[ices]

Originally Posted by Kanda444 ↗

Technically, the idea behind defending yourself at home with a gun is to retreat to your room, call 911 and tell the intruder 'the police have been called....stay back, I have a gun' and you then defend your position...it's not smart to go 'hunting' in your home when you think there is an intruder.

That's the idea anyway....

Isn't this America? first, weep for the fuck up afterwards...or not.

[Kanda444]

Originally Posted by ices ↗

Isn't this America? first, weep for the fuck up afterwards...or not.

some of us American gun owners really don't want to hurt people and think life is valuable enough to make sure it's not taken unjustly and only as a last resort....sadly, there are tons of other American gun owners who would love the opportunity to shoot a person to death. I will never understand that mindset.

[blancadon]

Originally Posted by Kanda444 ↗

What I mean is, his finger should have been off the trigger and he should have been asking who he had his gun pointed at....he shouldn't have been aiming at a target if he couldn't identify it. The muzzle should have been pointed at the ground.

Technically, the idea behind defending yourself at home with a gun is to retreat to your room, call 911 and tell the intruder 'the police have been called....stay back, I have a gun' and you then defend your position...it's not smart to go 'hunting' in your home when you think there is an intruder.

That's the idea anyway....

Don't give them a head's up of what you have. If they want to come at ya then let them have it.

[Shakey]

Originally Posted by Pyramid_Head ↗

How exactly do you not think about it possibly being your stepdaughter?

Retardation.

[bigjoe]

I guess he'll be sleeping on the couch after that.

[Pigeon]

Originally Posted by bigjoe ↗

I guess he'll be sleeping on the couch after that.

[DiamondSmiles]

Originally Posted by Blewvane ↗

A 14-year-old Colorado girl mistaken for a burglar was shot and killed by her stepfather early on Monday morning at the home they shared, police said.

Police in Colorado Springs were called to respond to a report of a burglary on the city's north side and arrived at the scene to find the girl gravely injured from a gunshot wound, according to a police statement.

The girl was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead, said police spokesman Larry Herbert.

"It has been determined that the victim's stepfather is the individual who shot the firearm, striking the victim who was a resident of the involved home," police wrote in a statement.

No other details about the shooting, nor the identities of the victim or her stepfather, were released.

Herbert said no arrests had been made and the case was referred to the district attorney's office to determine whether criminal charges were warranted.

Colorado's so-called "Make My Day" law allows members of the public who face a home invasion to use deadly force if the intruder is believed to be committing a crime, immunizing the home owner from criminal prosecution or civil liability.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/204...n-for-burglar/

Didn't this happen recently with a man and his daughter?

[Kanda444]

Originally Posted by blancadon ↗

Don't give them a head's up of what you have. If they want to come at ya then let them have it.

I understand your point but when it comes to training for home defense, you are in a defensive mode and the main concern is safety....which means (for the average person) trying not to engage a potentially armed intruder. The average gun owner flat out doesn't have the skill set needed to safely clear a room or a home (most may think they do but realistically they don't). When you take a gun safety course, they will tell you the same thing.

Also keep in mind that me saying 'the police have been called....stay back, I have a gun' in no way puts me at a disadvantage (so long as I move after I speak so they don't just shoot at my voice obviously). It informs the intruder that, not only is law enforcement on the way but if the intruder wants to use me as a hostage, they will be walking head on into a gun fight....they have to be overly confident or suicidal to blindly enter a room with a person they feel is armed. I mean, even with a gun would you blindly try to enter a room with a person who claims is armed....you don't know where in the room the person is, what they are armed with (in my case, you'd be met with a 12ga and I'd be behind cover) or if they are alone (in my case, there would be a good chance that my wife would also be armed)? So declaring you have a gun would be wise in a home defense situation. If you were a cop or in a more tactical situation, obviously giving away anything isn't smart....

[durt]

^^ Agreed

[stacysteve]

Last time I remeber invirtigo Jehovah's witnesses don't go in your Home without permission ...duh