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- From: justice@Panix.Com (Michael Justice)
- Newsgroups: rec.guns
- Subject: Re: Home Invasion Prevention Tactics Wanted
- Message-ID: <199301231921.AA21372@sun.Panix.Com>
- Date: 23 Jan 93 21:50:07 GMT
- Sender: magnum@mimsy.umd.edu
- Organization: Panix Public Access Internet & Unix, NYC
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- Approved: gun-control@cs.umd.edu
- In-Reply-To: <9301181806.AA19207@stortek.com>
-
- vojak@icebucket.stortek.com (Bill Vojak) writes:
- ##
- ## #Within the past week, there have been 5 cases of home invasion in the
- ## # Orlando, Florida area....I don't profess to be RAMBO. I would appreciate
- ## #*practical* solutions and tactical recommendations....
- ##
- #
- # Yikes! My 5 shot .38 wouldn't quite cut it, even with 3 speedloaded
- # handy. This type of thing is one of the best arguments I can think
- # of for allowing average people to own semi-auto handguns/rifles.
-
- Whoa, folks. Let's not forget that the mere PRESENCE of a gun helps
- to deter criminals. This is true even when they arrive in force.
-
- Of course, your mileage may vary. If the home invaders come in with
- guns drawn, and you start shooting at them, they'll probably just
- shoot you. But maybe not.
-
- #From old memory, not guaranteed to be 100% accurate:
-
- Someone I met had to defend himself against a street gang a few years
- ago. He got out of his car, and quite suddenly found that he was
- surrounded by a minimum of TWENTY gang members, who had been hiding
- in and around the parking lot waiting specifically for him. (He'd
- prevented one from raping his daughter a couple of days before.)
-
- He pulled his .38, fired three shots at the attempted-rapist, only
- one of which hit, and the gang halted. Nobody wanted to be second.
-
- Needless to say, the police came by and arrested HIM for carrying
- a concealed weapon, one reason being (according to witnesses) that
- there was no way they could fit twenty gang members into their
- patrol car. BTW, the gang members who stayed were found armed
- ONLY with clubs, knives, chains, and so on -- it's not known how
- well they were searched, or whether they were searched at all,
- or whether any had fled, or (if so) whether the ones who fled
- were armed with anything heavier. These were just the weapons
- that were in view.
-
- After a long court battle, a divorce, and lots of legal expenses,
- not to mention permanently losing that gun, he got the court monkey
- off his back. I don't know whether he was allowed to keep his
- Illinois gun card or not (or if he had one to begin with). He
- was not a happy person when I met him (a few months after the
- courts had gotten through with him).
-
- Still, "better to be judged by twelve than carried by six."
-
- -- Michael.
- --
- Michael A. Justice / "Hey, wait a minute! You guys are CONSULTANTS!
- justice@panix.com / You're not supposed to insult me, you're supposed
- NRA Life / ILA / to KISS MY BUTT! What is WRONG with you people?!?"
- ISRA / -- Glenn, having a bad day
-