Chimp attack thwarted by handgun

[RoeBear]

http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?S=3032021&nav=5D7lX6nm

Chealander told The Bakersfield Californian that besides the damage to his face, Davis had his testicles and foot mauled off. Buddy, a 16-year-old male chimp, initiated the attack and after he was shot, Ollie, a 13-year-old male, grabbed the gravely injured man and dragged him down the road, according to Chealander.

"Everybody was trying to get the chimp off," Chealander said.

The son-in-law of the sanctuary's owners used a .45-caliber handgun to kill the out-of-control chimps, Chealander said.

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Any chance that this event will help CA get shall issue CCW? O8)

[Zenlitened]

1. That's an odd definition of "thwarted" !!!

:D

[RoeBear]

3. I suppose you're right

It would appear that he saved the guys life, what was left of it anyways.

[prodigal_green]

2. those are some mighty

pissed off chimps.

[RoeBear]

4. Yes they were...

...I wonder if their names were Hannibal and Lechter?

[Dr.Phool]

6. I think they were named Georgie and Jebbie

And where was the Secret Service when all this was going down?

[alwynsw]

5. Damn! I thought this was an assination thread!

Good thing there was a pistol handy. Too bad there wasn't a locked padlock on the cage.

Can you say sued until their dreas have a lien on them? I'll wager that the state and animal welfare are named as co-defendants. Can't say I'd blame the obvious plaintiffs.

[alwynsw]

7. CA will only get a look at shall issue when

a certain unnamed senator is muffled. Her pull will keep her one of the select few for as long as possible.

[MrSandman]

8. I see on your application...

That you indicated a need for protection against animals at the shelter.

Are you some kind of gun-nut?

[alwynsw]

9. OK. You got me.

Guess I'll run for mayor of San Fran. Can I get one if I'm elected?

[MrSandman]

10. We will see after the referendum...nt

[anonymous44]

11. lol I thought Bush was involved when I read the thread title

[petronius]

12. Probably won't help with CCW...

...but I bet it will help with the assault chimp ban (ACB).

I've been wanting to visit the zoo to check out the monkeys, but I'm feeling extremely ambivalent toward the primates after this story...

[alwynsw]

13. Did a little research.

Moe probably should have been put down rather than locked up. He attacked the woman mentioned in the article. What the article didn't mention was the $250,000 in medical bills incurred by a cop as a result of another attack by Moe. No Moe, no visit, no attack on a retired NASCAR driver.

That being said, the shelter owner is greatly at fault for the attack. The chimps involved in the attack obviously were not properly secured whether because of an oversight in cage design or by improperly securing their cage.

I have nothing to base this assumption on, but I sincerely doubt that this is the first attack by the marauding chimp(s). If there were previous atttacks, they should have been put down as well.

[Rachels Dozer]

14. sidenote on ammo used

The shooter had to reload. The first ammo he had did little damage. Needed the JHP's. Hardball passed through.

[NorthernSpy]

15. horrors!

:think:

As for whether this incident will boost the likelihood of California instituting CCW, I rather suspect that the outcome will be a push for stricter chimp control (or more exotic pet control in general, or whatever).

[slackmaster]

16. We already have the strictest exotic animal laws in the nation

They're practically banned.