“What are you prepared to do!?!â€

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You mean after the would be home invaders make their way into the middle of nowhere in a county with a reputation for hostility toward unwanted visitors, then turn off the paved road, go half a mile down an uninviting (deliberately so) dirt road, get over/through the electric fences or the gate to get on the property, get through the door/doors into the house, past the dogs and to a point where they are going to be a problem for li'l ol' me?

Soon as I have a clear identifiable target I am going to shoot it/them to the ground... . I have ragged on my wife since we moved out here to carry a gun in/around the house all the time, and I set her a good example. Trouble can show up any time around here, not just at night. There are a couple of shotguns and an AR carbine outside the safe with magazines loaded while we are home. It takes a good while for the county cavalry to show up when they are called, it's a big county and there aren't many of them. So we are ready to go it alone as we know we will have to do if trouble pays us a visit.

Home invasions seem to be on the increase around the country, and now it seems multiple perpetrators are the rule as well. This is not a good trend but what is these days? All I can say is I am looking forward to the Fila puppy sleeping on my feet right now getting all grown up. She will weigh better than 100 pounds if her pedigree is any indication, and she is already protective at just ten weeks old. Why, just this morning she stood off threats from two Hideous Overturned Lawn Chair Monsters on her first trip outside...

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I also have the furry attack pets who will most definately unhesitatingly attack any stranger and both wife and I have handguns close at hand wherever we are in the house. I own 10 self defense adequate handguns (.38 caliber or larger) and we have an empty nest. My 870 w/9 rds of 00 Buck & slugs is 3 ft from my computer desk, plus my P-16 w/16 rds. There's a pistol on my workbench in the basement.

I have no desire to kill anyone, but the decision to do so would be instaneous is the circumstances warranted. I shoot IPSC. At any range within our home I can deliver headshots PDQ. My training in the Marines was 2 in the chest & 1 in the head. I WOULD NEVER, NEVER, NEVER SURRENDER MY WEAPON TO A BG!!! If a BG was holding my beloved captive (using her for a shield) she knows to just stand still cuz the headshot is gonna happen immediately. No preamble, no discussion, no bargaining. My unarmed combat skills are way above average and knives are also part of my repartiore.

Ditto for what others said about calling the cops and remaining silent until my atty (and I DO have one that I can freely refer to as MY atty from biz stuff) arrived to help me prepare my statement.
 
It is interesting to see the reactions from everyone here and good to to realize that there are still good solid people that believe in what is good in this country. Moreover, it is good to know that people are willing to commit to fight against evil that walks our land and protect their loved ones from this scourge that is here. The idea of a home invasion never occured to me as a child growing up during WW2. People did not lock homes and even if they did many only needed a skeleton key to lock up. A key from the Five and Dime was only 10 or fifteen cents anyway.

I too have my own scenario about a HI and I pray that I am strong enough to carry it out if something were to happen. We live in a nice quiet area of mostly retired folks in their 60' through late 80's and a couple of people in their 90's. Quiet? yes but are still crimes of opportunity that are a bit mystifying. Last Summer a younger neighbor just two doors down came home about 4 PM to pick up his small daughter. When he came out of the house his BMW was open and 200 CD's were gone. No idea why anyone would carry that many in their automobile anyway.

Then three weeks ago a next door neighbor's daughter, visiting from the east, had her SUV broken in to and the Alpine stereo taken as well as anything else not nailed down. And this in our quiet and comfortable area! I carry a pocket pistol most of the time when I am home now.

Remember that these internet forums are easily viewed by outsiders and lurkers. If there is ever a need for anyone here to put there scenario into real-life actio remember this fact. Anything you say here may be dredged up in a court of law, so do not embellish your posts with something that is purely rhetoric that may cause you grief somewhere down the road. An example would be: You have signs on your property that say, "Tresspassers will be shot, Survivors will be shot again!" Sure it is cute and we all grin when we wee these signs but do not forget that lawyers will drag things like that until they bleed all over the place.

During an actual event you may find yourself suffering "tunnel vision" and a pounding in the ears. I have experienced this in spite of police training. You may be able to shoot a ragged hole in a target at various distances but what about a real life scenario? Try it in the dark or with flashing lights and sirens going and someone shouting over a megaphone.

Above all lets not be bragging to all and sundry about the ordnance scattered around the house and what each holds in ammo. Suffice it to say we will not be doing anything foolish in each others turf but lets not make it easy for the BG's. They already have the liberals behind them and some crazy female ready to visit and write letters to them if they survive and end up in prison. Lets not make their lot any easier than it is already.

:)
 
The front door is about 50 feet from where I am sitting right now. I have my Glock 35 within arms reach (15x165 grn Remington Golden Sabers), and two spare mags. I'll take the phone receiver off the cradle and dial 911. I'll go to my closet where my Remington 870 is waiting for me (7x2 3/4" Federal 8 pellet 00 buck). At this very moment, the lights are off at the front of the house, so bad guys may have some trouble negotiating the furniture (not to mention the two recycle bins in the front entranceway, tomorrow is trash pickup day! :) ).

If they are slow, heck, maybe I'll put on my IIIA vest. :cool: Otherwise, I'll hang out in the master bathroom yelling 'I'm armed, go away! Leave me alone!' I have excellent cover and the shape of the room makes it almost impossible for anyone to 'slice the pie' trying to enter my bedroom. I'll shoot anyone that is foolish enough to look in or come in.

Regards
--Dan
 
Right now? 11:19 PM, I'd be in deep Sh*t!
I'm sitting in my recliner using my laptop. Front door is directly in front of me and I'm not sure if it is locked. Patio door is 6 feet to my right and I know it is not locked. My carry gun is in the bedroom in the quick access safe next to my bed.
I guess I'd have to toss the perp the computer and run like hell to the bedroom, crawl accross the floor to the safe and come back shooting if I made it that far.
Come to think of it, I think I'll lock up and go to bed. :uhoh:
 
Depends on where they come in. If they are coming through my bedroom window I will grab my shotgun which is loaded and leaning against the wall next to my desk, move into the hallway outside my bedroom and shoot them as they climb through the window. If they come through any other part of the house I'll grab my gun and cell phone, get out through my window, hide in the woods next to my house, and call police. If I can't get out of the house (which means they are outside my window) I will barricade myself in my bathroom, which is right next to my bedroom.
 
im prepared to slap bi**hes like WOAH! :neener:

seriously, anything in my power to protect my family. to be honest, if they get the jump on me and its me and my rents or our stuff; they can take the stuff. but the second i feel that they will hurt my brother myself my mother or my father i will do everything i can with every fiber of my being to make sure they remain ok
 
I have absolutely no way of knowing what anyone breaking into my humble abode is planning on doing to me. So I must assume the worst, and do whatever is required to stop the threat to my continued existance.

If that requires a fight to the finish, so be it.
 
Like the thread originator I'm usually on my own, and 90% of the people I allow in my home are most likely carrying at least as much as myself. Most are trained better than I am. So if it happens during a get together at my house :evil: ....

If it's when I'm home alone, they'll get no warning or quarter from me. If I see them first BOOM!!

It's simple: they defeated at least 2 locks to gain enrty, they've had to see the "steal here-die here" signs that are up just inside any way into the house, so they aren't there by accident, and thier intentions can't be in my best intrest.

Judged or carried?? NO CONTEST!!! :fire:
 
Probably nothing, my over protective lab/shar-pei mix would get to the guy faster than I could. My beagle would heroically head for under the bed and bark like he's never barked before. I doubt my cats would care either way. If that fails I'd shoot the bastard.
 
:rolleyes: I actually experienced a home invasion back in 1990. My Pit Bulls saved me on that one; but, I assure you, I have no intention of, ever, being caught helpless like that again! Perhaps the most important lesson I learned that Sunday morning is you can never allow yourself to take a, 'mental holiday'.

I had recently broken my right knee; I just stood there, crutch in hand, speechless, and, 'brain dead' while a filthy dirty giant of a man stuck his head through my front door and, then, came walking across my living room with his right-hand in his pocket. I can, still, see that leering grin on his face! I thought I was about to die! (I think he did, too; until he heard the first bulldog growl from the top of the stairs!

The, 'You've had it grin!' suddenly disappeared; and I never saw such a burst of speed from a human being in my entire life! The bulldogs missed him by mere inches as he slammed the door on them in order to save himself!

My wife, who was upstairs, said she saw a large man run down our driveway and jump into a car. I couldn't walk at the time; or I would have hurried to the door, opened it, and let the dogs have him! :fire:
 
As I was advised several years ago by the Chief of Police, “Your allowed to shoot home invaders in my town but don’t call me till their dead. I don’t want any bullet holes in the floor so if need be, stand um up and shoot again, no sense in get’in an second version as to what happened. I’ll be glad to take your word for itâ€.
 
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well, heres what I'd do, in order...

1. Crap my pants
2. Load up my SAR-1 with a 30 rounder
3. Go upstairs and start shooting people, most likely getting shot and killed in the process.
 
As a civilized person it is my duty to protect my love one and society. If someone is attempting a home invasion in my house and I can stop it. It will be stopped with all the force allowed by law. In NH that means deadly force is allowed. It will be used until there is no longer a threat.
 
More K-Frames than I can shake a stick at!

I thought about this a lot some years ago. My wife and I were livng in an area of Tucson, that was...sketchy at best, while she finished her dgeree at University Of Arizona.

I was rooting through my gun safe and noticed that I had 7 Smith & Wesson K-Frame revolvers of different barrel lengths, but in either .38spl, or .357 magnum caliber. I chose not to count the K-17 .22lr for obvious reasons.

I also counted HKS speeloaders. I had 13 or so, as I used to shoot PPC a long time ago. I started to think of all the places around the house I could discreetly place a revolver and a speedloader full of +P hollow points.

As the day went on, I had a fully loaded revolver stashed within easy reach of any place in the house in which I happened to be...all backing up the .45 I keep on my belt.

I chose the K-Frames because of their abundance, and the fact that my wife is a dyed-in-the-wool wheelgun fan, and +P .38's or .357's seem not to bother her at all. Secondly, I could load all of the guns with a hot.38 and mate them with a speedloader full of the same ammo.

This practice stood me in good stead one night in March of 2001. I was freshly out of the shower at around 3:00am, sitting in my living room in a pair of gym shorts, watching CNN or some other news program.

My front door was open, but the screen door was closed and latched (you know, in case a toddler tried to break in). The door popped open, and two obviously drunk, native american males opened the door and stuck their heads into my living room!

"We neet a rite to da reserve" One said.

He seemed not to notice the Model 66 Snubby in my right hand pointed at his chest. I stood up quickly and yelled for them to "Get the f**k out of here!"

The fact that I had a gun pointed at still hadn't dawned upon him. "Typical wet brained res rat", was what I was thinking. I repeated my order for him to de-ass my living room, and property.

"We neet a rite to da reserve" He repeated.

I crossed the living room and kicked him square in the chest, and he and his silent friend went butt over teacups off the porch and into the yard. They both lie there, one bleeding from a large cut over his right eye...OOPS, while I called the local PD.

In the end, the were both carted off to the drunk tank, as I decided the bumps and bruises were more than punishment enough for what they had done.

I still think about what COULD have happened had I not been prepared to react in a situation such as that one, and that they were not determined invaders. Thank God I didn't have to shoot, and that they were just a pair of drunks, albeit, stupid ones.

Like I always say: Drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.
 
You can rest assured that the consequences of my actions will not be a consideration at the time.

My number 1 objective is to protect my family, the law be damned. :fire:
 
Shouldn't preparation include what comes after?

I think most agree that "tried by 12 beats carried by 6". However, doesn't prudent vigilence dictage that we consider the aftermath? Will we all be so lucky as to only have to deal with ONE bad encounter? Would not entanglement with one lethal force scenario potentially increase our chances for others?

It would be nice to think that our training prepares us, we mitigate the threat(s), and then live out the rest of our days quietly, but I don't think we do our loved ones much good from a cell.

I'm interested in the discussion of the logical aftermath of prudent preparedness as part of threat mitigation as well...one invariably leads to the other, doesn't it?

Stay safe,

CZ52'
 
I think the layout of my house would initially confuse anyone who hasn't been there before. We have a 100 lb labrador who may also slow them down-however, something that happened this weekend got me to thinking about what the dog's reaction might be.

I was in the garage on a ladder putting some stuff up in the rafters, and hit a flourescent light bulb which dislodged and fell to the garage floor just behind the dog, making a loud crash as it broke. The dog immediately ran away from the crash, then cowered and looked guilty like he was responsible. I'm wondering how he would react if someone broke a window or a sliding glass door in the house- would he become aggressive or would he retreat? I would almost prefer him to retreat rather than be immediately shot by determined invaders.

I've thought through this scenario more than a few times, mentally making notes of which firearm is where and how I would react depending on the point of entry. I'm well aware that interior walls are concealment, not cover, and once the intruders knew my location, I would be dead. I expect only one chance to get them all. That said, unless they were right on top of me, it would take me a moment, after I armed myself, to determine the point of entry, the current location, and the number of intruders. I'd try to get as much information as possible while I could still hear. Most probably, I'd let them come to me and use whatever element of suprise I had.

I'm convinced I have the correct mindset, but whether I could make all the right decisions the first time, I don't know. Depends on the number of attackers and their determination.

Hope I never get to find out.
 
Like Pax,if I'm dressed I'm armed..if I'm in my jammies my CCW is on the night stand....other guns in the safe(need to change that)..this is why I'm thinking I need MORE guns...strategically placed around the house.....I'm prepared to Mozambeke anyone follish enough to break in my house....having said that,I really hope I never have find out..... :uhoh:
 
In defense of my family and my life, everything around me is a weapon. If for some reason I cannot get to my two sidearms or shotgun, I will use everything from the maglite nearby to my teeth and nails to stop those who would do my family harm.
 
Honestly if a plan attack was made on my place, for some odd reason I don't why, I live pretty meager, but my dog would bark like no other, which would cause me to fly out of bed as I am trying to grab my .45 off my night stand. Other than that poop my pants, urinate and hopefully stand my ground and take a few with me before I die from their gun shots, being realilistic.

I live so meager that someone would have to have it out for me than to steal my stuff. I guess as I was dying on the floor I'd try to figure out who did I upset in my past life.

Charby
 
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