This day in History

[Ripsnort]

LOL!  I was speaking of Ruby Ridge.

[Syzygyone]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
LOL!  I was speaking of Ruby Ridge.

Reno didn't use arrows there either!  High Powered rifle with scope!  Shell casings weren't soft brass either!  

Cumon man, get with the times!:D

[Creamo]

Custer and his XO were found facing each other with one bullet hole in their forehead. Meaning that they shot each other rather than fall into the Indians' hand.

Was this a , "Ok, Ill shoot you in the forehead, then you shoot me" type of thing?!

[MrCoffee]

yes well the days of the duelist and their skills have been long forgoten or lost. Nowadays its more like, sucka Im gona drive by your house and mac10 your *ss.

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or hey rabib can make a bomb, lets go and ....

[Dune]

Originally posted by Creamo
Custer and his XO were found facing each other with one bullet hole in their forehead. Meaning that they shot each other rather than fall into the Indians' hand.

Was this a , "Ok, Ill shoot you in the forehead, then you shoot me" type of thing?!

Now this isn't a historical fact, but some believe they agreed to shoot each other at the same time.  I guess they didn't want to off themselves, nor did they want to surrender to the Indians.

I found this:

His body was found in tact, with just the single gun shot to the head.  This seemed to signify that he shot himself before he could be killed by the Indians.  Indians generally do not scalp or touch the body of one who has committed suicide.

Here: http://members.aol.com/Gibson0817/custer.htm

and this:

Custer was not killed by arrows. According to Lieutenant Godfrey, "He had been shot in the left temple and left breast. "There were no powder marks or signs of mutilation." This emphasis on the lack of powder burns and  mutilation was meant to dispel rumors that Custer had committed suicide and had been horribly mangled by the Indians.

http://www.friendslittlebighorn.com/Smithsonian%20Coverage.htm

So who knows?

[MrCoffee]

What really happened, they most likely shot themselves in the head. Or the Indians shot them and staged it to look like they shot each other  but why would they do that.