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GA Mom at Home with Kids Shoots Intruder.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/06/georgia-mom-home-alone-with-kids-shoots-ex-con-intruder/
I'd hate to be at home, have this happen and not be armed.
The guy broke into her house in daylight, and found the woman and her kids hiding in a crawlspace.
She shot him.
Gun Control: The one time you wish you had a gun, you don't? How crappy would you feel as a mom if you couldn't protect your kids in your own home?
Re: GA Mom at Home with Kids Shoots Intruder.
Everything I'm reading about the gun control measures says that the average (crazy) joe off the street shouldn't be able to get their hands on high-capacity weapons as easily as they do, NOT that you can't defend you and yours in your own home with a smaller firearm. No?
I'd have done the same as her in that situation. And I don't even like guns.
I knew this would be used to promote gun ownership.
She didn't shoot him with an automatic with a gigunda
clip.
Those of us concerned about gun control do not want to
take away all guns.
Oh and for the record at age 3 or 4, an intruder broke into our home with a gun to steal my grandmother's purse. My sister and I were in the kitchen eating breakfast and my grandmother was in the back of the house getting dressed for work. He came through the kitchen window. My sister and I ran from the table and stood in the kitchen doorway screaming for my grandmother. The guy says, "shut the f up or I will kill you." We stop screaming. He leaves. My grandmother comes out. We call the police, etc. We eventually do a photo line up and put the guy behind bars. We were the only ones that could identify the bastard. We lived to talk about it.
At the age of 1 my crazy father had a gun. He was locked up in jail on domestic violence charges. My grandmother on my father's side bailed him out. He proceeds to go to my mom's apartment and kill my mother in front of me. It was so graphic and violent, I can still remember it and I was one. He then leaves and kills himself.
I am no stranger to gun violence. Hell, as I saw on FB today, if Trevon Martin had a gun, he might still be alive. Having been robbed by gun point myself and having lost people very close to me from gun violence, I want gun control. I am not afraid that I can't defend myself in a rare circumstance and the gun control measure that have been talked about focus on eliminating high powered weapons not all weapons.
I personally will take the risk of having no guns b/c the thought of my kid shooting themselves or a friend, me shooting them or them using it to kill others on purpose is more than I can handle emotionally. Frankly, I believe, as a Christian, that God is all powerful and is going to protect me if that is his will. I don't need a gun. If it's not his will, I am going to die if I have 1 million guns and the bad guy has one gun and one bullet.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/29/connecticut-teen-fatally-shot-by-dad-called-good-kid/
This story? The man's son was dressed all in black, wearing a ski mask, and weilding a knife, his father thought he was a burglar. The kid came toward the man with the knife.
An accident? Yes. But, how as the man supposed to know it was his son? And why was the son dressed in black carrying an exposed knife toward his father in the first place?
Or, the story of the man who shot his kid in the parking lot by accident? The gun was emptied (since he was trying to sell it), but he failed to check the chamber for a round there. Dumb. Totally dumb. Could easily have been avoided. Accidents happen. It's not cause to ban guns and weapons.
Jan. 4, 2012: Teen mom shoots two intruders breaking into her home after Christmas. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/mom-calls-9-1-1-asking-for-permission-to-shoot-intruders-before-killing-one-using-12-ga-shotgun/
Here are some other stores for you:
Zachary Rogers was working late one night at the 21st Amendment liquor store. It was just past midnight when an armed man wearing a ski mask entered the store and forced Rogers and another store employee, Alicia Grabarczyk, 25, down a hallway toward an office where the safe was kept. With a concealed handgun in his front pocket, Rogers chose his moment of opportunity carefully. In one quick motion, Rogers pushed Grabarczyk to the floor and fired at the armed robber. He then helped Grabarczyk into the office and out of the line of fire. Although the burglar had been struck, Rogers saw him raise his firearm. Rogers fired three more rounds at the gunman which proved fatal. Neither Rogers nor Grabarczyk were harmed. (Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, IN, 10/11/12)
While at home with his wife and daughter, a homeowner prepared to go outside to investigate a sudden power outage. His wife asked him to carry his firearm with him as a precaution. As he opened the front door to step outside, three men charged him in an attempt to gain entry. The homeowner pushed his wife aside as he fell backward and fired at the intruders. His daughter, a student in her early 20s, hid in another room and called police. One of the three home invaders suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was listed in serious condition. The remaining two suspects managed to escape. The homeowner and his family were not seriously injured. (Sun Sentinel, Miramar, FL, 10/2/12)
Kendra St. Clair, a 12-year-old at home alone one day during her fall break, called her mother at work to say there was a man repeatedly ringing the doorbell and banging on the door. When no one answered the door, she said he disappeared. St. Clair?s mother instructed her daughter to get her .40-cal. Glock pistol and go into a bathroom closet. St. Clair heard him break in through the back door. As the man made his way through her home, 911 dispatchers kept St. Clair on the phone. He was inside the home for approximately six minutes before he made his way to the bathroom where St. Clair was hiding. When she saw the door knob begin to turn, she fired the gun. The 32-year-old intruder was taken into custody after being treated for a gunshot to the chest. (The Oklahoman, Durant, OK, 10/20/12)
George Polanin, 66, went to bed early one evening only to be awakened by noises coming from inside his home. He was upstairs and followed the sound of footsteps to the basement. When he reached the stairs, Polanin said he could see only the intruder?s feet. ? ? I got my weapon and basically told him I had a weapon, it was loaded and I will use it,? Polanin said. He then ordered the intruder to come out as he dialed 911. Polanin held the intruder at gunpoint until police arrived. (Kenosha News, Kenosha, WI, 10/17/12)
Cindy Schachter, an employee at Furnari Jewelers, was working when two men entered the store around 4 p.m. Schachter?s boss, Anthony Furnari, was sitting at his desk facing the showroom. Something about the men made Schachter uneasy, so she gave her boss a quiet warning right before they pulled clothing over their faces and jumped over the counter. Furnari quickly pulled his .38-cal. handgun from his desk and fired several rounds at one of the suspects as he came toward him. Furnari was severely beaten as both men tried to gain control of his firearm. When Furnari fought back, the men grabbed a display of gold chains and fled. One suspect was later taken into custody after seeking treatment for several bullet wounds. It was last reported that the second suspect was still at large. Furnari suffered a broken nose, a concussion, multiple stitches to the face and hand, and a fractured rib. Schachter was reportedly unharmed. (The Republican, Chicopee, MA, 10/17/12)
Jack and Linda Dillon were roused from their sleep at approximately 2:45 a.m. when they realized someone had just broken into their home. The intruder gained entry through an unlocked window. He allegedly entered the home with intent to steal electronics. Linda called 911 as Jack retrieved a firearm and confronted the 29-year-old intruder in their living room. Jack fired when the man lunged at him. The intruder?s wound proved fatal. (The Morning Journal, Elyria, OH, 10/20/12)
If you read my PP, SOME gun control can curb mass shootings.
The problem of mass shootings is that they are a symptom of a greater problem.
If you want true fixes, fix the cause of the problem.
If there were a castle and it's name was "Violence," gun control (a weapon aimed at reducing violence) is like taking tiny arrows and shooting them at one touret of this castle. Might prevent some violence. But, if you want to bring the castle called "Violence" down, you HIT THE FOUNDATION. That's just basic demolition.
And it's not that all gun owners are opposed to some gun control, it's that they don't like being painted as crazed lunatics, going ape sh!t to get their hands on all the trendy new WMDs (as they are perceived). It's just not like that.
Then support the laws that will lessen the lunacy.
If 'accidents happen,' and 'we're against you all trying to paint us as lunatics,' and 'it's only going to effect a tiny level of all the problems so why bother,' are valid arguments for why laws shouldn't be in effect, why have laws at all?
Accidents happen in cars. Laws are passed requiring you to wear a seat belt, check points are established to stop you from drunk driving. Companies work to install more safety features such as airbags. Cars that have proven to be deadly get recalled or have to pay huge fines to victims (e.g. Ford Pinto, Toyota brake problem) and fix the issue. All to make you safer on the road for both yourself and others around you.
Gun control should ideally work the same way.
Uh. Yeah. I don't see your point here.
I don't personally know gun control proponents who have a problem with individuals owning handguns. Even people who won't own handguns themselves don't generally deny that many others will always own them. What does this have to do with anything, really? I say, I'm glad she and her children survived. A lucky ending this time.
Because there is no point. The mention of better gun control = 'ermahgerd, them liberals are going to take away all my guns.' The gun fetishizers in this country have no sense of subtlety. It's an all or nothing, my way or the highway attitude. No wonder, with the NRA being the way it is- the only people in the world who don't realize that school shootings aren't the problem, overall gun violence is the problem, and therefore putting guns in every school in the country is a bit like putting a band-aid on... well, on a gunshot wound I guess.
I think she means the one where the dad bought a gun and accidentally shot him in the parking lot of the gun store. who in the HELL would point their gun right at someone. and loaded? a responsible gun owner would always point it at the ground and not have it loaded. but your original post reminds me that I want to start taking lessons at the gun range.
I can't fathom living somewhere where I would feel the need to have a loaded gun in my home - or to not answer the door during the day if I am home. That just seems so bizarre to me.
Having read the article, I wonder why she didn't let him know that someone was home - it seemed as though he went to great measures to confirm that the house was empty and then broke in - if she had made it known that there were people in the house he probably would have moved on and left them alone, she could have then called the police.
Also, why didn't she call 911 when she was frightened enough to hide her children in a crawl space?
And who the hell gets shot 5 times in the face and survives to drive away? Was he armed?
I also think that this entire situation could have been avoided by having a dog, honestly.
Chronically hilarious - you'll split your stitches!
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I'm a huge gun control proponent, but I can't get behind any victim blaming in this case. Heat of the moment, I'm not sure I would have yelled out to the robber. Actually, I probably would NOT have. I would have been terrified. Stupid or not, I would have gathered my daughter and hid. This lady did do everything she could to avoid a confrontation and only shot the POS when he burst into the closet they we're hiding in.
I will say that 911 would have been my first call.
To clarify - I'm not blaming the woman at all (though I am sincerely wondering how she could have shot him 5 times and he not be dead).
I just think that it's a crazy place of fear to be living in.
Chronically hilarious - you'll split your stitches!
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I'm not a gun owner, but I don't live free from fear. I'm kinda paranoid (imaginative!), so I can totally understand the fear that leads to the desire to own a gun. I just doubt very much that a gun would save me if I were in a terrible situation. That's why I don't have one.
It has nothing to do with being fearless. I just combat fear by always being alert and aware of my surroundings.
I must say, I envy your inability to understand that fear! It must be lovely.
I have fear too. I never open our home door when i'm at the house without DH. why? usually they are solitiors anyways and just want to sell something. when i was little there was a guy that kept banging and banging on our door and wouldn't give up. my mom had a rifle (not loaded) and just poked it out beyond the hallway. our front door had a square window cut out and he must have saw it because the knocking stopped. i remember being scared then.
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Who said you couldn't have a handgun? No one is suggesting responsible citizens should not be able to have handguns.
You should be aware, though, that if you have a gun you are more likely to be killed by one than if you don't. So there is that.
Also, are you suggesting we should have no laws because it doesn't stop criminals from breaking them? If not, I'm afraid I don't understand your point. Please expound!