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usnpjs

She got a sister?

Joined Jan 2007
Posts 2924
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WA, USA

Posted: 7/24/2013 6:36:17 PM EDT

[Last Edit: Bama-Shooter]

For those of you that knew Rattlecan (aka the guy with the Duece in Oak Harbor), he committed suicide last night in his garage. He leaves his wife and 2 kids behind. I will try to update with funeral info when I get it.

Edit: Mike was one of the best guys I know, I'm not even sure how to process this, RIP my friend.

RIP buddy, I'm not ashamed to say I just can't stop crying, Miss you brother.

I went to Germany and all I got was this lousy T-shirt and a divorce.

No one "SCORES" with a Glock. That's like saying "YAY I GOT LAID" but with a prostitute with VD. -DrFrige

Tweak In a hide Joined Jul 2001 Posts 22050 EE 100% (2) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 6:46:20 PM EDT [#1] DAMMIT! RIP Mike
	Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the choice of brave resistance, or the most abject submission. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die. - George Washington-

Ethereal Joined Apr 2007 Posts 2052 EE 100% (147) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 7:16:32 PM EDT [#2] damn... RIP

2whiskeyP Joined Jun 2002 Posts 15939 EE 100% (13) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 7:22:30 PM EDT [#3] Wow. He was a good guy. RIP brother.

el_hombre "I aim to misbehave" Joined Nov 2005 Posts 3148 EE 100% (7) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 8:04:37 PM EDT [#4]
	We should have shotguns for this

Boomer Bender of iron Joined Feb 2001 Posts 17311 EE 100% (40) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 8:29:07 PM EDT [#5]

GrabMyWrist Member Joined Apr 2006 Posts 13344 EE 100% (21) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 8:38:25 PM EDT [#6] RIP Mike
	"A man is not dead until he is forgotten." SSG Eddie E. Menyweather US Army KIA 11/23/03 OIF "So Mote It Be" SSG Thomas M. McFall US Army KIA 5/28/2007 OIF SPC Joseph T. Caron US Army KIA 4/11/2010 OEF

Teddydog Joined Oct 2002 Posts 704 EE 100% (74) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 9:25:14 PM EDT [#7] I didn't know him, but I'm very sorry to hear it. Rob

BGENE Joined Dec 2008 Posts 1488 EE 100% (1) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 9:28:00 PM EDT [#8] I did not know him, that is very sad news

maxdun If I have to explain it you won't understand Joined Mar 2005 Posts 5038 EE 100% (2) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 9:34:04 PM EDT [#9] Very saddened by this. He drove a Duce to LCR.
	Some days, you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.

gwitness Live...from the Temples of Syrinx. Joined Jul 2005 Posts 26102 EE 100% (11) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 9:34:35 PM EDT [#10]
	Can't talk...gotta shoot. C.E. "Bud" Anderson. There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way."

Sir_James X Y Z end of Fucking line... Joined Apr 2008 Posts 3519 EE 100% (487) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 10:08:39 PM EDT [#11] Sir James...
	Post no bills

KA3B Member of The Free Shit Army Joined Aug 2003 Posts 56337 EE 100% (42) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 10:22:18 PM EDT [#12]

Gibby Cookie Monster DBA LCR Ambulance Driver Joined Nov 2000 Posts 12176 EE 100% (6) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 11:03:57 PM EDT [#13] shit
	Democracy is worth dying for, because it's the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man. - Ronald Reagan

JS98010 Joined Oct 2004 Posts 17369 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 7/21/2013 11:25:58 PM EDT [#14] Rest easy, Shipmate.

1GUNRUNNER Hard to Deal With Joined Feb 2001 Posts 49501 EE 100% (8) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 12:21:08 AM EDT [#15]
	"You can watch things happen, you can make things happen, or you can wonder what the fcuk just happened." ~ Phil Harris RIP

Unicorn Joined Feb 2002 Posts 8061 EE 100% (7) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 12:32:45 AM EDT [#16] Damn. He was a good guy.

BusMaster007 "Firearms Enthusiast" Joined Feb 2001 Posts 12832 EE 100% (1) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 1:10:21 AM EDT [#17] Aw, dang it... I'm truly sorry to hear this.
	phở kobama

Kaliburz WECSG Joined Jan 2001 Posts 6761 EE 100% (1) USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 1:41:25 AM EDT [#18] Originally Posted By Gibby: shit View Quote ....suicide....
	"I believe in love. I believe in cancer... They are both diseases that need a cure." WA

Sixtigers Callsign: Corndog Joined Aug 2008 Posts 9265 EE 100% (30) CA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 2:51:34 AM EDT [#19] Dammit.

EWU92 Joined Jun 2013 Posts 8 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 2:55:32 AM EDT [#20] sorry to hear about this, any word on his motives, might help others in terms of prevention, when dealing with their own personal battles, illnesses, marital, and financial woes.

FishKepr 20% COOLER Joined Jan 2001 Posts 10531 EE 100% (20) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 3:25:02 AM EDT [Last Edit: FishKepr] [#21] Damn... Originally Posted By EWU92: sorry to hear about this, any word on his motives, might help others in terms of prevention, when dealing with their own personal battles, illnesses, marital, and financial woes. View Quote Valid question, but one that can wait a day or two.
	Liberals: There are many copies, and they have a plan. Space Corps Directive 196156: 'Any officer caught sniffing the saddle of the exercise bicycle in the women's gym will be discharged without trial.'

VA-gunnut Because I said so, that's why! Joined Jul 2001 Posts 51886 EE 100% (8) VA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 7:55:05 AM EDT [#22] My condolences to his family.
	"Site Staff remembers when you could buy a keg of musket balls for $1.75" I'm never wrong. I thought I was once, but I was mistaken.

bobbitybobbity

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Posted: 7/22/2013 11:22:12 AM EDT

[Last Edit: bobbitybobbity] [#23]

Mike was truly a gentleman and a fellow anyone would be proud to call friend. There is a very large hole in my heart where he was. I will treasure his friendship always. Fair weather and calm seas, my friend.

We, his friends, are the lucky ones. We had him at our sides. Those of you who never knew him are the genuinely unfortunate. To quote Dr. Seuss, "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." I would love to have seen Mike get old.
ETA: I was reading this, thinking about Mike. Noticed a typo. Meanwhile, I still miss him...

Just another creepy ass cracka.

Hammer2Fall NRA & PSA Life Member Joined Jul 2006 Posts 7856 EE 100% (4) PA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 11:26:43 AM EDT [#24] Sorry for his family and close friends loss.
	Because a man who'd trade his liberty for a safe and dreamless sleep doesn't deserve the both of them, and neither shall he keep. - Frank Turner "You never can tell about bees." - Pooh

JoshAR M.O.S #333 Joined Jul 2003 Posts 11249 EE 100% (34) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 12:17:08 PM EDT [#25] Mike
	Josh "Integrity, justice, courage, and action - without these, a person is of no consequence." Don Nelson my friend gone from us, 06/06/04.

EdAvilaSr STAFF Joined Nov 2000 Posts 23252 EE 100% (2) NY, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 12:44:13 PM EDT [#26]
	No Apology is necessary among friends

NorCal_LEO You seem ... familiar. Joined Mar 2004 Posts 24023 EE 100% (3) CA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 12:48:15 PM EDT [#27] Our thoughts out to his family and friends.
	Sorry, I'm all out of empathy... but I have plenty of apathy left. Schrödinger: "Hey Heisenberg, I'm going out of town. Can you watch my cat?" Heisenberg: "I'm not certain."

huge_gator herbicidal maniac Joined Aug 2005 Posts 4523 EE 100% (143) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 1:52:12 PM EDT [#28] Damn. My heart goes out to his family.
	"You are not a dog begging for scraps from your master. You are a citizen being robbed by your servant." Hebrew_Battle_Rifle "this is ARFCOM you should be gearing up for Iwo Jima" oldschool63

thebeekeeper1 Member Joined Mar 2001 Posts 93996 EE 100% (17) IL, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 2:31:30 PM EDT [#29] Very sad--obviously a great guy.

Bama-Shooter You do your thing. I'll do mine. Joined Apr 2004 Posts 97326 EE 100% (109) USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 2:34:02 PM EDT [#30] Prayers out for his family.
	American by birth, Southern by the grace of God. Constitutional carry is a right not a privilege. Any opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect upon any agency or organization with which I may be employed or affiliated.

scmar Member Joined Mar 2004 Posts 1845 EE 100% (12) PA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 2:39:32 PM EDT [#31] Prayers for his family and friends .
	Proud member of TEAM RANSTAD , NYSRPA Life member NRA, PPRA, and ARFCOM

-DesertFox- At the threshold of hell. Joined Jun 2010 Posts 8422 EE 100% (16) AZ, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 2:45:14 PM EDT [#32] Damn, that's horrible news. May he rest in peace.
	Arfcom callsign: Spitcup Everything I need to know I got from watching Gilligan's Island.

Puck Puck Pigeon Joined Nov 2008 Posts 39123 EE 100% (9) MN, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 3:00:30 PM EDT [#33] Sad news Rest in peace, Mike.
	Proud member of Team Ranstad Tennessee Squire RIP Dad. 8SEP12 Spotlight

godsdaddy Member Joined Jun 2008 Posts 460 EE 100% (4) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 4:51:47 PM EDT [#34]
	Sic Vis Pacem, Para Bellum A gun's two worst enemies: Rust and politicians When in doubt, empty the magazine! "In the Shadows"

Powderfinger A little more cowbell Joined May 2005 Posts 6571 EE 100% (23) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 4:57:24 PM EDT [#35] I'm sorry you lost your friend. Prayers sent for his family.
	"Truth is the cry of all, but the game of few." George Berkeley

arcticwarrior Joined Apr 2003 Posts 2185 EE 100% (3) USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 5:37:48 PM EDT [#36] Damn! That is sad news indeed. I was looking forward to meeting up with him this summer for chow up at The Football Bat. Seemed like a real nice guy.

white1 Joined Jan 2004 Posts 263 EE 100% (23) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 5:55:13 PM EDT [#37]

Gopherboy128 Shooter of Guns Joined Jan 2011 Posts 1301 EE 100% (30) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 7:37:42 PM EDT [#38] RIP
	[Insert Witty Comment Here]

Fallen_Warrior Joined Jul 2012 Posts 56 EE 100% (25) USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 9:35:39 PM EDT [#39] RIP ... Prayers out to him and his family.

PCR-00 Joined Oct 2002 Posts 25630 EE 100% (6) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 10:15:48 PM EDT [#40] Great guy, damn shame.

Phil_in_Seattle Phil_is_Sleeping. Patent Pending © ™ ® Joined Nov 2000 Posts 24559 EE 100% (4) WA, USA	Posted: 7/22/2013 11:08:42 PM EDT [#41] Only met him a couple of times, but I remember him well.

TechGal26 Plays with fiver. Joined May 2006 Posts 55333 EE 100% (1) USA	Posted: 7/23/2013 1:50:32 AM EDT [#42] Sorry to hear about your friend. Prayers to his family.
	Proud Member of Team Ranstad Award: 24/365's Least Likely to Dunk Her Food In More Food Sass - Crazy cat lady in training.

R-32 Member Joined May 2002 Posts 28519 EE 100% (11) WA, USA	Posted: 7/23/2013 1:55:21 AM EDT [#43] Damn... Just Damn..

krpind ARFCOM Czar Joined May 2004 Posts 47856 EE 100% (9) TX, USA	Posted: 7/23/2013 9:04:32 AM EDT [#44] Damn!
	ARFCOM.....Time well wasted.

forker Member Joined Dec 2009 Posts 2397 EE 100% (4) WA, USA	Posted: 7/23/2013 3:35:08 PM EDT [#45] Originally Posted By Teddydog: I didn't know him, but I'm very sorry to hear it. Rob View Quote Me, too.

Dilbert_556 When did ignorance become a point of view? Joined Mar 2003 Posts 21543 EE 100% (1) IL, USA	Posted: 7/23/2013 5:03:53 PM EDT [#46]
	"Crap! I forgot." - Deej86 Oct 2007 A sufficiently advanced level of technology will appear to be magic, likewise, a sufficiently advanced level of ignorance will appear to be trolling. TRG

LiquidRisc81 Joined Feb 2013 Posts 1468 EE 0% (0) UT, USA	Posted: 7/23/2013 6:35:14 PM EDT [Last Edit: LiquidRisc81] [#47] poor guy.... i feel bad for him and his family, thoughts are with all of those who are involved, our lives reach further than any one mans sight will allow....... RIP mike, i wish i could have known you.

TNC Festina Lente Joined Sep 2008 Posts 1994 EE 0% (0) WA, USA	Posted: 7/23/2013 10:11:52 PM EDT [#48] His family has my sympathy. I never knew him but read, and enjoyed his posts here.
	All that is needed for evil to flourish, is for good men to stand idle. Hollow-point tip bullets...pass through barriers and expand for a bigger impact without the rest of the bullet warping

OdT Bastard coated Bastard, with Bastard filling™ Joined Apr 2001 Posts 25769 EE 100% (19) WA, USA	Posted: 7/23/2013 10:43:48 PM EDT [#49]
	You don't see things as they are, you see things as you are. ~Me mums

Blackgun_Fun Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 2105 EE 100% (17) WA, USA	Posted: 7/23/2013 10:47:26 PM EDT [#50] Sorry for the loss of your friend.
	“Those who would trade essential liberty for some temporary security; deserve neither.” - Benjamin Franklin

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