If you did a stint in the Marine Corps I guarantee you can wake up in a nano second and react
bad guy's not going to know the house lay out either
Which conflict did you deploy with?
I did Enduring Freedom.
I’m not here to bash anyone, but we gotta be realistic.
I know a fam who was ambushed in the middle of the nite. Two out of four didn’t make it. The dad tried to come down the hall with his 12ga when he realized what was going on, but it was too late. He didn’t make it. These people also had a plan in place because they were being terrorized by the neighbor who killed them. The plan helped the kids to survive. The young son (12 yrs old) was also shot but the plan was for the kids to play dead if they were hit and that’s what he did. The neighbor had an AR 15 and a pistol.
I went to church with the Copeland’s. The mother was the elementary librarian. They were having problems with Fuller the neighbor so they filed a restraining order. The county clerk accidentally sent the order to him twice. When he got the second notice he thought it was yet another charge and I guess it pushed him over the edge. He proceeded to shoot up the house from the outside. Then went in. They were woken by the bullets hitting the house. The Dad who was killed got up and grabbed his shotgun. He was making his way down the hall to protect his fam and was shot dead. The young daughter (prob 6-7 yrs old) hid. The son hid as well but was found and shot. The mom was on the phone w 911 and the intruder found her, built the gun to her head and said, “party’s over b!tch” and pulled the trigger while she wasn’t on the phone.
Lovelady, TX population 587 at the time. Real life stuff. Not a quick draw McGraw John Wayne movie. Maybe if they were ex marines the might have made it?? Kinda doubt it. They were in bed thinking all was well..
I know we all want to be tough and think that “we’re ready” because we are armed. I have firearms to protect the fam as well. But chances are it’s not going to play out like our fantasies.. It’s not war where we’re in condition one sweeping houses etc. We’re sitting ducks. If it were so easy to defend oneself, then why do police get shot & killed when they’re not writing traffic tickets? Riddle me that Batman. It’s not Hollywood, Mr. Hollywood. These guys had a plan in place just in case and they still didn’t make it. Something to think about.
https://messenger-news.com/2016/10/07/dead-man-walking/
https://www.ktre.com/story/33317606...e-shot-their-son-set-for-execution-wednesday/
Keep it real, be safe and God bless.