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Beiruty wrote:No ridicule was implied. In PM, I wrote about this thread:


I understand. I do live in the safest city in Collin County and maybe the safest city in TX. The most I fear is that my house would be cased and targeted (model house) while we are away at work, or out of town on weekend gateway. Like today, I asked my wife to stay in the car, while I peeked into my backyard first, then proceeded to "inspect" the house alone.

We have maybe once a year a "home invasion" in next town (McKinney) where the homeowner was shot in struggle. Burglar(s) were surprised that the homeowner was at home asleep at early night or late afternoon.

Other "home invasions" that happened at night are mostly in old parts of cities and it is more less drugs related.

Breaking in, while expecting someone inside is more or less a "hit" or someone is intended to rape, kill like what happened in New Heaven, CT.

And...

The video states that victim was a small business owner, a smoke shop, was she targeted because of the money, or because of other motives (drugs, tobacco smuggling, etc) we do not know. However, it sad what happened. But, having 3 Armed BGs breaking in is not fun at all and only a determined and well prepared homeowner can counter with adequate force.

Initially, I may have skipped the video, but maybe I should not do that again.

Thanks for the heads up.

And finally,...

Here is another fresh one in the very expensive area of Houston, I guess.

The owners walked into the house while being burglarized:

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/lo ... e-invasion

Something should be done against those BGs,

...I googled "home invasions in McKinney, Tx"...you might want to do that, too....ANYPLACE, ANYTIME...

...I lived for years in a marriage where the wife hated/despised guns...saw no need for them nor did she want them in the house...I was well armed, taught my three young sons to shoot, where the guns were, and how to reach them, and she never knew that the four of us stood ready to do battle on her behalf...we hid it from her successfully for about ten years...I for much longer than that...it can be done...

...we did that...and it took a long time...our involvement and loud voices are the reason we have law behind us now...instead of against us, like so many other states...an appropriate time to thank those here most actively involved in the legislative process and most faithful to write their legislators instead of just griping...

...I think we all agree on what should be done to a home invader, any disagreement deals with how...and how to prepare...

...given the stories in the news, and personal accounts here, we should never feel "freaky" for carrying all the time...if someone does, they just don't understand the problem well enough...Moving is not an option...ALL neighborhoods, even gated with security, are being hit by home invasions...to sit back and tell folks they need to move if they feel the need to go armed in their home is foolish, we need to be ready to defend what's precious to us at all times...right now, my .44 snub's in my cutoff shorts' belt, 23 extra rounds in my pockets...and my pump 12's behind the couch...about 3 seconds away...I would go for it AFTER emptying my .44...when the door bursts open, the time for getting to a gun is measured in 1/2 seconds...a classic case of fighting your way to your long gun with your handgun...most of us don't/can't leave a long gun laying in reach all the time...like in the bathroom...but there's no scenario in or around the house where a handgun can't be within arm's reach...a long gun can be hung on a nail high in a closet...put behind a heavy couch where too-young children can't get to it...laid up atop a kitchen cabinet...we have to be creative, and teach all children 8 or older how to protect home and family...many cases where a child that young has armed themself and repelled boarders or killed them...saving lives...none of us want that...but it's the world we live in...
...to ridicule another for doing what they feel is necessary to protect their home/family is not only rude, it's arrogant...to offer suggestions and positive support or show a better way...is what we're about here...