I've been mulling this over in my head today and here is my opinion. Gaige Grosskreutz was not carrying a real gun that night.
He had the prime position to kill Kyle after Skate-N-Die took a bullet to the chest. Kyle was in the inferior position weapon not trained on Arm-man. Arm-man instead of simply pointing and shooting cowered and then decided to charge at Kyle.
Now my buddy thinks maybe the dude was an idiot and I'm willing to concede that point as plausible. It just doesn't make sense since he was chasing him down and had every opportunity and was tactically (in my opinion) in a superior position to end Kyle.
I'm reminded of that scene in Snatch with the replica gun.
If I am armed with a fake gun and attacking a guy on the ground who has a very real AR, why would I draw my fake, useless gun instead of proceeding to go for the AR with both hands?
I can't figure out why he would physically charge Kyle if he had a real gun and had the advantage to put one in Kyle's face. He just ran in and got lit up. Didn't even raise his gun to fire.
Then I think we are watching two different movies on the same screen, as Scott Adams says.
I see him draw, approach for the coup de grace, raising the gun up aiming for Kyle’s head. Then he takes one to the arm.
I never saw him draw, the gun seemed in his hand the entire time on my screening. I don't understand his physical movement forward after the cowering position. I'd agree if he brought his right hand down and his left hand up for the aim/fire but instead his gangley ass runs forward arms flapping outward.
Like I said: Two movies, same screen.
And I don’t know why someone downvoted your comment.
No bother to me brother. I sometimes share unpopular opinions.
Total larp. I just think most people out there are unarmed and if you give the appearance of being a threat, even with a fake gun, you will be taken more seriously.
I'm pretty sure one of his crimes was carrying a weapon while intoxicated at one point. So we know he makes poor choices while carrying.
I did not know that.
I would verify it to make sure. But that was one of the reasons I maintained the possibility that he had a weapon on him.
Fair enough. I'm willing to accept the notion the weapon was complete and ready to fire. It is his actions that make me doubt.
It was a glock
There was a crowd behind Kyle. I don't thing gaige had a clean shot. He ran up to try for the close headshot when he got disarmed.
Wouldn't brandishing a real gun get him in far more trouble than a fake one if he was a felon? Maybe not. I'm not a lawyer. I don't disagree that maybe he shit himself but I can't fathom charging with a real gun and disregarding an intent to shoot.
It is just a theory. I obviously can't prove that he had a fake. His reactions don't make sense. He didn't even have the gun aimed at Kyle at any point. He might just have a gun and be afraid to do anything with it, also a real possibility.
Cheers to you!
I will say that he should feel luck Kyle wasn't carrying a shot gun because he wouldn't be Arm-man but Armless-man.
It's possible it was fake, or perhaps empty/jammed.
I find it more likely that he is a communist piece of shit who was trying to get in and execute Kyle by shooting him in the head point blank. He wanted the thrill of executing someone.
I'd agree with empty which is the same as fake. Or he didn't have one chambered which I could also agree with.
didn't look fake to me.
He was just a lefty faggot, slow
Even replicas look real. It is just an idea I have.
At the very least it could have been unloaded and used for brandishing/intimidation purposes.
I would agree with this.