Coworker 2, BGs 0

[MadMonkey]

One of my coworkers just returned to Afghanistan from RnR in the States... to protect his privacy I won't even say which state (not TX, but another gun-friendly one).

He was asleep with his wife in his house, when he was awakened by his front screen door being wrenched open. He then heard voices, and didn't recognize either of them. By this time he was out of bed. He handed his rifle to his wife and instructed her to stay behind the bed and shoot anyone that came through the bedroom door, while he grabbed his 9mm XDS and left the room. He saw two men in his living room, with their backs to him. They were making fun of his movie collection He then spotted a handgun in one of their hands and opened fire. He fired 7 rounds, killing both men, then returned to his wife.

The police arrived, took all of his weapons then returned them on site once they had the story. No charges were filed. He's a little leery (understandably) of being over here while his wife is home alone now, but he's doing great.

I'm proud of him I would have checked to make sure both guys were out of commission before returning to the bedroom, but otherwise he did a good job IMHO.

[SRH78]

Good to hear it turned out well.

[Seabear]

I bet he "knew" they were out of commission.

[Scott in Houston]

Even if he didn't know, he could at least retreat, do a tactical reload, and have the drop on them if any were stupid enough to pursue... I can't imagine they'd pursue after having 7 rounds fired their way!

[JJVP]

He fired 7 rounds, killing both men, then returned to his wife.

Great, more ammunition, pun not intended, for the Bloombergs of the world. I can just hear them saying "See, we told, you don't need more than 7 rounds".

[baldeagle]

He fired 7 rounds, killing both men, then returned to his wife.

Great, more ammunition, pun not intended, for the Bloombergs of the world. I can just hear them saying "See, we told, you don't need more than 7 rounds".

Yeah, but he's a trained killer. We simple civilians would need at least twice that many. Even the police only hit 25% of the time.

[A-R]

Most amazing part of this story is he had a 9mm XDS ... how did he get one do quickly?

But seriously, kudos to your buddy. And prayers for he and his wife

[JALLEN]

Splendid! If we keep this up, we'll snuff out recidivism eventually, whereupon gun violence will go down to almost nothing.

Did you wonder how many of the 900 gun deaths cited by Obama this morning were BGs killed in pursuit of their profession?

[MadMonkey]

Most amazing part of this story is he had a 9mm XDS ... how did he get one do quickly?

But seriously, kudos to your buddy. And prayers for he and his wife

He might have meant XDm, I dunno

[fickman]

Nicely done.

[gigag04]

He fired 7 rounds, killing both men, then returned to his wife.

Great, more ammunition, pun not intended, for the Bloombergs of the world. I can just hear them saying "See, we told, you don't need more than 7 rounds".

Yeah, but he's a trained killer. We simple civilians would need at least twice that many. Even the police only hit 25% of the time.

.MIL averages 50k rounds expended to kill or wound 1 enemy combatant.

Apple to oranges, I realize, but interesting nonetheless.

[JJVP]

He fired 7 rounds, killing both men, then returned to his wife.

Great, more ammunition, pun not intended, for the Bloombergs of the world. I can just hear them saying "See, we told, you don't need more than 7 rounds".

Yeah, but he's a trained killer. We simple civilians would need at least twice that many. Even the police only hit 25% of the time.

.MIL averages 50k rounds expended to kill or wound 1 enemy combatant.

Apple to oranges, I realize, but interesting nonetheless.

Interesting stat. Source?

[Redneck_Buddha]

He fired 7 rounds, killing both men, then returned to his wife.

Great, more ammunition, pun not intended, for the Bloombergs of the world. I can just hear them saying "See, we told, you don't need more than 7 rounds".

Yeah, but he's a trained killer. We simple civilians would need at least twice that many. Even the police only hit 25% of the time.

And some only hit bystanders <cough>NYPD</cough>

[fickman]

In cases like this, the BG's insurance or estate should pay for carpet cleaning and drywall repair. (I know, I know.... the odds of him having any insurance or estate are slim to none.)

[Jumping Frog]

One of my coworkers just returned to Afghanistan from RnR in the States... to protect his privacy I won't even say which state (not TX, but another gun-friendly one).

If there are public news reports of this incident, how do you feel about publishing a link to the story? They are (obviously) already public information.

If you do not feel comfortable publishing a link, have you personally verified his story via public news sources? I'd have to believe that 2 BG's killed would make the news somewhere.

I am not saying bull to the account, I just have a Ronald Reagan mindset: "trust, but verify".