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37. Here are some media reports of brandishing that prevented crimes *IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS*

Sat Feb 2, 2013, 07:08 PM

Feb 2013

http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/georgia/armed-veteran-in-wheelchair-thwarts-home-invasion/nT6hf/

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/01/grandma-with-gun-halts-store-robbery/

http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story/Homeowners-Scare-Off-Burglars/7yaLSXAvCUGBkwgAZpGO4g.cspx
(Oh, hey, that one was with an evil AR-15, too!)

http://www.reflector.com/crimerescue/cafe-manger-fends-robbers-1483289

http://www.kvue.com/news/state/182000811.html

http://www.frontiersman.com/news/big-lake-men-subdue-serial-burglar/article_58304b3c-3ab3-11e2-af2e-001a4bcf887a.html

http://www.wlox.com/story/20307939/sheriff-armed-george-co-homeowner-holds-burglar-for-deputies

http://trib.com/news/local/casper/casper-police-nail-salon-customer-packs-heat-gunman-leaves/article_e3236de2-6756-539a-92b0-ae3aaf64c900.html

http://www.woai.com/mostpopular/story/Armed-bystander-stops-stabbing-outside-school/6zTYMpy8pUOeyrbElEBOTQ.cspx

These were all in the past three months, and all involved a crime being stopped simply by a brandished weapon.

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Why I keep guns in my home. [View all] Whovian Feb 2013 OP

She must be angry with her family, friends and acquaintances and down on herself. bluestateguy Feb 2013 #1

That's apparently very common among Delicate flowers. 99Forever Feb 2013 #2

Hahahaha! nt ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #67

Why is the comparison always with "killing an intruder"? Recursion Feb 2013 #3

Actually that is true. A confrontation on the street is more likely. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #6

It was the "killing" bit I don't get Recursion Feb 2013 #7

All true. Deep13 Feb 2013 #16

This happened in my family. My cousin killed his girlfriend by accident with a gun. Maraya1969 Feb 2013 #157

grandson RILib Feb 2013 #192

"2. handguns are all "underpowered" for stopping purposes" Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #188

"Killing" plays better sarisataka Feb 2013 #20

Enlighten me, please. What other Ralphie situations come to mind? Whovian Feb 2013 #10

You're joking, right? Recursion Feb 2013 #13

You are kidding, right? Cosmocat Feb 2013 #153

Thank you. klook Feb 2013 #168

Fantasy is your perspective on gun owners... PerpetuallyDazed Feb 2013 #179

huh Cosmocat Feb 2013 #206

or even defensive use arely staircase Feb 2013 #64

The comparision is sound because it is being compared to killing of someone living in the home. morningfog Feb 2013 #118

No Recursion Feb 2013 #124

This message was self-deleted by its author SunSeeker Feb 2013 #138

Make your own. This one is true and says morningfog Feb 2013 #173

The purpose of the gun is not to kill an intruder but to save the life of someone in the family Recursion Feb 2013 #174

Yet when we are trained it is "shoot to kill"... not maim, slow down, ect... PerpetuallyDazed Feb 2013 #184

I remember being trained to "shoot center mass" Recursion Feb 2013 #186

Actually I was trained Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #193

I disagree with you on what numbers matter. morningfog Feb 2013 #212

The reason is that the picture depicts... reACTIONary Feb 2013 #198

Suppose she has to defend herself against 3, 4 or 5 violent criminal... Deep13 Feb 2013 #4

Or a zombie apocalypse? Whovian Feb 2013 #14

Well, that's a whole different story. Deep13 Feb 2013 #18

Damn it. Now i want to buy bullets, and I don't even own a gun. ZombieHorde Feb 2013 #68

Thats why I keep an ice ax on the wall next to my bed. No need to reload. Bosso 63 Feb 2013 #163

When those.. raidert05 Feb 2013 #83

So, are you intentionally quoting that congresswoman from last week? Iris Feb 2013 #90

She was a Congresswoman?! Deep13 Feb 2013 #95

I honestly don't know for sure. Iris Feb 2013 #96

At this point we can't tell the Onion from what passes for real news. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #101

How often does that actually happen? Dash87 Feb 2013 #94

Well the testimony wasn't to justify CCW... Deep13 Feb 2013 #99

Those things are huge too. Dash87 Feb 2013 #105

They are normalized for a lot of gun enthusiasts. Deep13 Feb 2013 #116

I'm a 63 year old woman... vduhr Feb 2013 #204

This is the argument my RW brother uses except Ineeda Feb 2013 #148

Watch that laughing / mocking if he is paranoid and has a gun lunasun Feb 2013 #176

True. Laughable arguments need to be laughed at. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #189

Grizzly bear spray is far more effective I hear and will cover Cleita Feb 2013 #171

It can be, but indoors one is also spraying herself... Deep13 Feb 2013 #190

So how will a gun protect her from another gun? Cleita Feb 2013 #191

It evens the odds... Deep13 Feb 2013 #195

I'm sorry I'm even engaged in this conversation. Cleita Feb 2013 #196

Generally agree about the need for public safety. Deep13 Feb 2013 #197

This thread is a yawn-fest. Try harder. You did better yesterday... cherokeeprogressive Feb 2013 #5

It's early, yet. nt pintobean Feb 2013 #8

Yep. nick of time Feb 2013 #9

God forbid anyone post anything anti gun. Whovian Feb 2013 #11

Yeah, that NEVER happens at DU, does it, you one-trick pony? 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #21

One trick pony????? I can do this cool thing with my eyelids! Whovian Feb 2013 #108

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Glaug-Eldare Feb 2013 #120

Oy. Well that explains why we're hip deep in gun trolls. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #139

Yep. MessiahRp Feb 2013 #140

It's weird, I used to get on juries almost evey time I logged on, but now, never. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #141

Same here. I actually know some trolls with 127 posts that have been on more juries than I have. MessiahRp Feb 2013 #143

I get jury invites on individual posts Recursion Feb 2013 #144

God forbid that you try to be part of the solution nick of time Feb 2013 #27

I know -- I didn't even make any popcorn for this one obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #65

I totally agree HockeyMom Feb 2013 #12

Successful self-defense does not require killing an intruder. krispos42 Feb 2013 #15

Sorry, I see this a really stretching post to quantify your position. Whovian Feb 2013 #19

The fact that you keep saying that doesn't make it true Recursion Feb 2013 #22

Right. You wave a gun and the perp runs away. Got it. Whovian Feb 2013 #24

Well, in fact, that does happen Recursion Feb 2013 #25

Okay, that's just nuts. Whovian Feb 2013 #29

Well, no, I've actually seen a crime stopped by a brandished weapon Recursion Feb 2013 #30

Brandishing a gun is safeinOhio Feb 2013 #39

This was a rent-a-cop who drew on two teenagers beating the crap out of an old man Recursion Feb 2013 #40

So this was a trained person. Most people in this country are not. Maraya1969 Feb 2013 #158

Umm... no. This was a rent-a-cop Recursion Feb 2013 #161

Having a dog is a good common sense alternative to having a gun. WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2013 #47

A dog is an INFINITELY better deterent Cosmocat Feb 2013 #175

Until a criminal takes a crowbar to the dog's head hack89 Feb 2013 #200

except Cosmocat Feb 2013 #207

Lets hope the sainted firearm does not belong to the criminal hack89 Feb 2013 #208

WTF are you talking about? Cosmocat Feb 2013 #220

Here are some media reports of brandishing that prevented crimes *IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS* Recursion Feb 2013 #37

Nine whole stories in 3 months? Wow. Robb Feb 2013 #50

Nine that were covered by media. Do you think the media covers them all? N/T beevul Feb 2013 #102

How underreported are these events? Robb Feb 2013 #106

Look upthread. The claim was it NEVER happens. Recursion Feb 2013 #109

A guy fell 39 stories and lived, too. Robb Feb 2013 #113

Thats a very good question. beevul Feb 2013 #147

So on your planet, for every kid verifiably shot, 40 people rack their shotguns unheralded? Robb Feb 2013 #156

If i take that position, I'll let you know. beevul Feb 2013 #215

Yea and how many people are dead from the firing of these guns in the last 3 months? Maraya1969 Feb 2013 #159

The claim was brandishing never stops a crime Recursion Feb 2013 #162

In my family handguns stopped two attacks and no one was injured or killed. ... spin Feb 2013 #41

I understand. Once I held off troops of Russian and Cuban Commies Whovian Feb 2013 #44

. the devil Feb 2013 #52

While these are only anecdotal tales they actually did happen. ... spin Feb 2013 #59

Tell that to my friend who stopped a robbery in progress at the convenience store where he worked. LAGC Feb 2013 #152

You're kidding, right? kurtzapril4 Feb 2013 #167

No, I'm not. Whovian Feb 2013 #170

Neither do I. kurtzapril4 Feb 2013 #172

Repeating that bullshit ad nauseam... Lizzie Poppet Feb 2013 #74

You were replying to a post that I don't believe I have typed before. Whovian Feb 2013 #89

Didn't claim you had. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2013 #107

So you are saying that anything that detracts from the beauty of guns is bullshit? Whovian Feb 2013 #110

Nice strawman. Does it keep the birds away from your garden? Lizzie Poppet Feb 2013 #111

Strawman? I made no argument I asked a question. Whovian Feb 2013 #112

You posited me saying something that cannot be (rationally) inferred from my actual statements. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2013 #114

What universe are you living in? The entire thread is up for all to see that I posited nothing Whovian Feb 2013 #115

I think our friend Lizzie might need anger management help. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #123

At least. Whovian Feb 2013 #125

And such a transparency page for our friend Lizzie! Highlights: apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #130

Tsk, tsk. Look who just keeps hazzing the sadz... apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #117

Post removed Post removed Feb 2013 #119

There, there. It ain't as bad as all that, is it? apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #121

You don't even know how this bit of banter is making you and your cause look. Whovian Feb 2013 #122

Much anger in the young man - just the kind of specimen we need toting a pistol around, eh? apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #126

You're as wrong in your silly attempt as psychoanalysis... Lizzie Poppet Feb 2013 #128

There, there. It's going to be alright, sir, I can assure you. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #131

*UPDATE*: add another Angry-gram to the 'ole Transparency Page: apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #136

How many of these can people get before they are asked to leave? Maraya1969 Feb 2013 #160

That gives her 6 hides in the last 90 days, or exactly half as many as the OP. 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #177

Do you has a sad pintobean Feb 2013 #221

That's nice. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #222

"I think we're done here" - Or not. *UPDATE* - we ARE done here. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #133

"In the evening; gettin' angry; ain't we got fun?" And the transparency page to prove it! apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #135

Just as this one does. nick of time Feb 2013 #178

BWAHAHAHAHA! I'm amazed it lasted as long as it did. 11 Bravo Feb 2013 #209

Yep. nick of time Feb 2013 #210

Just as these, errrr, ummmm, "two" do: apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #219

You must have never owned a firearm, nor read the Owners Manual if you have.. Ghost in the Machine Feb 2013 #218

The Kellerman study has long since been debunked. GreenStormCloud Feb 2013 #17

This wasn't Kellerman's study. Whovian Feb 2013 #23

Then post a link to the study you seem to be embracing. nick of time Feb 2013 #28

The New England Journal of Medicine. Whovian Feb 2013 #32

Thanks. nt. nick of time Feb 2013 #33

Say again. SayWut Feb 2013 #43

Like "SayWut" said, that IS Kellerman's study. Lord Magus Feb 2013 #61

2.7 might be accurate. Incitatus Feb 2013 #129

43:1 wasn't the risk ratio Major Nikon Feb 2013 #213

Guns - The Love That Keeps On Giving - Round After Round cantbeserious Feb 2013 #26

Over 1,200 killed by guns since Sandy Hook mokawanis Feb 2013 #31

Thank you. The pro gunners here are terribly vile. Whovian Feb 2013 #34

WTH? So everytime a woman is attacked and would have chosen to defend herself but Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #36

Every woman you speak of Lordquinton Feb 2013 #49

"No one has been prevented by law in owning guns" Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #54

No broader a statement than Lordquinton Feb 2013 #62

So when other posters run around saying pro-RKBA advocates Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #63

My mistake. Lordquinton Feb 2013 #70

And what does the body of the post say? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #72

Says that I got the Semantics wrong Lordquinton Feb 2013 #78

You are determined to be a dishonest about this as possible, aren't you? Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #88

What about it? Lordquinton Feb 2013 #103

Until the attacker punches your lights out, and then kills you with your own gun. Dash87 Feb 2013 #100

+1,000. Spot-on observation, and 100% accurate. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #91

Well at least she votes Democratic RZM Feb 2013 #35

And she doesn't look 30 years old, as is the 1983 Kellerman study is with all its massaged data n/t Nuclear Unicorn Feb 2013 #38

That's not the original text pintobean Feb 2013 #42

I keep guns in my home sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #45

She needs better training. ileus Feb 2013 #46

But she won't get it mokawanis Feb 2013 #48

Then again pintobean Feb 2013 #51

You don't even know, do you? Whovian Feb 2013 #53

Enlighten me. pintobean Feb 2013 #56

I don't think I can. Pissing in the wind comes to mind. Whovian Feb 2013 #57

So, you don't know. pintobean Feb 2013 #58

She'd decrease the threat to her family Warpy Feb 2013 #55

From a perspective of 71 years, our culture has gotten more fearful and violent, WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2013 #60

Thank you for a moment of clarity. Whovian Feb 2013 #134

i almost didn't click on the thread. barbtries Feb 2013 #66

So glad someone appreciates it. Whovian Feb 2013 #92

You got 40 Recs, but the same tiresome little ban of pro-NRA shillmeister's gave it their all to apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #69

Are you serious with that sig line? Support of 2nd Amendment is racist? Skip Intro Feb 2013 #71

Possibly the single most fuckwitted thing I've ever read on DU. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2013 #75

Oh, look who haz a sad. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #77

Nope. I haz a LMAO, actually. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2013 #85

Sure. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #87

Oh yeah, it's meant seriously. Skip Intro Feb 2013 #81

You tell 'em, Skip! apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #86

Are you having another "party"? Perhaps you can alert on it: apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #76

You're trying to deflect from your own sig line? Skip Intro Feb 2013 #79

Better get on that alert, Skip. n/t. apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #80

Yeah, ok. Have a nice rest and take it easy. Skip Intro Feb 2013 #82

"it is in poart to discuagg issue gtwettn oher duers but this is talkinb bad about other duers apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #84

Thanks. There seems to be a vendetta of sorts. Whovian Feb 2013 #93

And I apologize that two of the posters currently stalking me decided to bring their vendetta apocalypsehow Feb 2013 #97

LOL... Not your fault I believe they were here already Whovian Feb 2013 #98

Because keeping them on the front lawn would be counterproductive? randome Feb 2013 #73

Yeah, the neighbors will complain about anything. Deep13 Feb 2013 #104

It depends on the person's location and circumstances. Incitatus Feb 2013 #127

Look at it this way: if you kill yourself or your family with your weapon... Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #132

Another thread full of stupid. flvegan Feb 2013 #137

Bigger question: How paranoid are gun owners to think that they are ALWAYS at risk of a shootout? MessiahRp Feb 2013 #142

+1000 Whovian Feb 2013 #145

While I agree with most of your post but I have a question. ... spin Feb 2013 #146

If you own over 20 firearms I would consider you a threat to public safety. Whovian Feb 2013 #149

How about me Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #154

4 guns seems like overkill to me as well... MessiahRp Feb 2013 #165

The CCW makes it much easier to buy a gun Recursion Feb 2013 #199

Well here is my answer Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #201

I suspected you would just like most people who have little understanding ... spin Feb 2013 #211

What is your reasoning for the need to carry at all times? MessiahRp Feb 2013 #164

If I had an reliable app for this iPad that would remind me that today was a day ... spin Feb 2013 #214

if all gun owners were like you, there wouldn't be a problem! farminator3000 Feb 2013 #202

Interesting thread you linked to. I added a comment. (n/t) spin Feb 2013 #216

you might like this one, too. farminator3000 Feb 2013 #217

It must suck for those people to live their lives in constant fear. Apophis Feb 2013 #183

Don't confuse me with facts, I want my guns Progressive dog Feb 2013 #150

+1 nt Whovian Feb 2013 #151

If you think about it in a certain way than we are better off because of them. aandegoons Feb 2013 #155

What about this reason doc03 Feb 2013 #166

Yup amuse bouche Feb 2013 #169

I think one of the root problems is intolerance forward4freedom Feb 2013 #180

and many of the city/urban types Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #181

Option? to do what? nt forward4freedom Feb 2013 #185

have a weapon Duckhunter935 Feb 2013 #194

I think the 2nd part is NRA propaganda forward4freedom Feb 2013 #205

I keep mine in my home, too. Where else would I keep them? MineralMan Feb 2013 #182

Rec #100 Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #187

Because you are stupid and selfish, like Nancy Lanza Dems to Win Feb 2013 #203