yeah right, then he and his family would probably be dead. ... or maybe he'd be able to go john woo style and take out two armed bad guys (who may have had the element of surprise) at once by himself. Or maybe one of his kids would have shot the other perp with his AK? ridiculous. OP, glad to hear you're all right. Buying a gun won't help this sort of situation in the future. But an alarm might. hope your family is ok.
To each his own. But the truth is there is a bunch of sick **** that could have happened within that hour of being held hostage. I'm not the type of person to leave the lives of my family in the hands of ANYBODY. luckily his family was unharmed and the robbers were just that - robbers. Having a gun and opening fire would surely scare the **** out of any robber. They do not want to be seen or heard. The last thing they want is something that would bring attention to the house they're trying to rob. They would not want to stick around and see who can kill who first. If you open fire on a robber they will flee for their life/freedom. Having a gun and opening fire on a robber is better than leaving the lives of my family at the mercy of anybody crazy enough to rob a house. But that's just me.
Yea, if you have a gun there are several outcomes. 1. You fire ...miss. Then what? 2. You fire ...hit one but not dead. Then what? 3. You fire ...kill him ...your kids traumitized forever. There aren't many good outcomes once bullets start flying. The OP had the best possible outcome of a horrible situation. Nobody was hurt and all their stuff can be replaced. Unfortunately, the simple trauma of having their home invaded will haunt them. Fortunately they didn't also have to watch anybody get shot too.
Glad you are ok, I'm really curious to hear the details if/when you feel like telling us. A similar situation happened to my cousin a few years ago in the Memorial area. He was awoken at 5am with two guys in his bedroom, one of them holding a knife to his throat. He had accidentally left his back door unlocked on his porch. My cousin sleeps naked apparently and they tied him up and left him like that for about 6 hours while they just hung out in his house. They ate his food, trashed the place, and just messed with him the entire time. They scratched him several times with the knife but never did any damage really. Eventually he heard them running water in his bathtub, so he thought they were going to drown him but instead they each took a shower - He suspects they were homeless. They finally left and he had to hop outside of his apartment (still tied up and naked) and then finally one of his neighbors saw him and helped him out. They stole his car, cleaned out his bank account with his ATM card, etc. They caught the guys several weeks later thankfully, but only after they had victimized someone else. I helped him move to a new apartment the next day. In the same complex, but this time on the 2nd floor. Anyways, just wanted to share that story with people here. It's a scary scary world and you never can be too cautious.
Im really sorry to hear this, I hope you and your family are doing ok. My sister was robbed 2 weeks ago at the fannin lot at the end of the metro rail, luckily no guns were involved. I know this has been asked before, but since I live in pearland I have to ask- what part of pearland was it in? Near 288 or shadowcreek or like 'old' pearland?
I'm glad you and yours are OK. This kind of crap fills me with rage. And krosfyah is right. It's hard to effectively use a gun in this situation. You only have a 5% chance hitting someone within 20 feet if you're drawing a gun. Unless it's a shotgun.
I agree totally. Too often the home invaders just shoot you in your own home. I personally carry everywhere I am able too. I also took Krav Maga. The police will just show up and file a report. Its up to YOU to protect you and yours.
I saw two black guys downtown today, one in red, the other in black, and yelled a racial slur at them as I ran into my building. Justice served.
"protecting" your family is not ALWAYS acheived by opening fire. Too often ...it's just the opposite. I'd be curious to see the statistics on that. When an armed "victum" opens fire, how often does the good guy come out on top? Conversely, if the "victim" does not attack the assailant, what is the % of it turning out bad. My guess, if you attack the attacker ...chances are you'll get hurt MORE often ...not less. If that is true, and I'm almost certain it is, odds are you are putting your family in greater risk ...not less.
guys, out of respect to bbm, lets keep the debate out of this thread. He was just asking for your prayers. If you wanna discuss carrying guns, take it to the D&D.
Wow, that's horrible BBM...glad to hear your safe. Not to perpetuate the debate in the thread, but in this specific situation, if you are adamant that you'd prefer having a gun, couldn't you equally carry something (don't know what exactly, but surely there is some weapon) that incapacitates but doesn't kill?
Glad everyone was safe Moe. Good luck. Unless some of you guys just sit around the house or sleep with your gun in your hand, having a gun in the house just adds to the loot and can end up putting another gun on the street. If your wife or kid or you open the front door or wake up in bed to find a gun in your face, what good is your gun? "Uh, excuse me can you hold on a second, I need to go get my gun." That said, I do own guns.
My house was broken into years ago. They practically tore the house up, rummaged through all of our things and managed to get away with cash and jewelry. Luckily nobody was home. We called the cops and it took them two calls and 30 minutes before they came around. Cops went through the house looking for prints, file a report and left. We never heard from them again. I believe police officers have a 10-15 minute response time (avg). They cannot protect you. All they can do is make criminals question their actions before they victimize you. And what will an alarm system do when the OP was at home? Other than when you are asleep or not at home, most people leave their alarms off. And even when the alarm goes off, it takes about 5 minutes for the alarm company to contact you to verify there is an emergency and about 15 minutes to dispatch an officer to your house; 20 minutes is a long time. The only thing you can do is be prepared. Know your surroundings and protect yourself and your own family. Get a gun and shoot often.
