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Armed Beauty Queen Fatally Shoots Intruder in Florida Home Invasion
By Cristina Corbin
Published March 22, 2011
Florida beauty queen Meghan Brown shot and killed an intruder with her pink .38-caliber handgun during a home invasion March 12.
When a burly ex-convict forced his way into a posh Florida home last week, he had no idea what awaited him -- a 25-year-old beauty queen with a pink .38-caliber handgun.
Meghan Brown, a former Florida pageant queen, shot and killed 42-year-old Albert Franklin Hill during a home invasion March 12 at the 2,732-square-foot house she shares with her fiance in Tierra Verde, Fla.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/03/22/armed-beauty-queen-fatally-shoots-intruder-florida-home-invasion/#ixzz1HNzKDyXJ
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Pat
Peregrino
03-22-2011, 20:51
Don't laugh too hard - the wife has a pink one, a rasberry one, and a black one with pink grips. :p
...the wife has a pink one, a raspberry one.....
Why does this not surprise me? :D You do know there's a pink camo Remington 870 that would fit perfectly into that collection, right?
Seriously, though, who decided that all women are represented by the color pink? I want to hurt that person.
Good on Meghan for being prepared. I found it strange they pointed out the gun's color. Doesn't seem relevant.
Gun color doesn't matter so long as one can shoot it. Looks like she knew what to do. :D
TOMAHAWK9521
03-23-2011, 02:01
[QUOTE=Seriously, though, who decided that all women are represented by the color pink? I want to hurt that person.
Good on Meghan for being prepared. I found it strange they pointed out the gun's color. Doesn't seem relevant.[/QUOTE]
I look at it as getting one last dig in on the deceased scum bag. It's like pouring salt into the wound. Or in this case, pissing on the corpse of the bad guy. "That's right, tough guy. You got your ass smoked by a little girl with a PINK gun!" Not only does that mandate his worthless, cowardly soul goes to hell. It automatically makes him somebody's b*tch for eternity. :D
Seriously, though, who decided that all women are represented by the color pink? I want to hurt that person.
Why?
Seriously, though, who decided that all women are represented by the color pink? I want to hurt that person.
I think it was one of the ancient QP sages(TR??) that said "color and camo pattern is of no use after 100 yds" or words to that affect..
It's the eyes and fingers behind the trigger that count...
mark46th
03-23-2011, 08:31
3 weeks after my grandaughter was born, my son bought her a pink Cricket in .22LR.
1stindoor
03-23-2011, 09:14
3 weeks after my grandaughter was born, my son bought her a pink Cricket in .22LR.
Nice...I have a couple of .22s...always fun to shoot and the ammo is inexpensive...or were you talking about the "Noisy Cricket?"
Why?
Aw, Dusty, my issues with pink are deep-seated. Have never been to a therapist to have them analyzed. :D
Went to a sporting goods store here in Texas last fall to purchase a shotgun. Wasn't sure if I wanted a 12 or a 20, but I knew I wanted the plain black Rem 870 pump. That's what I told the clerk, yet he unlocked the case and immediately went for the pink camo 20ga. I told him if he brought that gun to me I'd burn the place down.
What is it about Bubba gun store clerks when a female walks in? I had consulted with a couple of QPs, had a game plan, and although not an experienced shooter, I knew what I needed. But no....the clerk starts mocking my plan, tells me that all Army guys are sumbitches and he's been "shooting on his ranch since he was a little grasshopper", and I needed this here Taurus .410!! :rolleyes: When this story was relayed to the QP, he wanted to fly to Texas and burn the store down.
But I digress....
The pink stuff feels like an awkward marketing gimmick. "A female comes in, sell her the pink stuff." I understand there's a huge market developing out there for women shooters, and think it's cool that some manufacturers want to create women-specific products, but to date, many of the pink products aren't customized for a smaller body, smaller hands, smaller head, whatever. They're just pink. Besides, I'm 5'8", not petite, and don't have small hands. I like the plain black guy stuff just fine. Ok, maybe a little diamond-encrusted bling bling, but not pink!
I think it was one of the ancient QP sages (TR??) that said "color and camo pattern is of no use after 100 yds".....
JJ- or in the dark with a home invader! But good on Meghan, she got the job done.
longrange1947
03-23-2011, 10:20
Orion, you sound like my daughter. :D
Pink was mentioned to drive home the fact that a sweet young lady canked the scum bag. :munchin
Sacamuelas
03-23-2011, 10:31
Ok, maybe a little diamond-encrusted bling bling, but not pink!
Then Bubba says "Well.....little lady.... I've got just the thing for you!". The CIA/FBI/DEA/1SFOD/DEVGRU/SF/SEAL/MARSOC guys all give their wives these.
Plus, you could always upgrade with the tactical accessory kit.:D
greenberetTFS
03-23-2011, 10:38
Good for Megan,not so good for the ex-con(;))..............:boohoo
Big Teddy :munchin
Entire post.It's good to know that I'm not the only member of this BB who isn't bitter.:cool:
Streck-Fu
03-23-2011, 12:46
I suggested a pink gun for my wife and she laughed at me....:p She carries an XD subcompact in OD green. :cool:
A few more details from the St Petersburg Times: LINK (http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/couple-recount-fatal-fray-at-their-tierra-verde-home/1158689)
About the perp, Albert Hill: State records show Hill had been in and out of prison since 1986 for burglary, grand theft, selling cocaine and other crimes. Hill was last arrested in Pinellas County in February for disorderly intoxication.
From perp's girlfriend: Hill's girlfriend, Arielle Hope, said after the shooting that he was changing his life. "It's a shame everything went down the way it did," Hope said. "Al's future was bright and everything was looking up for him and me and our life together."
I guess I showered praise on Meghan too quickly. In response to a knock on the door at 0300, the fiance sends tiny little Meghan to answer it, by herself? And she doesn't even look to see who it is or call out "Who's there?" They are very lucky that 250 lb man was not armed or organized........
Saca- Does the Sugar Daddy come with that revolver and accessory set?:D
It's good to know that I'm not the only member of this BB who isn't bitter.:cool:
Sig, you think you're a Fly Guy, but I'm gonna git you sucka......:p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-0C9vwUGME
ZonieDiver
03-23-2011, 13:25
I guess I showered praise on Meghan too quickly. In response to a knock on the door at 0300, the fiance sends tiny little Meghan to answer it, by herself?
I don't know... maybe it was the 357th time she'd "heard a noise" and wanted him to check it - finding NOTHING! :D
Sig, you think you're a Fly Guy, but I'm gonna git you sucka......:p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-0C9vwUGME
The Wayans brothers. Comic genius! The dead goldfish in the shoes was the best part, which you can't see well in the clip. :D:D
greenberetTFS
03-23-2011, 13:42
Sig, you think you're a Fly Guy, but I'm gonna git you sucka......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-0C9vwUGME
Boy,I now know enough not to ever cross you!.............:rolleyes::D:eek:
Big Teddy :munchin
TOMAHAWK9521
03-23-2011, 13:59
I suggested a pink gun for my wife and she laughed at me....:p She carries an XD subcompact in OD green. :cool:
My late wife was always pissed at gun shows because no one had anything in purple. :D
Sig, you think you're a Fly Guy, but I'm gonna git you sucka......:p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-0C9vwUGME
Based on this video I strongly suggest - for humanitarian reasons - that we designate (without NATO support) a "NO FLY ZONE" for the balance of this thread. ;)
mark46th
03-23-2011, 16:47
1stindoor- Naw, I have the Noisy Cricket. In .338 Lapua. Big boom, devastating impact. What's not to like?
1stindoor
03-24-2011, 07:47
My 22s. The H&R was my dad's, we used to shoot squirrels and snakes with it. I got it when I moved out of the house at 18. The Derringer, was also my dad's. Kept in his tackle box on the boat with snake shot. I was always afraid I was going to lose a finger shooting the damn thing. I got that one upon his passing...as it was in the boat when I took it home. The 10/22 dad gave me when I was 12 or 13.
Seriously, though, who decided that all women are represented by the color pink? I want to hurt that person.
Pink...not so much, it clashes with my red hair.
Good shooting. Stupid move opening the door at 0300.
Pink may actually be an advantage. It may distract/confuse the BG making him feel less threatened or perhaps even think that it's only a toy. It's too bad we can't ask him. :( ;)
Pat
Peregrino
03-24-2011, 20:59
To give you guys an idea of the extent of Orion5's aversion to pink, I invite you to consider the following:
We're wandering around the SHOT Show; she's already made her opinion known, and TR and I are having an inordinate amount of fun giving her a hard time because EVERYTHING that a woman might possible be interested in was available in pink. :D Lo and behold - we walk past the Rock River booth and they have their new .223 pistol with the piston system (attached picture). And this one was PINK! A bright pink. I'm looking at it thinking "Cool, don't know what I would use it for, nothing wrong with it that can't be fixed with a can of Krylon, but if it stays pink I might have to fight the wife for it." So I call her over to look at the neat toy.
Couldn't get her to touch it. Got it close to her and I swear we were going to have to break out the Epi pen and Benadryl. Couldn't even get her to accept the Krylon solution "cause she'd still know it started as pink". We (almost) got concerned. (Couple of times we weren't sure she was going to speak to us again. :p) So when she says "no pink" she really does mean it.
Strangely enough though, my nieces said the same thing when I gave them their rifles. What's the world coming to? :munchin
I have a friend with a pink .22 she used to carry until she outgrew it. Her husband just built her a 1911 but he told me tonight she wants it in purple. His next project is switching out the parts on the AR 15 he built so she can have that in pink. (I thought it looked pretty good the way it was, but to each her own.)
If a pink weapon is what gets her out on the range with him, then that's what he's going give her. He's no dummy. :cool: The couple that shoots together, stays together. ;)
Just wait 'til they make the ammo pink... :p (Wait... they don't, do they?)
Combat Diver
03-25-2011, 01:36
Some women like them. My DIL has a CA Pink Lady .38 SPL, wife uses my OD green frame G19 with the SF crest on it (come to think about it my son bought both of those, young 18B):rolleyes:
CD
If you have to put two in a troublemaker, you should be color blind re: projectiles.
Just make sure it's at least 230 grains, if you have a chance.:D
Lo and behold - we walk past the Rock River booth and they have their new .223 pistol with the piston system. And this one was PINK!
Alright, P, have your fun....that is not how I remember it all and I think you made that up! :p I blocked out the horrid pink guns and instead remember drooling over the Perazzi custom shotguns with the big "DO NOT TOUCH" signs.....they were full of custom silver/gold engravings, fancy wood stocks and other bling-bling, and a price tag upwards of $400K. Magnificent!
Nice snake revolver, 1stindoor....my grandfather used this 1951 Colt Woodsman .22 to shoot snakes out of the fishing boat in the bayous of Louisiana. Maybe we should start a "guns in my tackle box" thread. :cool:
Alright, P, have your fun....that is not how I remember it all and I think you made that up! :p I blocked out the horrid pink guns and instead remember drooling over the Perazzi custom shotguns with the big "DO NOT TOUCH" signs.....they were full of custom silver/gold engravings, fancy wood stocks and other bling-bling, and a price tag upwards of $400K. Magnificent!
Nice snake revolver, 1stindoor....my grandfather used this 1951 Colt Woodsman .22 to shoot snakes out of the fishing boat in the bayous of Louisiana. Maybe we should start a "guns in my tackle box" thread. :cool:
Whoah!
That is a preemo pistol, ma'am.
Why?
'Cuz she accurately assessed that pink has been completely co-opted by the Susan G. Kohmen Foundation and other breast cancer fund raising organizations, perhaps.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27283197/ns/health-cancer/
1stindoor
04-07-2011, 13:57
Sorry...but what a POS article. Your favorite disease not getting enough press? Do something about it. Mad because your killer strain of cancer is getting less funding than another killer strain? Do something about it. But don't disparage another's fund raising efforts to find a cure.
Breast cancer organizations have another advantage: many breast cancer patients live to become an army of walking, letter-writing, TV-appearing advocates. Nearly 90 percent of women with breast cancer survive the disease at least five years.
That statistic may be true. But so is this one...some of them don't survive. Some don't make it to two years from detection to death.
...I'll stop the thread hijack now.
POS article because the numbers in it are wrong, or because you don't like the premise?
Peregrino
04-11-2011, 18:00
POS article because jealousy is the driving motivation. I donate to BC for intensely personal reasons. I don't badmouth somebody else's choices in the process. Securing donations for medical research shouldn't be about disparaging a successful campaign just because somebody's favorite disease isn't getting the recognition/funding they think it deserves.
1stindoor
04-12-2011, 06:36
POS article because the numbers in it are wrong, or because you don't like the premise?
POS article because it reads like sour grapes. It sounds like someone feels slighted that they're not receiving the funding they think they're owed.
I also don't agree with the numbers that were thrown out there. To display the survival rate of someone that made it to five years is grossly inconsiderate. I guess as long as they make it to 5 years after detection then it's alright if they die.
Finally, I think it's a POS article because for all the fund raising jealousy BS the author threw out there...there's still no cure. No cure for a lot of cancers....at least there wasn't 11 years ago when my first wife lost her battle to breast cancer.
Brother, I'm truly sorry for your loss, and don't mean to diminish it by my view (which I still hold) of SGK as primarily just another powerful lobby with substantial self-interest. My distaste is for the pervasiveness of the movement, not those that may benefit from portions of their successful fundraising.
Many municipalities have laws that restrict folks from soliciting on street corners, but grocery and home improvement store check out clerks can ask you to donate while you already have your wallet in your hand. I guess the homeless guy down on his luck and living in a box isn't a worthy enough cause in the eyes of society's lawmakers.
FWIW, no, I'm not jealous that SGK might be "taking away" from my own pet interests, even though charity is often a zero-sum game--most folks can afford to give X and no more. My interests won't be solved in my lifetime, or probably my childrens' lifetimes. It is what it is.
This is obviously a hot-button topic, and no amount of discussion is likely to sway anyone's opinions, so I apologize for the discord and will move on.
1stindoor
04-18-2011, 07:28
No offense taken. You couldn't have known.