By the 2nd or 3rd guy I'd say, "you know what, I'm not in the best location to be running a business". The watch dealer himself was wounded on two of these occasions, taking a total of five rounds. Here is a guy who ran a watch shop who took his self defense seriously. One woman said that one of the slain gunmen was her son. Seems simple enough! Violent crime is not so much the issue, but rather the use of violence by socially acceptable persons in self-defense, in the righting of wrongs, and in meeting challenging situations. Detectives have not determined whose shots struck which gunman, Hall said, but a preliminary investigation indicates that Thomas shot one man and the employee shot the other. When James Cameron was writing The Terminator (1984), he originally envisioned Henriksen, with whom he had worked on Piranha II: The Spawning, playing the title role, a cyborg. Thomas sucked up the four gunshot wounds and then proceeded to kill the man who shot him. Its over. Like many of us,we have come to realize there is evil in the world, which must be named and faced to stop it. The lecture was entitled, The Secrets of Highly Successful Gunfighters.. In the years after Millennium, Henriksen has become an active voice actor, lending his distinctive voice to a number of animated features and video game titles. The subject of this article had this trait. Good read, I cant help but feel that he would have been well served by a 12ga. Having the ability to deliver, on demand, gunshots to either the fist-sized vital zone of the upper chest, or the fist-sized vital zone of the head, are the only predictable ways to cease violent or homicidal human behavior, with pistol projectiles, regardless of caliber. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Grabbing another P-220, Thomas engages the second armed robbery suspect and shoots him four times. THE TACTICAL PROFESSOR BASELINE PERFORMANCE DRILL (the goal, is 100% accuracy) Claude originally posted this drill here, which I have bold printedin a direct copy, for your enjoyment: The objective of this drill is to determine what distance you can make 100 percent hits on the vital area of a silhouette target. Real Gunfighter Lance Thomas on Justic Files https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkWgp2abM2w His guns of choice? Click a location below to find Lance more easily. Lance Thomas Lance Thomas Twitter : MrLance42 Instagram: mrlance42 Position: Power Forward and Small Forward Shoots: Right 6-8 , 240lb (203cm, 108kg) Born: April 24 , 1988 in Brooklyn, New York us More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 42 42 42 42 42 SUMMARY Career G 399 PTS 5.1 TRB 2.6 AST 0.7 FG% 41.6 FG3% 38.1 FT% 79.9 eFG% 46.2 PER 8.3 7) Bring your target back and mark all the hits, preferably with tape but a marker will do. Old NFO is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Well, in the spirit of scientific inquiry, and since some of you like software, and some of you like hardware (and I love you all) I thought that I would run this baseline evaluation test with several guns and make sure that Im using the guns I should be! Now he engages the second suspect, who is shooting at him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkWgp2abM2w, Police Say Watch Shop Owner Kills 4th, 5th Suspects - Los Angeles Times, Merchant's Rising Death Toll Raises Questions : Shooting: With the killing of two more gunmen at The Watch Co. - Los Angeles Times, Watch Seller Who Shot Robbers Shuts Shop - The New York Times, https://concealednation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/lance-thomas-american-gunslinger.jpg, https://cdn.athlonoutdoors.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/11/Backup-Gun-Saves-6.jpg, https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_vmpSO2BbYCE/Sd1xeVUWfVI/AAAAAAAAFc8/H9Cmkq75_nY/w1200-h630-p-k-no-nu/Watchmaker+guns.jpg. it is always where you can reach it, and also simultaneously secured from unauthorized personnel. Lance Thomas - Fights Back At Robbers, And Wins 14lawnorder 44 subscribers Subscribe 305 Share Save 31K views 13 years ago Lance Thomas ran a watch shop in Los Angeles for 14 years. I tried more than once to reach Thomas, and was unable to make contact. If we learn nothing else from Lance Thomas four gunfights, we cannot miss learning this. He was appalled that Thomas had said that one reason he had survived these nearly unsurvivable experiences was that he had been ready to die.. I spoke at length with one of the producers of the Turning Pointepisode that featured the fighting watchmaker. This is one of the very few Ayoob Files installments I have written without debriefing the survivor. An Urban Gunfighter: The Lessons of Lance Thomas Nov 7, 2009 17:12:38 GMT -5 . ", This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 21:20. The larger the workspace, the more room there is for the good guy to move, the more sense it makes for the gun to be on the shopkeepers person instead of in a fixed location. Freedom, including the right to make your living doing your chosen work. He couldn't have spoken the truth more by saying a gun alone isn't going to help, you have to practice shooting AND drawing. The third inside suspect opens fire at Thomas. The predators had strong motivations greed, perhaps anger, certainly lust for power over others. Robbed 4 times, and shot the b@stards everytime. Woo. He also had 9 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals. check out the. He has defeated a total of 11 perpetrators, either shot down or driven off in abject flight. Protection of others from violence. Now, his wariness pays off. His shop used to be located at 12118 Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles. [21] Henriksen played the role of Hopper.[14]. His face and eyes reveal a man that has been very much hardened by that life. 2) Repeat Sequence 1 but with the target at 5 yards instead of 3 yards. *Must have a registered ARFCOM account to win. Checkout the conversation between teenage girl (Nikki DeLoach) who islet's just saybeing 'forced' to speak to . 5) Repeat Sequence 1 with the target at 15 yards. Lance quickly drew his gun and killed the robber. He was again in his watch store when a single robber approached him with a Glock 9mm. Use this format, (3) X/10, X being the number of hits. A common thread through all of these men was their capability to deliver extremely accurate fire, under the threat and pressure of tense situations AND/OR incoming gunfire! Real Gunfighter Lance Thomas on Justic Files. He has killed five men, and wounded another. But now, Thomas has reached his nearest pistol, the little P225, and he is firing back. Call signs for each mission were based on time of day. Wounded, Lance Thomas will recover. The watch dealer himself was wounded on two of these occasions, taking a total of five rounds. 8) Write on the target how many hits you made in the body scoring area. That brings the total to five killed and one wounded at the shop since August, 1989. Real Gunfighter Lance Thomas; Welcome to the Forums of Niggermania ! Situation: A furtive movement triggers a, Great Changes In Handgun Ammunition He played college basketball for the Duke University Blue Devils men's basketball team where he started at power forward for the national champion 2010 team. That guy deserves a medal. He has been wounded five times. If so, they were deluding themselves. Ive heard of this video but never viewed it. Thomas has long made it known that no robber would walk out of his store. He played the vampire leader Jesse Hooker in Kathryn Bigelow's cult film Near Dark.[11]. The remaining three perpetrators comprise the raid team. August 10, 1989. If you register, you'll have full access to the forum including Nigger Mating, Niggers in Africa, Nigger Graphics, etc. Matt in TN "[23], He received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Actor at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for his performance in Falling. Youll notice in the photo sequence: In summary, precision fire from 3, 5, 7 and 10 yards isnt particularly difficult. John Taffin This man,who was an every day citizen schmo,has become one of the many icons of the sheepdogs out there. About two years later, Lance experienced his third gunfight. For this drill, do not count any hits in the head, they are actually misses. This time, its the kind of professional hit that the NYPD Stakeout Squad warned you about a five-man team of thugs who know what theyre doing. [8] For his first role, he put the entire script to tape with the help of a friend, learning everyone's part in addition to his own. He is also the narrator of the recent Verizon Droid commercials. Lance Thomas is unhurt. Decock. Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, "Short Early Biography of Lance Henriksen", "Lance Henriksen: Not Bad For A Human book review", "Viggo Mortensen on Falling star Lance Henriksen: 'He's like a wolf who might gobble you up', "The Web Magic Interview with Lance Henriksen: Frankly Speaking", "Exclusive Q&A: Lance Henriksen Opens Up on "DAMIEN: OMEN 2", "SD Comic-Con '10: Enter the 'Alien' Pods at the Fox Booth!! And remember the ways of the past mastersas Larry Vickers says in his classes, Speed is fine, but accuracy is FINAL! Thanks for reading! [15] His performances on Millennium earned him critical acclaim, a People's Choice Award nomination for Favorite New Male TV Star, and three consecutive Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series (19971999). That day he scored 34 points in Guangzhou's road win against Qingdao, 120-122. One of the perpetrators opens up on Lance Thomas without warning, firing a semiautomatic pistol, hitting him four times with eight rounds fired. At those longer distances, I really have to slow down, lock into that front sight and get a smooth press to send the projectile into the desired terminus. The epoch of a modern urban gunfighter had ended. On this day, hell be glad he did. ALL- This shows what the average citizen can do when pushed I really believe THIS is what the administration fears John Q. Kirchner notes that he constantly practiced quick-draw of his guns from their resting places. Two more were shot to death Thursday at the small shop where owner Lance Thomas buys and sells expensive Rolex watches and antique pocket timepieces, police said. [7] On another occasion, two of his uncles tried to persuade him to take Methadrine and then take part in a staged car accident for the insurance money. Besides practicing at the range and drawing his gun, he also practiced different scenarios and prepared ahead of time for the multiple ways he could be attacked. The merchant swings toward the accomplice, but cannot see a weapon at the moment, and so, does not fire. Just a few weeks after he purchased his first gun, two men walked into his store and attempted to rob him by pointing a 9mm at his face. Lance (Bust a Cap) Thomas Discussion in ' Weapons and Tactics ' started by Chesten_Hesten, Apr 17, 2009 . The big Rolex sign that some believed had attracted the robbers like flies came down. The man has been sentenced to prison. The intruder managed to shoot Thomas in the neck, but the shopkeeper grabbed two semiautomatic weapons and shot the gunman dead, police said. Started 13 hours ago, By Just a few months later, two more men entered the watch store armed with guns. Such material is made available for educational purposes, and as such this constitutes fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Act. The man vaulted the counter, drew a gun and said he was robbing the store. Mark Forums Read; Quick Links. Three of the .25 ACP bullets bite into Thomas right shoulder, a fourth into his neck. Powered by Invision Community. Lance Thomas is a Basketball Player, zodiac sign: Taurus. Im not the biggest fan of working out but I know its good for me, which is why I run several miles everyday. By the 2nd or 3rd guy I'd say, "you know what, I'm not in the best location to be running a business". Lance Dean Thomas, 65, of Centerville passed away on January 31, surrounded by his loving family.