I have convinced three intruders "not to do anything" on three different occasions--at gun point, and using some industrial strength coaching. And believe me, I was very ready to shoot for center mass. All elected to exercise some judgment, in the event.
All of these incidents preceded the enactment of castle laws in the two states involved. As to whether that would have made much difference other than in terms of evidentiary procedure, one can only speculate.
In all three occasions there was a car in the driveway. The perps at least had reason to suspect the house to be occupied.
One was one of those cases mentioned by fiddletown in which one had to go forth for the sake of the safety of family members. It does happen.
I think, knowing what I have learned since, that I would probably have acted a little differently in the other two cases. In one of them I would not--could not, in fact , have called the police. There was no phone.
I have since had some rather good tactical pistol training, and I do recommend it for those who can avail themselves of it. I haven't had any FoF training relevant to the issue at hand. Regarding "reacting to a home intruder" I imagine that such training would only reinforce ideas imparted by those who have taken it.
On a few other occasions I was lucky that there was no one in the house. Based on what I consider to be very good advice, you will not find me going looking for them, should it happen again.
I sometimes kick myself for not having realized the obvious to start with--if you don't want to risk getting shot for no good reason, do not make yourself any more of a target than you have to. Looks good on the screen, and you can always get by with it if there's no one there, but it does not constitute a really smart strategy.
Of course, if anyone really doesn't want to accept what the experts and professionals have to say, he or she can still get some airsoft guns, bring in a couple of fit people to use them and offer a reward for the winners.
I don't have to. I need simply to stand in various places and look at the approach that I as the homeowner would have to take to "clear." I'd be a walking duck. Why it took the likes of Mas Ayoob, hso, and others to point that out I just do not know.
All of these incidents preceded the enactment of castle laws in the two states involved. As to whether that would have made much difference other than in terms of evidentiary procedure, one can only speculate.
In all three occasions there was a car in the driveway. The perps at least had reason to suspect the house to be occupied.
One was one of those cases mentioned by fiddletown in which one had to go forth for the sake of the safety of family members. It does happen.
I think, knowing what I have learned since, that I would probably have acted a little differently in the other two cases. In one of them I would not--could not, in fact , have called the police. There was no phone.
I have since had some rather good tactical pistol training, and I do recommend it for those who can avail themselves of it. I haven't had any FoF training relevant to the issue at hand. Regarding "reacting to a home intruder" I imagine that such training would only reinforce ideas imparted by those who have taken it.
On a few other occasions I was lucky that there was no one in the house. Based on what I consider to be very good advice, you will not find me going looking for them, should it happen again.
I sometimes kick myself for not having realized the obvious to start with--if you don't want to risk getting shot for no good reason, do not make yourself any more of a target than you have to. Looks good on the screen, and you can always get by with it if there's no one there, but it does not constitute a really smart strategy.
Of course, if anyone really doesn't want to accept what the experts and professionals have to say, he or she can still get some airsoft guns, bring in a couple of fit people to use them and offer a reward for the winners.
I don't have to. I need simply to stand in various places and look at the approach that I as the homeowner would have to take to "clear." I'd be a walking duck. Why it took the likes of Mas Ayoob, hso, and others to point that out I just do not know.
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