For all the flak that gun owners get, I'm glad that my son's brother-in-law had one last night. The BIL was just getting into bed when he heard someone trying to get into his window. He grabbed his gun and took off after the criminal but couldn't get a clean shot so he chased the guy, finally catching him. He pistol-whipped the criminal (the hammer actually got stuck in the guy's head at one point!) and the cops showed up a few minutes later. The criminal had already hit my son's house and car while he and his wife were out to dinner and he also tried to get in the grandparents prior to the BIL's house. So, for $400 cash and a few small items, this crook got his head split open and went to jail! He's just damn lucky that the BIL was a responsible gun owner who wouldn't chance a stray bullet hitting someone other than the crook otherwise, he'd probably be one dead MF!

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

If he was close enough to beat him, he was close enough to shoot him.



That would depend on the local laws, though. Glad to hear that he kicked the snot out of the little piece o' shit...

And yet showed both mercy and restraint. Kudos.

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"Jesus said: I have cast fire upon the world, and behold I guard it until it is ablaze."
Gospel of Thomas

My statement was said tongue-in-cheek...

Like your statements about shooting at illegal immigrants, etc.?

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"Jesus said: I have cast fire upon the world, and behold I guard it until it is ablaze."
Gospel of Thomas

No, I'm dead serious about shooting those who attempt to enter our country illegally...

Awesome! And apparently guns only breed crime.

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What's your point?

Tethys

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-- Harry S. Truman

Stories like this provide a wonderful counterpoint to the stories endlessly hyped by the anti-gun crowd who like to pretend no one ever uses guns for a good purpose.

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In case you were wondering, yes, there really ARE more idiots these days....technology has made natural selection obsolete.

Bet that just irritates the shit out of you doesnt it? An example of someone (not a cop) using a gun to catch a criminal AND not just killing him with it.

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In case you were wondering, yes, there really ARE more idiots these days....technology has made natural selection obsolete.

Exactly!

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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

I understand the point of the story and I'm pro-gun rights myself...but couldn't he technically have gotten the same results using a hammer or something?

Just offering a counter point to spur discussion.

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"Anyone that needs what they want, and doesn’t want what they need
I want nothing to do with
And to do what I want
And to do what I please
Is first on my to-do list"
-Gnarls Barkley, "Going On" lyrics

Perhaps, perhaps not.

What if the criminal had decided to shoot at him? A hammer would have been pretty worthless.

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In case you were wondering, yes, there really ARE more idiots these days....technology has made natural selection obsolete.

Incidentally - for those who believe this is a rare and isolated occurrence, Keep and Bear Arms.com compiles stories like this every day.

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In case you were wondering, yes, there really ARE more idiots these days....technology has made natural selection obsolete.