JUSTICE IS SERVED IN NORTH CAROLINA

I think that the homeowner did the appropriate thing. He did not know if the invader would try to kill him.

I am disgusted with all the bleeding hearts who are more concerned about a perp than a victim of a crime. Criminals need to know that if they invade a person's home, there can be dire consequences. If a few more of these instances happen, maybe a criminal would think twice before breaking into someone's home.

I must agree with u 1OO%, Phoenix.
Every predatory event is a contest of power.
I hope that the innocent victim will have dominant power
in each such emergency, so that evil is defeated !

Hopefully, the predator (or his estate) will not sue his victim
for defending himself.





David

Did he get to keep the girl scout cookies?

I 'll admit, that IS a clever way
to express your super-pacifist position.

what was going on in the perps mind at the time? did he wish to have someone assist his suicide?
Or is this merely additional proof that the criminal mind is usually never part of the "Gifted/creative" subset of the population.

What weapon would you use to protect yourself in this case? Id select a shotgun with a "defense" load (1 slug and 4 (00) shot). I live in an old(1700's era) stone home and I fear that a pistol round would ricochete and accidently hit someone I love.

We r not likely to find that out during this Earthly lifetime.


With his girlfriend serving to drive his getaway car,
its not likely that he intended to end his life there.
I suspect that he was HOPING for unarmed victims who support gun control
inhabiting his targeted premises.

( I will confess to a daydream of years past
that when the Charlie Manson Gang burst in on Sharon Tate's cocktail party,
that some of the attenders had been gun-lovers who brought out
their defensive ordnance to welcome them to the party with a 7 gun salute
[instead of having been helpless, obaying the gun control laws, as thay were]. )




Well, we know of at least 1 Mensan who was convicted of murder.
I understand that he freely admits his guilt.





I concede the functional value of shotguns for home defense,
especially when cut down to the legal limits, for convenient use.
In my own ideosyncratic sentiments, I am not a shotgun person.
I don 't own a shotgun. I 've only fired them on relatively few occasions.

For many years, for home defense, I relied primarily on the .3O caliber M-1 Carbine
(obviously, semi-automatic) with alternating rounds softpoint and military copperjacketed
ammunition, loaded in 3O round bananna magazines,
but there came a time that I was dissatisfied with how ofen
thay jammed during target practice. Thay lost my confidence.
I now rely upon a .44 special Taurus Model 445 stainless steel mirror revolver
loaded with hollowpointed slugs with W I D E cavities.

Some years ago, it became necessary to have defensive recourse
to this piece, in very low light conditions at night,
when someone took a shot at me. Its reflective quality caused
an in terrorem effect, resulting in the perps swiftly leaving the area,
without my expending any ammunition. The actual gun is more
silvery reflective than shown in the posted picture. About 4O or 5O years ago,
I was counselled by my TV repairman to abandon reliance upon blued guns for personal defense,
in favor of highly reflective silver colored guns, especially for nocturnal use. He proved to be right.





For the sake of safety, it is possible to apply materials to the walls
that will reduce the chances of penetration or of deflection.





David

No, while there are wooden panels in various places of the house, Id not want anything overtop the plaster walls.
Ill just take my chances with the present decor.

I see that Taurus is making a cyinder pistol that fires .410 shotgun shells. AS youd expect, the cylinder is quite long. The gun is called "The Judge". Not great for target practice Id expect.

The sound of a shotgun shell being pumped into the chamber is a distinctive noise that lets others know that you do not wish to be fucked with and youd best go back out or become a statistic.

Yeah, for defense with a shotgun,
I don 't imagine that u 'd have much of a problem with deflection.


Yes; I know what u mean.
I don't have that gun. Maybe I shud get one.




That is VERY, VERY TRUE!

There is no doubt about that.





David