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anygunanywhere wrote:

fishman wrote:Yes, Last year shot and killed a rattle snake in self defense. He was coming at me very fast and only a few feet away. Thank God for snake shot. Ok it was a snake, but the situation was very real. He never rattled, he just came right at me.

Rattlesnakes never did always rattle but they do so even less these days as a result of the pig population. Pigs love to eat snakes so they have learned not to rattle.

Anygunanywhere

Really? That's interesting. Are they not affected much by the snake's bite?

Dave2 wrote:

Jim Beaux wrote:

AdioSS wrote:I didn't paint him with the laser until he reached in my window wanting to "shake my hand" so at that point he was trespassing inside of my personal property. The guy told me he was a felon so he wasn't able to get a job, needed gas for his van, had kids in the van, blah blah blah. It went on for a few minutes. I told him no several times. If I would have shot him, it would have been my word against his, if he was able to tell it...

My biggest regret is that I realized later that I should have been paying attention to the other side of my truck just in case somebody else were to try to get in on that side.

Excellent. I wonder how many of us would have thought to do this.

I further wonder how many of us would have thought to do this before he was close enough to take advantage of us looking the other way.

The last time I did have someone approach me I just happened to be outside of my truck filling up with gas. The thought did cross my mind and I did back up to my door and look around. When I'm in either of my vehicles, the doors are locked. When I get out I lock the doors. Locking the doors has always been a habit. I didn't start the looking around thing until a few years after getting my CHL. I don't remember where I first learned of the distraction method, but I have noticed the last few years that I do tend to scan more often than I did in my 20's and 30's.

RPB wrote:I awoke one morning to kids, 7 and 5, telling me a naked man was in the house doing things he shouldn't ... I drew a pepper spray at him and he decided to quickly leave my house and run down the block while trying to dress, begging me not to spray him, didn't have to spray (I was wearing a Glock 19, and showing great great restraint while I followed him down the block advising him to not return)

Holy moly Batman!!! How did he get in?

Scott in Houston wrote:

C-dub wrote:Not in self defense. I did, however, foolishly in hindsight, draw when I came to my current house one day before moving in and discovered the front door open. Not just unlocked, but open! We were painting and other stuff before moving in and I had come down to do more painting. No one was in the house and it appeared that we may not have completely closed the door and the wind blew it further open. Reholstered,no shots fired.

Can you do you e elaborate on why you use the word "foolishly"?

Going into the house may have been foolish, but drawing would not have been in my opinion.

Going into the house is what I was referring to. Although, drawing while outside with no apparent threat might also not be a real good idea either.

Not in self defense. I did, however, foolishly in hindsight, draw when I came to my current house one day before moving in and discovered the front door open. Not just unlocked, but open! We were painting and other stuff before moving in and I had come down to do more painting. No one was in the house and it appeared that we may not have completely closed the door and the wind blew it further open. Reholstered,no shots fired.