anything worth hitting is worth hitting twice. Wood is cheap. Your life is expensive.
3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
4. If your swinging stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.
5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)
6. If you can choose what to bring to a barstool fight, bring a long barstool and a friend with a long barstool.
7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of wood, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
8. If you are not swinging, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.
9. Accuracy is relative: most combat swinging standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the barstool.
9.5 Use a barstool that works EVERY TIME.
10. Someday someone may kill you with your own barstool, but they should have to stab you to death with it because it is broken.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. Have a plan.
13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.
14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
16. Don't drop your guard.
17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.
18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them).
19. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
20. The faster you finish the fight, the less hit you will get.
21. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
23. Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.
24. Do not attend a barstool fight with a thin barstool, the thickness of which does not start with 1"
http://www.startribune.com/local/86951287.html?elr=KArksUUUoDEy3LGDiO7aiU
CHISHOLM, Minn. - The man who stopped a bar shooting incident by hitting the suspected gunman with a chair was hailed as a hero on Monday.
The Saturday night shootings at Jim's Sports Club Bar and Grill left one man dead, another critically wounded and a third with a less serious wound. Authorities said the suspect, Jason Musburger, 47, a former Chisholm police officer, had gone to the bar to confront his ex-wife.
Ryan Simonson, 27, of Chisholm, confirmed Monday that he was the patron who smashed a chair over the suspect's head, knocking him unconscious.
"He's a hero," Mayor Michael Jugovich said, adding that Simonson likely saved other lives, given that the suspect had a second gun he was unable to use.
Simonson said he wasn't sure how to react to being called a hero.
"Right now, it's just kind of so surreal -- I'm not thinking about that aspect of it, I guess," Simonson said.
He said things happened so fast Saturday night that he's fuzzy on the details, but he believes he threw a chair at the suspect, then grabbed another chair and hit him over the head.
"I basically kept hitting him until he wasn't moving anymore," he said.
"Honestly, I'm just kind of puzzled about it right now," Simonson said. "I don't know what made me do it."
Edward John Walberg, 40, died. Cale Steve Nelson, 29, remains in critical condition. Larry Vernon Elj, 38, was treated and released Saturday.
Musburger was treated for injuries at Fairview University Medical Center-Mesabi in Hibbing, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Vern Manner, interim police chief in Chisholm, said he expected charges to be filed Wednesday.
And, here are the tips. Northcott, you know what I'm talking about.
1. Bring a barstool. Preferably, bring at least two barstools. Bring all of your friends who have barstools.
2. Anything worth hitting is worth hitting twice. Wood is cheap. Your life is expensive.
3. Only hits count. The only thing worse than a miss is a slow miss.
4. If your swinging stance is good, you're probably not moving fast enough nor using cover correctly.
5. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral and diagonal movement are preferred.)
6. If you can choose what to bring to a barstool fight, bring a long barstool and a friend with a long barstool.
7. In ten years nobody will remember the details of wood, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
8. If you are not swinging, you should be communicating, reloading, and running.
9. Accuracy is relative: most combat swinging standards will be more dependent on "pucker factor" than the inherent accuracy of the barstool.
9.5 Use a barstool that works EVERY TIME.
10. Someday someone may kill you with your own barstool, but they should have to stab you to death with it because it is broken.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. Have a plan.
13. Have a back-up plan, because the first one won't work.
14. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
15. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
16. Don't drop your guard.
17. Always tactical load and threat scan 360 degrees.
18. Watch their hands. Hands kill. (In God we trust. Everyone else, keep your hands where I can see them).
19. Decide to be aggressive ENOUGH, quickly ENOUGH.
20. The faster you finish the fight, the less hit you will get.
21. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
22. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
23. Your number one Option for Personal Security is a lifelong commitment to avoidance, deterrence, and de-escalation.
24. Do not attend a barstool fight with a thin barstool, the thickness of which does not start with 1"