[blueice]

Quote:       Originally Posted by UtahMike

This type of accidental shooting happens far too often. I live with my son's family which includes three children. We have discussed this many times in intimate detail. If the time ever comes that we are faced with that situation, my son has taught the kids to stay put. The dog sleeps in the front room by the door so she would be our first alarm . The good thing is that the bedrooms upstairs are all together down one short hallway with the master bedroom facing the front door and the kids are not old enough yet to be out late at night. Anyone coming in after bedtime is definitely a BG.

You are a very wise man, UtahMike....Preparing in advance, with an organized plan is very desirable rather than chaos...

SNS, excellent post, indeed..

Arkansas, I know where to go, when I run out of batteries....

How about them Hogs, almost beating the Gators...Your QB is 6" 7" !!

[Ballbearing]

I think what people forget is that the World is not, nor has it ever been, nor will it ever be, a safe place. You're really never safe, nor are you ever really secure. You can walk out in the dark, run into something like a rock, trip over it and die. You can get into a taxicab with a psychopath and he can hit the gas and run the both of you off a bridge. A chunk of masonry can fall off a building your car is parked next to, it can come through the roof of your car and kill you. You can die in a hurricane, a tsunami, a flood. You can get bitten by a poisonous reptile, fish or insect and die. You can eat contaminated food, drink contaminated water, have a heart attack or an anuerism and die. Nobody is safe, nobody is secure. Having a gun is not a guarantee of safety, survival or success. It's at best a 50/50 chance to tell an assailant, burglar, murderer or rapist "NO!, you will not take my life, the lives of my family, or any of the stuff I've worked all my life to obtain!". Either you live through the day, or you don't. If you do, you thank God for another one, and keep going. Sometimes, no matter how hard we try to do something, we end up doing it wrong. Sometimes, we mess up and make mistakes. Some of those mistakes, cost people their lives. Sometimes (as in the case of military commanders in war-) no matter how right you plan and execute a desired task, it cost people's lives. The Earth is not a safety zone, it's a survival zone, and you do the best you can in it. Doing one's best, is the best anyone can do. That having been said, my sympathies and prayers are with these unfortunate people.

[samuel]

There is a big difference in defense and offence.In the case of the man that checked the closet out it was offence.His job was to protect himself and his family.He could have taken everyone outside and contacted the people trained to handle checking closets.The man that shot his fiance should have been giving verbal warnings not to enter or freeze.That one tho,doesn't take into consideration,you aren't thinking the best when frightened,even with a lot of training.None of us know how we will react when it happens.My heart goes out to this man. ,,,sam.

[ShellShock]

The scariest thing that ever happened to me was when I had come home after a long night of drinking with friends (St. Patrick's Day). My girlfriend was out of town for the week, as were my two roomates, so I had the house to myself. I decided to pop "Deliverance" into my DVD player because it had just arrived from Netflix earlier that day.

An hour into the movie, someone starts trying to kick in the back door of my house before busting out the window with a crowbar and trying to get in. I was lucky enough to have my hand gun near by. As soon as the door broke through, the sorry SOB on the other side too a step forward and proceeded to discover what 4 rounds of Cor-Bon JHP can do. One hit the door and killed it. Three hit central mass on the knife and crowbar wielding crackhead.

The police department's best guess was that this guy was probably looking to rape one my female roomates and steal as much as he could carry. I took a convicted sex offender off the streets that had blatant disregard for life, liberty, and property. Guns save a lot of lives when used responsibly.

The Moral of My Story: Always confirm your target before firing. Vigilance and a keen eye are worth their weight in gold.

[big shrek]

Quote:       Originally Posted by rondog

Ever been to Florida? There's criminals EVERYWHERE down there, and elderly folks too. Not to mention the tourists from all over the world. A victim-rich environment for the bad guys.

Lotsa wetbacks = lotsa crime in SOUTH Florida.

Northwest Florida...we've jailed most of 'em with 10-20-LIFE, the rest were dealt with by CCW permitees and the "Stand Your Ground" castle law.

[blueice]

Very interesting story, Shell! I hope most of us will not have to tell a similar story...
One less vermin to terrorize the citizens....


BB, excellent post, indeed..

[G. Green]

Big error a lot of folks make is keeping a night stand gun without a flashalight right there by it.