Fun With Guns: Oregon Proud
A couple of weeks ago, 29 year old Nicholas J. Ellingford, was playing Roy Rogers in the checkout line of his local supermarket. He was trying to show off his
Nick has a Glock 9mm and tried to “show it off to a buddy,” according to the Lincoln City Police Department.
The cool part comes next.
Ellingford mistakenly pulled the trigger as he stuffed the piece back into his pants, police said. A bullet tore through the gunslinger’s groin and exited his thigh, just barely missing the man’s femoral artery.
You know, when Nick shows off, he really knows how to do it.
He was airlifted to Portland and is expected to make a full recovery. Well, maybe not “full,” you know.
The police said he did not have a concealed handgun license and could face criminal charges for his reckless behavior.
Thanks to Fenway Fran for the heads up.
When my old vet retired, I started with another old stern Aggie vet. He admired my cat – all 22 ponds of him – and said, “he’s all man, isn’t he.” I said, no, only about 98%; he had his annual laugh about the missing 2%!
1So let me see if I have this right. A fool without a concealed carry permit has a Glock concealed in his pants. Crime #1- no concealed handgun license. Then he accidentally discharges this illegally carried handgun in a grocery store (presumably with other customers present). Crime #2 – reckless endangerment/illegal discharge of a firearm. And the police are saying that he “may” be charged. What the H3LL does it take for the police to charge a person for two crimes, at least one of which is a felony, in Oregon? The police should have been asking a judge to sign a warrant before the medevac ever arrived in Portland.
2These boys have a whole lot of growing to do before becoming the Pound Bois. Neutered mutts have nothing to fear in a challenge either masculine or intellectual from those Incel mutts.
3Dayam! He missed. Now he’ll still be able to fill the gene pool with morons just like himself.
4Bob Boland, possibly the police looked at his sorry ass and assessed him as one of their armed friendlies.
As I have said before, I dealt with cops for 45 years. They are stupid beyond ordinary belief. This is irrespective of whether they are racists or homophobes.
5They just never learn, do they? Another Trump supporter I’m sure.
6Ever hear the phrase “going off half-cocked?”
7My ex son-in-law had somewhat the same kinda accident. Those Glocks are famous for going off in the holster or your pants pocket.
8A man outa know his piece…certainly before he goes stuffing it somewhere.
Unfortunately in parts of Oregon, armed militia are a police protected class. No brains required.
9I was glad to read this morning that right after Trumpf said last night that a sheriff in Portland area was a supporter, the sheriff went on Twitter to call bullshit. And even better, today the same sheriff’s department (of the most populous county in the state) arrested a proud boy for pulling his gun on peaceful protesters. Just wish he had also stuffed his gun in his pants and blown his you know whats off. Doesn’t take too much you know whats to intimidate peaceful protesters.
I have often passed through Lincoln City on my way south towards Newport. Passed, not stopped, not for anydamnthing.
Newport, on the other hand, is well worth making your vacation destination; good accomodations (Sylvia Beach Hotel), great food (Local Ocean), and myriad other shops, attractions and reasons to browse.
Lincoln City is too damn close to a “casino” for my taste.
10Charles, you’re right. There are several good spots on the coast, but you still have to watch out for boys with the guns in their oversized pickups (I drive and old man pickup).
11Moments ago I had to run an errand and ended up behind a tall truck with a yuuge assault rifle decal with Trump 2020 under it. That tells you everything you need to know about who Trumpf is trying to fire up for pre and post election. What the hell happened to our country? Never mind- he’s orange with a big ass.
Spent a week on the Oregon coast couple years ago. Was concerned about the tsunami warning signs along a highway with no exits toward the interior.
In Hawaii, where I lived then, we had the same signs but also places to flee to. What happens in Oregon — pull along the side of the pavement, kill the engine and wait for the flood?
I was also puzzled by the demographis. We stayed in a small, all-white town (whose name I’ve forgotten) where there was a pot store with a line waiting to get in. Almost all brown people. Where did they live?
Keep Portland weird, indeed.
12charles phillips: you are not allowed to mention Newport OR without recommending the original Mo’s Seafood and Chowder.
As for Nicholas J. Ellingford: what a great story to tell the grandchildren.
13Oh hell no. From the lowest tip of Cali up to WA sneaking into Vancouver, there is no such thing as a decent chowder, unless you intend to spackle with it. World’s best seafood and chowders are New England style. Just do not make the mistake of thinking “Manhattan style” is related to chowder.
Nicest thing the Air Force ever did for me was a couple of months in NH. This desert born and raised boy can throw together the best chowder and seafood dinners this side of the Mississippi River.
14Slipstream, to be honest, Iver’s makes better chowder than Mo’s. Seafood? Yup, Mo’s.
However, in Newport, tucked tight into the commercial pier is a fishmonger/restuarant called Local Ocean, where what they caught that day is on the menu. Don’t get any better than that.
15PKM, yes, the best chowder I’ve had was in a small one-off chowder house outside of Boston. Better by far than any I’ve had elsewhere.
16Okay, now I’m thinking about a road trip to Newport. Never tried Iver’s. Always went to Mo’s.
Canadian border is closed, but I’m sure if I tell the Mountie it’s a chowder showdown he will let me through.
17We’ve moved on from morons with guns to clam chowder. Our favorite place on the coast is Cannon Beach and Manzanita. Less traffic off 101. We’ve stayed at great inns and resorts and rented houses . All good, even recently with the Covid precautions.
18As for tsunami signs, one should ask for more directions at the desk. In many cases, it’s a matter of following a trail up the hill on foot, usually a pretty steep climb. Forget the car because you’ll be in line.
You can get good pacific clam chowder and other fresh stuff, but frankly, my wife makes my favorite clam chowder- at home.
And that is why the Founding Fathers specified a well-regulated militia. Fortunately for Nicholas he didn’t bust that move with a fully loaded and primed musket.
19Slipstream, Iver’s is in Seattle/Puget Sound.
20So you’re talkin’ bout my ‘hood, Newport. Lots of great restaurants, check out Nye Beach business district, too. Home of aforementioned Sylvia Beach Hotel. We have a good police department as far as I can tell. At least they have a good Facebook page that is sometimes entertaining. I can’t speak to Lincoln City police, we don’t go there much even though it’s close. Horrible traffic. Lots to do here in Newport though more limited with Covid. A genuine fishing town as well as tourist. We also have a great Aquarium, the Coast Guard, and NOAA ships. Pacific Seafood plant got hit with covid outbreak a few months ago but county cases are pretty stable now. The plant did well to contain, test, trace. As for tsunamis, most areas of town are above the warning line, incl our house. “The big one” will hit at some point. Estimated 9 on the Richter. Hopefully not soon.
21Well, I for one would rather rate great chowder and stop talking about that moron in the WH.
22Ah, it was Mazanita where we stayed. Nice little town except for the tornado that went down Main St while we were there.
First time I’d been in a pot store. Looked for a bin of seeds-and-stems. Instead encountered the muggles version of wine snobbery.
There is a third version of chowder, Norfolk (Virginia) style, made with neither cream nor tomatoes, just water and clam broth. If you like clams that’s the kind to eat.
Unfortunately it is almost extinct even in Norfolk.
Speaking of clams, we had razor clams at a greasy spoon in Portland. What was that about? It was like eating the leather sole off an old shoe.
23just tossing this out there…. I believe the Boudin sourdough bowel improves the chowder 10 fold…
24the cops “said”? In my bailiwick, it is not hte cops who charge. It is the D.A. Apparently the D.A. had not made his decision known as yet.
But one of hte best ways apparently for way to many people is to end up in the newspaper looking like the village idiot. But then there are those who will be forever in Drwin’s briar patch, unable to learn.
25Hannah @21, My Coastie kids were stationed in Astoria – Warrenton [at the NW tip of OR]. I started worrying about that ‘big one’ then, as both have water all around [their govt BAH house was up high though]. Beautiful country, ~120mi NW of Portland.
26Astoria area is indeed beautiful. Really fun to see the big ships heading into/out of the Columbia River to/from Portland. The “big one” can stay away for a few more centuries. It will devastate not only coast but much of western Oregon & Washington.
27The coast range is right on the northern coast, the foothills, at least. It climbs up pretty steeply from beach level to too high for waves.
The Columbia is a different story. Basically a wave pool for a hundred miles, and bothe sides as far down as Troutdale could get clobbered badly. One reason I retired to Ohio: no tsunamis.
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