You don't read enough about these because guns are so demonized, but I'm going to share this story anyway.
This happened to my wifes' best friend last night, and who lives about a half mile away from us. They're more like family than friends.
She works in the jail as one of the nurses/emt's. He works in the mines. Kids are in jr high and high school.
She had stepped outside as the family was getting to bed to let the dog out to go. While outside, the dog took off around the back side of the house. Thinking it was probably chasing a cat or something, she walked around to follow the dog to get him.
Turned out, while she was going around one side of the house, the prowler had circled around the other and ran inside once the dog got after her.
The prowler was in a drugged stupor, and once inside, started making a sandwich and calling people on the phone unbeknownst to our friend at this point who was still outside.
Once our friend came inside and saw her, a fight ensued. Husband heard all of the commotion and came out with the gun and cornered her and subdued her until she could call the police.
Her brother who lives up the road a little also rushed to help, of course armed as well.
While struggling with her husband, she started talking in a deep voice telling them if they wanted to save the kids, they'd get her out of the house and a bunch of other incoherent things.
Anyway, in the end, she was taken to jail, charged with a host of things. I just wanted to share the good ending with you guys. Family is OK. woman is probably sobered up now asking where she is and what happened. Probably not even knowing how lucky she is to be alive at this point.
And is yet another reason why I advocate the 2A. It's not about hunting.
This happened to my wifes' best friend last night, and who lives about a half mile away from us. They're more like family than friends.
She works in the jail as one of the nurses/emt's. He works in the mines. Kids are in jr high and high school.
She had stepped outside as the family was getting to bed to let the dog out to go. While outside, the dog took off around the back side of the house. Thinking it was probably chasing a cat or something, she walked around to follow the dog to get him.
Turned out, while she was going around one side of the house, the prowler had circled around the other and ran inside once the dog got after her.
The prowler was in a drugged stupor, and once inside, started making a sandwich and calling people on the phone unbeknownst to our friend at this point who was still outside.
Once our friend came inside and saw her, a fight ensued. Husband heard all of the commotion and came out with the gun and cornered her and subdued her until she could call the police.
Her brother who lives up the road a little also rushed to help, of course armed as well.
While struggling with her husband, she started talking in a deep voice telling them if they wanted to save the kids, they'd get her out of the house and a bunch of other incoherent things.
Anyway, in the end, she was taken to jail, charged with a host of things. I just wanted to share the good ending with you guys. Family is OK. woman is probably sobered up now asking where she is and what happened. Probably not even knowing how lucky she is to be alive at this point.
And is yet another reason why I advocate the 2A. It's not about hunting.
