What To Do If You Shoot An Intruder

[Wild Eyed Southern Boy]

Not coffee.

LOL It's 5:00 somewhere, right?

[Windman]

Is this supposed to be funny? I would imagine if you were put in a position where you had to shoot someone who was breaking into your house, it would be a shattering experience. Police who kill people in the line of duty are required to take counseling afterwards; ask anyone who ever killed anyone in war, it's a horrible, horrible thing to have to live with.

Here's hoping none of us ever are put in this position. (My dear departed father grew up in very humble circumstances. He said they never locked their door as there was always the hope someone would break in and leave something!)

Shooting someone is a tough thing to do I have only had to do it when they were trying to kill me. I will tell you this the hardest part of going through something like that is living. You ask yourself why did I get picked to live and my friends didn't. I can tell you after experiencing that kind of thing I can't imagine what life would be like if I had a chance to kill someone who wanted my stuff and I had the power to stop them before they killed someone I loved. Liberals like you have allowed this country to fall apart to a point were the guy who breaks into someone else's house is a victim themselves. I will say this the advice is good because the police are not your friends in these situations. If you do ever defend your home or loved ones you will be handcuffed and taken to jail were you must prove your innocents. Then you face a wrongful death lawsuit by the criminal's family looking to get paid. A cell phone and a call to 911 is your best defense because the call is recorded. From a tactical standpoint the post is again correct in letting the criminal come to your kill box on your terms. Hunting in even in your own home is not a good idea because to many variables are introduced in to the scenario. As much as you may hate the idea of someone taking your stuff it is just stuff and can be replaced your wife, husband or children can't be replaced as well you face the loss of your freedom (what little the socialist have left you) and the lawsuit nightmare that is sure to follow.

[TheResearcher]

Sorry if anyone spit up coffee on their computer.

Ginger ale. Almost.

[TheResearcher]

I had a cop for a neighbor when I was a kid. He had a dobie named Josie. One night, a nefarious individual decided to help himself to some of the possessions that the cop and his wife had in their house. He got one leg over the windowsill when he felt a slight pressure on the calf of his leg that was inside the house. Josie had snuck over and clamped onto it. He tried to move. She clamped tighter and growled. I found out about it when the flashing lights woke me up. The thug was more than happy to see the inside of a black-and-white.

[Windman]

I had a cop for a neighbor when I was a kid. He had a dobie named Josie. One night, a nefarious individual decided to help himself to some of the possessions that the cop and his wife had in their house. He got one leg over the windowsill when he felt a slight pressure on the calf of his leg that was inside the house. Josie had snuck over and clamped onto it. He tried to move. She clamped tighter and growled. I found out about it when the flashing lights woke me up. The thug was more than happy to see the inside of a black-and-white.

Sweet!

[Seadog]

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One well known gun rights activist, who is also a retired police inspector and trainer, always carried a twenty dollar bill wrapped in a matchbook. If he was ever hassled by street punks in the large northern city where he lived, he would toss it to them and tell them to go have a drink on him. If it worked, it was worth it to not have to deal with the aftermath of a shooting and it went into the "ledger" that he would give his still working friends in the police department to be collected upon later. If it didn't it at least looked good in court that he tried to buy them off.

I have always enjoyed Massad Ayoob's columns.

[Up2DaRack]

Don't forget to fire a few warning shots into the ceiling - right after you've killed the intruder.

[bullmikey]

Sorry if anyone spit up coffee on their computer.

Earl Gray...but who's counting?

[flyboy56]

Don't forget to fire a few warning shots into the ceiling - right after you've killed the intruder.

Can forensics tell which bullet(s) were fired first? Maybe I've been watching too many NCIS shows lately.

[BiggSeth]

get a dog and don't worry about it.

Most burgulars are looking for the path of least resistance. If they break and enter to the ringing bark of a dog, more than likely they will leave. Most of the time, they will hear the dog before they get in the house.

Those who are not chased off by the barking dog deserve to catch as much lead as you can throw on-target.

My big 90lb dog has halted at least 2 break-in attempts since 2000. One, the guy took the locked sliding screen door off the track in my basement, went to try and open the sliding glass door, but stopped cold when she gave him a low and slow GRRRRRRRRRRR

(of course sitting there watching a movie in the dark, hearing the comotion of the locked screen being ripped off the door did cause me to make sure the Mossburg Sa-20 was loaded and pointed at the door.)

[flyboy56]

get a dog and don't worry about it.

Most burgulars are looking for the path of least resistance. If they break and enter to the ringing bark of a dog, more than likely they will leave. Most of the time, they will hear the dog before they get in the house.

Those who are not chased off by the barking dog deserve to catch as much lead as you can throw on-target.

My big 90lb dog has halted at least 2 break-in attempts since 2000. One, the guy took the locked sliding screen door off the track in my basement, went to try and open the sliding glass door, but stopped cold when she gave him a low and slow GRRRRRRRRRRR

(of course sitting there watching a movie in the dark, hearing the comotion of the locked screen being ripped off the door did cause me to make sure the Mossburg Sa-20 was loaded and pointed at the door.)

My damn cat would show the burglar where I keep all my valuables if she could. And then when I came home from work she would expect me to feed her and then jump in my lap and sleep while I watch some Netflix movies.

[Wild Eyed Southern Boy]

I have always enjoyed Massad Ayoob's columns.

Then I bet you've read "In The Gravest Extreme" and know exactly what I'm talking about.