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pintobean

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32. Because successful home defense

Reply to GGJohn (Reply #28)

Wed Oct 14, 2015, 10:12 PM

Oct 2015

might result in more support for the 2A.

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Woman (65) shoots burglary suspect in garage [View all] pintobean Oct 2015 OP

Is attempted burglary a death penalty offense? guillaumeb Oct 2015 #1

No one died. pintobean Oct 2015 #2

lol CatWoman Oct 2015 #3

Yep, when seconds count, the cops are just minutes away! I live in a VERY RURAL area of a small Ghost in the Machine Oct 2015 #9

And of course she knew that the response time would be that long? guillaumeb Oct 2015 #13

You're making stuff up. pintobean Oct 2015 #17

She was 100 percent correct yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #43

One of the occupational hazards of Burglar is that you might get shot. Throd Oct 2015 #4

Appears they haven't ramped up their SafeBurglar� program yet. Bonx Oct 2015 #78

Rofl� miyazaki Oct 2015 #98

Depending on the neighborhood, it could have taken the police a long time to show up. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2015 #5

Yes. And if she HAD shot her son the story would be a bit different. guillaumeb Oct 2015 #14

Neither of those things happened, did they? Spare us the 'woulda, coulda, shoulda'... friendly_iconoclast Oct 2015 #49

I posited these scenarios because this incident is presented as guillaumeb Oct 2015 #99

Since you want to play that game -- he could have violently assaulted and murdered her. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #97

I think so. There is no way to know if things will escalate and the homeowners life is at stake. Waldorf Oct 2015 #6

They responded to an alarm. They could have called the police guillaumeb Oct 2015 #15

Seems the whole thing could have been avoided if somebody wasn't burglarizing their property. Waldorf Oct 2015 #19

And if the story had been instead about a homeowner who went into the garage in response guillaumeb Oct 2015 #22

State law will say treestar Oct 2015 #74

it is if you pick the wrong house Fla_Democrat Oct 2015 #7

Did you pull a muscle, the way your knee jerked like that? ;) n/t X_Digger Oct 2015 #8

LOL!!! n/t Ghost in the Machine Oct 2015 #10

Sympathy for the burglar? GGJohn Oct 2015 #18

Common sense to avoid an easily avoided situation that could have turned out guillaumeb Oct 2015 #23

So far in this thread, you've done every thing possible to place the blame on the victim GGJohn Oct 2015 #29

Maybe you missed the part where the burglar, instead of leaving, GGJohn Oct 2015 #20

Or tried to run away? guillaumeb Oct 2015 #25

Again, maybe you missed that part where, instead of leaving like he was told, GGJohn Oct 2015 #26

If the woman was standing in the doorway, how was the burgar to leave other than by turning... guillaumeb Oct 2015 #27

Jesus christ, you're making every excuse to blame the woman GGJohn Oct 2015 #28

I am looking at the incident and attempting to analyze what happened, and why. guillaumeb Oct 2015 #30

Bullshit!!!! GGJohn Oct 2015 #31

The criminal is just that, a criminal and a thief. Or would be thief. guillaumeb Oct 2015 #33

Other people think differently than you. GGJohn Oct 2015 #36

She was protecting her stuff. Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #81

"that was only after he decided to fight the burglar." Or the burglar decided to fight *him*... friendly_iconoclast Oct 2015 #84

Horseshit. Throd Oct 2015 #88

Backing into the house and dialing 911 would've taken less time Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #110

No doubt, attempting to objectively analyze a scenario can often look like blame LanternWaste Oct 2015 #82

I would say a criminal stoned on something that induced severely bad judgement is most probable Yo_Mama Oct 2015 #59

Because successful home defense pintobean Oct 2015 #32

Good answer. guillaumeb Oct 2015 #35

Of which 2/3rd's are suicides. eom. GGJohn Oct 2015 #38

And that changes things... how? hunter Oct 2015 #101

So, you demonize good people pintobean Oct 2015 #53

Garages almost always have a door into the house. Yo_Mama Oct 2015 #58

It's likely a detached garage pintobean Oct 2015 #65

You know those big metal things on the exterior of a garage? snooper2 Oct 2015 #60

Absurd. Dr. Strange Oct 2015 #46

LOL. GGJohn Oct 2015 #47

He was looking for mice Yupster Oct 2015 #68

"possibly to attack her." Gormy Cuss Oct 2015 #79

If someone illegally enters your house/garage, it's legal to shoot to kill Reter Oct 2015 #34

Well - according to the link, the burglar didn't leave when told and instead got aggressive Yo_Mama Oct 2015 #57

No, but it certainly comes with the possibility of that sentence. cleanhippie Oct 2015 #71

Her skirt was too high, thats why she got raped. peapodsss Oct 2015 #80

Another Moron American Hero! hunter Oct 2015 #11

I find it highly offensive that you would side with the criminal against the victim. GGJohn Oct 2015 #21

The pro-gun movement sides with criminals all the time. Paladin Oct 2015 #70

You're not kidding. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2015 #72

that's the issue treestar Oct 2015 #75

"(N)obody having guns is not even considered." Because prohibition hasn't worked before friendly_iconoclast Oct 2015 #83

Hell, they even get all chummy with suicidal people and future mass murderers, sell them guns... hunter Oct 2015 #96

"they even get all chummy with suicidal people and future mass murderers, sell them guns" Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #100

I'll refer you to this journal post of mine... hunter Oct 2015 #104

"I don't understand gun love." Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2015 #108

You're the reason we lose elections Reter Oct 2015 #37

If you'd vote for a Republican moron because some anonymous guy on the internet doesn't like guns... hunter Oct 2015 #40

You don't have to like guns, but if a robber gets shot inside a house/garage, don't ever get mad Reter Oct 2015 #41

If I was in the habit of shooting strangers in my house... hunter Oct 2015 #44

Ah? This was an older scared lady who didn't just start shooting. Yo_Mama Oct 2015 #62

I am all about gun control, but this woman responded reasonably when the man didn't tblue37 Oct 2015 #63

I know you don't want to be victimized exboyfil Oct 2015 #12

A sensible answer. You should self-delete it. guillaumeb Oct 2015 #16

Most people don't think burglar though - Generally, they think wild animal. Lancero Oct 2015 #52

And she did not shoot to kill malaise Oct 2015 #24

Impossible, that myth of "shoot in the leg" was debunked decades ago Reter Oct 2015 #39

Interesting how the police, who weren't there, determined that the burgler turned toward her... Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2015 #42

I would imagine that the 2 eyewitnesses, you know, the victims, GGJohn Oct 2015 #45

"Do you have any evidence that it didn't happen the way the victims...said it happened?" No friendly_iconoclast Oct 2015 #50

no one has any evidence either way treestar Oct 2015 #76

Well, if you get shot after having broken in at night, the presumption is against you. Yo_Mama Oct 2015 #64

Sorry for being such a wet blanket. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2015 #66

It doesn't matter what happened. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #48

In the past, I would have said the controllers' posts in this thread were parodies... friendly_iconoclast Oct 2015 #51

Any burglar at my house would be facing 350 lbs of fur and teeth. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #54

And if I know dogs, the basenji would be at the front of the pack Codeine Oct 2015 #55

She'd be the first one there. hobbit709 Oct 2015 #56

Nice to see she refused to be a victim. ileus Oct 2015 #61

too bad cops can't aim for the legs WI_DEM Oct 2015 #67

We don't know that she was aiming for legs. pintobean Oct 2015 #69

It sounds like everyone wants to absolve her without getting the facts first treestar Oct 2015 #73

Missouri has a castle doctrine. pintobean Oct 2015 #77

and why is this GD material? La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2015 #85

Because "GD" stands for "gun discussion." Lizzie Poppet Oct 2015 #86

Why wouldn't it be? pintobean Oct 2015 #87

a mass shooting is something of interest to the nation. one lady shooting one burglar in the foot La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2015 #89

This will go well over 100 posts, so it is obviously a story of interest. n/t Throd Oct 2015 #90

Every story is local. pintobean Oct 2015 #91

I wish that some folks here would read Lulu Belle Oct 2015 #92

was this robber armed? with a firearm or a different weapon? maxsolomon Oct 2015 #93

I don't understand how Lulu Belle Oct 2015 #102

I wouldn't expect you would maxsolomon Oct 2015 #103

Why does it matter? Lulu Belle Oct 2015 #107

More gun porn philosslayer Oct 2015 #94

None. pintobean Oct 2015 #95

How do you know he was harmless? cabyio Oct 2015 #109

Fired twice, hit once in each leg... Ino Oct 2015 #105

See post #69 pintobean Oct 2015 #106

I am sorry LOCKING etherealtruth Oct 2015 #111