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It's my Camp David lolChloeshooter, is that your summer place?, I see no canon mounted on the ramparts?
Jim
It's my Camp David lolChloeshooter, is that your summer place?, I see no canon mounted on the ramparts?
Jim
I don't let any uninvited stranger into my house, LEO or not.To the people saying "never let them in without a warrant." What are you hiding? Simply letting an officer step inside your home is not giving him permission to search it. It's simply being polite and allowing someone to step inside your door. Unless there is something illegal sitting in plain view you have no worries. He cannot simply start going through your house and searching without a warrant, consent, or an exigent circumstance (pretty fine lines on this).
I'd never ever yell anything at a threat, why announce your position? Last thing any invader would see is the muzzle flash from a VZ58, M16A1 or G20 - whatever is handy and appropriate at the moment, I keep them all hot
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well said Jon.This is assuming its an actual home invasion. I've always got a handgun on me when I'm awake and one within reach if I'm not.
Step one grab the ak47 we keep in a undisclosed location as a pistol is not as good as a rifle. Step two grab the cell phone. Step three retreat to bedroom door which is a defensible location in our house and covers all entrences. Step four call 911.
I'm under no obligation to warn an intruder they are about to enter a firing lane. They didn't call ahead to announce coming over to kill me and the wife why I should be courteous to them??
I don't mean to be redundant, but the above is about all you should do in this situation if you wish to survive guys and gals!Personally, I would take the time I had while the door was being breached to arm myself with as much firepower I could and find cover and see what transpires from there. I would not say a word until the situation presented its self where it was safe to do so.
sorry but i have to disagree. every situation is different as are the dynamics of that situation when it occurs. house layouts are different. number of occupants in the home will be different. the age and abilities of those occupants will be different.I don't mean to be redundant, but the above is about all you should do in this situation if you wish to survive guys and gals!
Exactly right, every situation is different so if you want to survive it do as I recommend.sorry but i have to disagree. every situation is different as are the dynamics of that situation when it occurs. house layouts are different. number of occupants in the home will be different. the age and abilities of those occupants will be different.
there are no one set of rules that can apply here.
Option C (why is option C never listed!?) involves waiting at the side of the door for the worthless louts to ruin a perfectly good door, doing what you have to do if/when they manage to bust down the door, and then worrying about calling the police.I always have my pistol within reach of me when at home. Was watching cops earlier and had an interesting scenario come up. You are sitting around the house when all the sudden the door is being beat on and threatened to be kicked in. Do you:
A.) Yell to warn them that you are calling the police and that you are armed and prepared to use force should they enter your home
B.) Yell to warn them that you have called the police but not tell them of you being armed.
I ask this question because i want as little people possible knowing that i am armed(live in a crappy area, none of their business since they could be the bad guy) don't want the chance of the person evading police and coming back later nore prepared because they know my level of preparation. So my own answer is B. Yes i will tell you that i have called the police, but the only warning of my gun you will get is the muzzle flash when you make it in my home and i end the threat.
I agree, the world is a very dangerous place. SO we need to look out for ourselves, cause cops are just too heavy!!Option c is in the works but option a and b are really applicable anywhere. The world is a dangerous place no matter where you live.
I think a 911 call is still a priority (obviously the gun and defense first) because it is another thing that you have on your side. Also calling 911 tells the jury that you weren't just going to kill him for the fun of it, you legitimately defended your life and called the police (thus they send an ambulance out). No that I am saying the bad guy has the right to live after what he did, but ya know that is modern day America!who has time to make a phone call? my thought process would be:
a) safety off. check
b) find a defensive position. check
c) tell them you "already gave at the office" and if they choose not to listen
d) aim at center mass when they enter
you don't need a 911 recording the forensics will play out in your favor when the cops arrive, post-mortem as it were
calling 911 is a good option, if it's possible to do, but still needs to be done afterwards, to get help on the way ASAP. even if you don't fire your gun in SD and the BG runs away at the mere sight of it, i still think a police report of the incident is a good idea. just because, he may try again on someone who isn't armed and with a police report, they are now keeping an eye out for him.I agree, the world is a very dangerous place. SO we need to look out for ourselves, cause cops are just too heavy!!
I think a 911 call is still a priority (obviously the gun and defense first) because it is another thing that you have on your side. Also calling 911 tells the jury that you weren't just going to kill him for the fun of it, you legitimately defended your life and called the police (thus they send an ambulance out). No that I am saying the bad guy has the right to live after what he did, but ya know that is modern day America!
Only if you live a jurisdiction that don't believe in self-defense!!!I have to respectfully disagree, if the BGs can
hear you calling 911, they may panic, bag it,
and run. Then, in later break-ins, where perhaps
you get called on excessive force, you have a documented
history of allowing the BG to depart voluntarily, before
force was needed...