Intruder Shot During A Frightening Home Invasion

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I think the 18-year old knew precisely who lived there. I'll wager there was a threat or an ongoing issue, and that's why the boyfriend was there. The aggressor probably had no idea the boyfriend was there, but it sounds as though the boyfriend wasn't in the same room as the girl, given that the aggressor was able to start attacking her, and she had to "immediately alert" him. Sounds like they were expecting that something was going to go down. I'm not saying that's a bad thing... only that there's more to the story.
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I think you're reading a bit too much into it.

Sounds more like to me that the intruder had rape on his mind. He saw a young female apparently alone in the apartment, broke in and attempted to attack her. This actually happens far more often than you would think.
 
Searcher is correct in his observation. Each of us are own own best protector. That is a quote once uttered by Jeff Cooper if memory serves me correctly.


Timthinker
 
I think the ex was stalking them, and broke in late at night when he thought the boyfriend left.

Also, remember that there is no news that gets ratings as good as bad news does--especially if the bad news portrays a 'tragedy'.

example:

"inexpensive and effective treatment for breast cancer?"

or...

"police officer shot during botched no-knock raid by innocent resident"

guess which one was the headline in my paper about a month ago?

you know what aslo takes priority? Bad news that happens to JUST the USA.

example:

"North Korean dictator threatens force against its neighbors; peace talks begin to crumble, UN countries file sanctions on NK; NK tests a nuke--30 million people could die"

or...

"genocide in Africa at its historical worst--300,000 dead in three years"

or...

"crazy asian shoots 32 people at his college; the whole world mourns"

guess which one was the national headline for two weeks while nobody else cared about the other?

welcome to the news
 
Outcome

Whenever I read articles about someone protecting himself or his loved ones and he has either wounded or killed the assailant, I wonder how the victim was treated by the authorities. If the homeowner has a safe full of weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition, what happens next? Is everything confiscated on the pretext that he is guilty of a crime? Is he handcuffed and incarcerated for 24 hours? I often wonder if I were to be placed in this scenerio, what the outcome would be. I have many nice weapons and I certainly would not like them to be hauled off like pieces of junk. I would imagine that all weapons confiscated would be traced and registered if they aren't already. Many magazines publish articles of homeowners who protected themselves and their loved ones, but you never read about what happens afterwards. Just food for thought------
 
“We had a bandit that in this case, bit off a little more than he could chew,” said Gary Keller from the South Salt Lake Police Department.

The man who shot Larson has a concealed weapon’s permit and has received training in operating of handguns.

“He was trained and he was ready,” said Keller. “This is definitely a story of survival.”
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Well for once you don't have the story implying the victim "took the law into his own hands" etc.
 
The bad part is that this sort of thing will probably get worse. Times are getting tougher by the day. I hope that I don't have to get into this situation. My dog will give me a little time to collect my thoughts from waking up during a nights sleep but after that who knows.
 
at least the guy got caught and no one was harmed.


the brady campaign guy was on the news last night and said
"what most people don't realize is that 22% of the time, the homeowners' guns are taken and used AGAINST them"

:banghead:
 
Stats can make most statements true. A few years ago I was told 2% of gun owners have never fired their guns they keep for SD. Are you ready for this one 25% of gun owners have not fired their guns in over five years and 10% have not fired them in over ten years. Now to clear up some of the facts, most of the 2% group got their guns from being passed down through family and have no idea how they really work. Most are older revolvers and 1911 Military arms. ( do you know a older person that has a gun they never fired?)many believe because dad always keep it near the bed they should too.
Less than 20% of gun owners will have a need for a gun in their home. Better to have one and not need it than need one and not have it. These are some reasons the BG gets a owners gun from them.
I believe most people on gun forums will not lose their guns to the BG because we use them and know how they work and most of us here have had training or are planning to get trained in SD with a gun.
 
Larson broke free from the man and woman and jumped through a plate of glass window, dramatically exiting the apartment.
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Emphasis mine.

Anyone else see the reporters swearing to themselves that no one had a camera for this?
 
I think the 18-year old knew precisely who lived there. I'll wager there was a threat or an ongoing issue, and that's why the boyfriend was there. The aggressor probably had no idea the boyfriend was there, but it sounds as though the boyfriend wasn't in the same room as the girl, given that the aggressor was able to start attacking her, and she had to "immediately alert" him. Sounds like they were expecting that something was going to go down. I'm not saying that's a bad thing... only that there's more to the story.
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I don't get it. . . the story seems entirely plausible to me.

Are you saying that it's uncommon for boyfriends and girlfriends to live together? Is it also uncommon for girls to go to sleep while their boyriends stay up in another room? Further, is it uncommon for women to scream for their boyfriend/husband when they are awakened by a strange man crashing through the door?
Are you one of those people who screams "photoshop!" at every amazing photo you come across on the internet?
 
the brady campaign guy was on the news last night and said
"what most people don't realize is that 22% of the time, the homeowners' guns are taken and used AGAINST them"
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What most people don't realize is 100% of the brady campaign's statistics are skewed, heavily biased, or outright lies. I wonder how many of them are those 25 year old "children" they factor in :barf:
 
Who give a flying squirrel's **** if the guy was an ex or not???

Dude busted down a door, attacked a woman, threw himself through a plate glass window and still fought with the cops after being shot!

Am i supposed to be feeling something for him???
 
Quote:

"Unfortunately, important stories like these that relay yhte truth about personal firearms kept for self defense will never make the mainstream media."

"Instead, ABC throw unloaded guns into bins of toys to see what a bunch of toddlers will do with them, having not been trained any better than their city-dwelling, latte sipping parents."

I love It.......
 
"It could very well end up on the mainstream news. The only problem will be that it will be bundled in with "sensless gun violence" by the Brady camp and their ilk."

I'm not sure if you thought you were being sarcastic, but you're absolutely right. Intruders and home invaders who are shot, are counted as "victims of gun violence" by the Brady Campaign. They also include criminals who are shot by police, and suicides. And when you call them on these things, they ignore it, just like they ignore every fact and statistic they are presented with.

Should we expect anything less from an organization that counts 25 year-old gangbangers as being among "the children". :barf:
 
It's obvious the shooter is inexperienced. Double tap is the way to go with 9ms.
 
Unfortunately, important stories like these that relay yhte truth about personal firearms kept for self defense will never make the mainstream media.
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I think you have confused your words. KUTV is mainstream media. I think you meant to say that the story won't get picked up on the national level by the media. Maybe so. Then again, it isn't a national-attention story.

As for the story being the truth about personal firearms kept for self defense, I am not sure of what truth to which you are referring. Is it the truth that they can actually be used for self defense?

I always wonder why these articles mention that the shooter had a concealed carry license. The man was in his own home, no need for a license.
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Right, but if it had been an off duty cop at home, they would have mentioned the guy was an off duty cop. Neither facet has anything to do with the story per se, except in this case, the commenting officer notes that the shooter was trained and ready. Trained? Sure. Ready? I don't know. The BG found the GF quicker than the BF found his gun and brought it to bear in the situation.

From the queries above, you have to wonder how the BG found the GF so quickly...unless maybe he know the GF and the home.
 
the brady campaign guy was on the news last night and said
"what most people don't realize is that 22% of the time, the homeowners' guns are taken and used AGAINST them"
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Which for me translates into:-
78% of the time, the homeowner's guns are NOT taken away from them and used against them, and the homeowner protects his and his family's lives and his property.

Those are pretty good statistics for gun ownership methinks
 
Yeah, Utah's a pretty conservative place [strike]when it comes to gun owners[/strike].

Fixed that for you.
 
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