Gun saves elderly woman

[Mr645]

You won't read this story on liberal media.

https://www.ktvu.com/news/75-year-old-wo...in-oakland

Happens many times every day

[Speedy]

She got off one shot before the two intruders fired 17 to 20 shots. Miraculously no one was hit. Had she not fired a shot the result would have been the same except she wouldn’t need to patch all those holes in her walls although the perps would have made off with the loot. Better to lose some valuables rather than your life which is why clerks in convenience stores are often fired for blasting away at an armed robber.

[Speedy]

Mr645 wrote:
Happens many times every day

Not everyday, around two hundred times a year in this country a gunner successfully kills a perp.

[Acer]

Where did the intruders get their guns?

[Acer]

Speedy wrote:
The men fired back - about 17 to 20 shots - before leaving with valuables, including jewelry.

"We went over afterwards and we saw gunshots all in the walls," Walker said.

That's some Star Wars Stormtrooper level of marksmanship. They should have spent more time on the shooting range learning respect for their weapons.

[Lemon Drop]

How is this in any way a "hero" story?

So nobody in this story can shoot well ,apparently.

She was shot at and she didn't deter or injure the criminals, who also got away with her valuables and have not been apprehended.

They are obviously prepared to do battle with an armed homeowner and have no fear of that.


The only positive is that she wasn't killed after she escalated the home invasion to gun violence aimed at herself. This is one example of why you hear that having a gun at home makes you more likely to get shot, not less.


"The men fired back - about 17 to 20 shots - before leaving with valuables, including jewelry.

"We went over afterwards and we saw gunshots all in the walls," Walker said."

[Mr645]

Speedy wrote:
[quote=Mr645]
Happens many times every day

Not everyday, around two hundred times a year in this country a gunner successfully kills a perp.
Fortunately far more often the perp does not die, but a crime is prevented or a life is saved

[Mr645]

Lemon Drop wrote:
How is this in any way a "hero" story?

So nobody in this story can shoot well ,apparently.

She was shot at and she didn't deter or injure the criminals, who also got away with her valuables and have not been apprehended.

They are obviously prepared to do battle with an armed homeowner and have no fear of that.


The only positive is that she wasn't killed after she escalated the home invasion to gun violence aimed at herself. This is one example of why you hear that having a gun at home makes you more likely to get shot, not less.


"The men fired back - about 17 to 20 shots - before leaving with valuables, including jewelry.

"We went over afterwards and we saw gunshots all in the walls," Walker said."

"Grandma, just let them take your jewelry and rape you, beg them not to beat you too badly, don't fight back, try to relax, the police will be there in 7 or 8 minutes"

[Lemon Drop]

Mr645 wrote:
[quote=Lemon Drop]
How is this in any way a "hero" story?

So nobody in this story can shoot well ,apparently.

She was shot at and she didn't deter or injure the criminals, who also got away with her valuables and have not been apprehended.

They are obviously prepared to do battle with an armed homeowner and have no fear of that.


The only positive is that she wasn't killed after she escalated the home invasion to gun violence aimed at herself. This is one example of why you hear that having a gun at home makes you more likely to get shot, not less.


"The men fired back - about 17 to 20 shots - before leaving with valuables, including jewelry.

"We went over afterwards and we saw gunshots all in the walls," Walker said."

"Grandma, just let them take your jewelry and rape you, beg them not to beat you too badly, don't fight back, try to relax, the police will be there in 7 or 8 minutes"
They DID take her jewelry and other stuff.

And tried to kill her. And got away, uninjured.

Not seeing how the gun helped here. She was outgunned and putnumbered. They could have killed or assaulted her but chose to leave AFTER robbing her and shooting up her place. Which they did after she fired, not before.

This is more about the risk of living alone without a good security alarm system than about any benefit of everybody having guns.

[Acer]

On the bright side, they were unable to steal her gun.