School Teacher stops home-intruder.... DEAD

[Danno 1,228]

Not quite true. While it is a good thing that it was the teacher and his wife who survived this ordeal if someone had to die I do not think it is good idea to laud those who find themselves in these terrible situations. He is not a hero, he's a survivor and someone died, someone who had a family who are mourning that loss. I object to the glorification of something from which no glory can be found.

While I give the guy a "Thumbs up" for being prepared and hitting his target, you are the only one I hear using words like, "hero".

I hear in the news on a regular basis these home invasions taking place and because of the brutality (rapes, pistol whipping, murder) which happens in these crimes, it does bring a bit of satisfaction to see things go "the other way".

I'm sure the dead guys family will mourn the loss of this piece of trash, so what?

[NickD 203]

Prefer knowing precisely whom I am shooting at, that guy could have been a friend or a relative playing a joke. Yeah, I have friends like that and relatives like that.

By the way, sliding glass patio doors have some of the poorest locks every made, very easy to pick or break.

Edited February 16, 2009 by NickD

[Peikko 1,575]

No human life is 'trash'. No matter what bad choices someone makes, they are human and they have family. As I said at the start, I don't see the point in glorifying that which does not deserve it. The death was tragic, not satisfying.

[DeadPoolX 9]

No human life is 'trash'. No matter what bad choices someone makes, they are human and they have family. As I said at the start, I don't see the point in glorifying that which does not deserve it. The death was tragic, not satisfying.

The loss of all human life, can in some way, be viewed as tragic in a global sense. However, from an individual's point-of-view, this may differ depending on the situation.

[Ban Hammer 13,659]

Prefer knowing precisely whom I am shooting at, that guy could have been a friend or a relative playing a joke. Yeah, I have friends like that and relatives like that.

By the way, sliding glass patio doors have some of the poorest locks every made, very easy to pick or break.

exactly why mine just got replaced.

No human life is 'trash'. No matter what bad choices someone makes, they are human and they have family. As I said at the start, I don't see the point in glorifying that which does not deserve it. The death was tragic, not satisfying.

you've not visited enough of the usa, have you? might i suggest you start with any random wal-mart in small town arkansas?

[DeadPoolX 9]

Prefer knowing precisely whom I am shooting at, that guy could have been a friend or a relative playing a joke. Yeah, I have friends like that and relatives like that.

By the way, sliding glass patio doors have some of the poorest locks every made, very easy to pick or break.

exactly why mine just got replaced.

No human life is 'trash'. No matter what bad choices someone makes, they are human and they have family. As I said at the start, I don't see the point in glorifying that which does not deserve it. The death was tragic, not satisfying.

you've not visited enough of the usa, have you? might i suggest you start with any random wal-mart in small town arkansas?

Or any relatively rural or small town.

[Ban Hammer 13,659]

Prefer knowing precisely whom I am shooting at, that guy could have been a friend or a relative playing a joke. Yeah, I have friends like that and relatives like that.

By the way, sliding glass patio doors have some of the poorest locks every made, very easy to pick or break.

exactly why mine just got replaced.

No human life is 'trash'. No matter what bad choices someone makes, they are human and they have family. As I said at the start, I don't see the point in glorifying that which does not deserve it. The death was tragic, not satisfying.

you've not visited enough of the usa, have you? might i suggest you start with any random wal-mart in small town arkansas?

Or any relatively rural or small town.

after she's been hit with a few shots of chewing tobacco from the "ladies" there she might change her mind

[rclouse 0]

The reason this is news is because it's so uncommon.

A kid finding Dad's gun and accidentally shooting someone isn't big news cause it happens all the time.

But go ahead and use this as evidence owning a gun is a great idea.

yeah, kids shoot people all the time by accident, right.

denial is more than just a river in egypt.

owning a gun is more than just a great idea. it's a constitutional right, whether you like it or not.

if you don't feel you are responsible enough to own one, then buy a blanket to hide under. your choice.

I'm plenty responsible, but my children are not and will not be for quite a while. Certainly the chances of them accidentally getting ahold of a gun in my home would be very small, but if I don't have one in the house the chances are zero.

Owning a gun is not a great idea, but you are correct; it is our Constitutional right. I don't belabor that at all. But the idea that owning a gun makes you safer is BS.

[luckytxn 2,265]

Prefer knowing precisely whom I am shooting at, that guy could have been a friend or a relative playing a joke. Yeah, I have friends like that and relatives like that.

By the way, sliding glass patio doors have some of the poorest locks every made, very easy to pick or break.

My friends and relatives knows it would be a very bad idea to play a joke like that as I know it is if I did something like that to them.

[sj5 4]

Excellent role model and I applaud this man. He thought so highly of his family that he kept protection and used it to insure his family was safe. Now this a man that loves his family so much he would do anything for them.

What's funny is that according to BY, the guy shouldn't even have been allowed to own a gun. Oh well, logic is as logic does

No. According to Liberals he shouldn't have been allowed to own that weapon that saved him and his family.

So let the brain damaged live and lethal the good ones?

[SingleCharles 0]

He might be your hero Danno, but he's not mine. I have no idea if he had to take the course of action that he did, or not. One thing I do know, taking a life is not, nor should it not be something one does lightly or celebrates. I somewhat doubt the teacher is taking any satisfaction from what occurred although I am sure he is thankful that he lives to tell the tale.

surely you noticed these lines.....

Inside, Miller, who owns a .38-caliber pistol and a .22-caliber rifle, and his wife huddled in their bedroom as the intruder moved toward them in the dark.

Miller got out his pistol and held it at the ready.

Through the bedroom doorway, he saw the robber's silhouette moving toward him.

A gunfight ensued.

if they were in their bedroom, they had no other place to retreat to

Castle Doctrine, plain and simple.

[justashooter 430]

I am glad we don't own a gun.. I would feel less safe if we did and would constantly be thinking of the gun....

i guess that just shows the variability of the human psyche. i've owned guns since i was a child, and have never thought of them as dangerous. they are a tool, just like a hammer or a saw or a car or a computer. they have their purpose, and are entirely under the control of their user. i never think about them, but have one at hand most times. i have about 150 right now, and build them from parts for a hobby. i've prolly owned 500 or so from time to time.

there is a website somewhere out there with a live video feed of an "assault rifle" (GASP!) sitting in the corner of a room. it's been sitting there for years, and hasn't jumped up and shot anybody yet.

as for safety in houses with children, i would reccomend a small pistol safe with push button combination that can be kept under bed or in a nightstand drawer. 5 buttons or so pushed in correct sequence, and it opens to allow access to your loaded gun. with practice, such can be used in the pitch dark in under 5 seconds. i would also reccomend an audible alarm system tied to a revolving beacon (red light) mounted on corner of house visible from street.

you might not want to keep a gun in your house now, but after you've been duct taped to a chair, electrocuted with a lamp cord, been forced to watch your daughter and wife gang raped and throat slit, and then beaten senseless while they bled out, your regret will not bring them back. this isn't so common in America yet, but as more illegals with criminal insensitivity enter every day, things are headed that way.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So your argument is that people should buy guns out of fear.

Brilliant.

[justashooter 430]

So your argument is that people should buy guns out of fear.

Brilliant.

to the contrary, my friend, a person should buy a gun to eliminate fear. with a gun in the home, a person is empowered to eliminate threat, therefore, there is no fear. thereby, the purchase of the gun is mere prudence. it is just like buying a parachute for your airplane. it reduces the chance that you will suffer tragic consequence in the event that somethign unexpected happens.

i would advise any person who buys a gun to get appropriate training and store it safely, though do not feel it is correct for states to mandate specific training requirements (poll tax) or storage requirements (situations vary). i would advise anyone who buys a gun for self defense to prepare a mindset and plan for use, and to obtain a connection with a good attourney.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So... you should buy a gun because you're already afraid of being duct taped to a chair, electrocuted with a lamp cord, being forced to watch your daughter and wife gang raped and throat slit, and then beaten senseless while they bleed out.

Priceless

Edited February 17, 2009 by Paul Daniels