From:	Marc A Renouf <jormung@*****.UMICH.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Rediculous rulings of Debbie
Date:	Sun, 27 Nov 1994 23:22:02 -0500

On Thu, 24 Nov 1994, Jan-bart van Beek wrote:

> I always hated the Dodge pool and i also dispise the idea that one can
> dodge a bullet. It's just plain inpossible to do so.

No, no, no. You're dodging the bullet, you are dodging away from
where the gun is aiming. If you are pointing a gun at me, and I see it, I
will move. And if I move before you can pull the trigger, you miss, and
I have successfully "dodged" your shot. Yes, bullets them selves are too
fast to effectively dodge, but you can do your damnedest to try to get
out of the shooter's line of fire before flaming FMJ rounds come
screaming your way.

> And hey, debbie, face it.If one pulls a gun out when he's standing 5 meters
> away (and there's no cover) you'll get hit, no question about it. It's
> just reality. The only thing you can hope for is the bullet didn't
> penetrate any particular lethal bodypart.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that you don't have much
experience with firearms. Just so you know, five meters (roughly 16 feet
for us poor American sots) is a fairly good distance for a handgun. I am
not guaranteed to hit anything if I fire at that range, especially at a
moving target. Handguns are notoriously inaccurate and it takes someone
with a fair amount of skill to hit a moving target consistently at
range. So no, your statement is not "just reality." It's what Hollywood
portrays as reality.

> So I won't tolerate any of this bullet-dodging-mumbo-jumbo anymore. >

See the above. Deal with it.

Marc