Monday morning feel good stories
Only in Charleston, Oregon could a homeowner fire one round into the ground “in a safe manner and direction” and capture two fellows who had been rifling through his property. But there you go.
In Prince George, Virginia, a vacationing homeowner watched on his security system as a burglar crawled across his roof and into his home. Police officers arrived on the scene in time to hear a single gun shot. When they turned their lights on, the burglar was DRT on the roof with a single gun shot to his noggin. The story isn’t clear on who fired the shot, but the end result was satisfactory to the law-abiding and peaceful community.
In Memphis, Tennessee, a homeowner heard noises in his kitchen and found a man in there holding what looked like a gun wrapped in a rag who threatened to shoot the victim if he didn’t show him where the valuables were. The uncooperative homeowner then proceeded to beat the snot out of the burglar. When police arrived, they found the criminal laying on the floor and he was “unresponsive”.
Chief Tango sends us a story from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where two fellows entered a convenience store with a foot-long knife and demanded money. The clerk, although he had a gun, chose to run the thieves away with a sword he kept behind the counter instead. It seemed to work.
The pastor of a church in Shelby, North Carolina has decided, in the wake of the Charleston, SC shooting, to take steps to protect his parishioners by arming ten of them to act as security. He’s also arming them with training.
UpNorth sends us a link about a story in Tekonsha Township, Michigan, a burglar climbed in a window of a home, and I’ll bet he wishes that he had confronted a homeowner with a gun – instead he encountered a very protective dog. Mister Criminal un-assed the AO but he was found getting his injuries treated at the local hospital. The article says that he requires “reconstructive surgery”. I’m guessing the surgery will be required somewhere within the immediate reach of a dog.
Category: Feel Good Stories
I thought you couldn’t have guns in Oregon. But what do I know?
Kudos to the fellow with the sword (Have at thee, villain!) and also, to the dog.
‘Tis but a flesh wound…
EX, Oregon is not as liberal as the Portlandia set would have you believe. Most of the state is fairly conservative. They got their guns before the Californacators moved in and liberalized the I-5 corridor. Oregon has the same problem as Washington, and Colorado, over half of the population lives in one place and it has been ruined by a hoard of ex-pat Californians who, after ruining their own state, brought their crazy to us.
Exactly this. Used to live in Seattle. Never regretted even once moving rurally where I’m much less at risk of people breaking into my house in a fit of self-entitlement, and much less at risk of being blamed by the police and popular press if I defend myself if something like that should happen.
Aaah, stories to make the morning coffee even sweeter.
and “within the immediate reach of a dog”.. H’mmmm.
When my dogs and I do combatives, from puppyhood on up, the only “good dog” the get is when they go for the vital circle at my crotch, groin and thighs. Before long that is their main target during training, and, in one case, in actual defense. Very effective.
Ahhh, I love the smell of a DRT in the morning. It smells like victory.
Also, kudos to the homeowner in Memphis. Never fuck with a chef in his own kitchen. He knows where the knives are hidden and the best place to dispose of the bodies.
Please let that “reconstructive surgery” required in Michigan be on the idiot thief’s package.
Regarding the Pittsburgh incident, this somehow just seems apropos:
Remember the Million Mom March? Yeah, a million not quite. Then there was another million something march, led by King Louie Farrakhan. The Park Service crowd estimate (including media) was less than half the million. Well, another march began last night. It was a march to end violence and called the “300 Man March.” The group is ‘marching’ 35 miles from Baltimore to D.C. The Baltimore Sun bothered to count heads and reported 42 participants, including at least one woman. (Of course, that means 20 or so.) The march is to conclude this afternoon so, by this evening, violence will be over in D.C. and Baltimore. Yippie.
A reporter was killed by a drive-by shooter in DC last night, so they’d better hurry.
Perfect timing. The East Coast is due for a week of extreme heat and humidity. Couldn’t happen to a better group of quacks.
I have a few rings of security, each more daunting than the last. IF they make it past the 170lbs. of teeth and attitude, then they can deal with several different styles and calibers of attitude. Most bad guys aren’t willing to test drive the 170lbs. of teeth and attitude, though. I wonder why?
I know what you mean old trooper. My wife is a handful too.
Lol!!! That’s funny right there!