Hostess1 | Monday, January 15, 2001 - 10:14 pm  ~bump~ |
Azriel | Monday, January 15, 2001 - 10:26 pm  This would be easy if I was confident of my aim. I'd shoot that gun in a heartbeat. I've only shot a gun once in my life. My (soontobeex)husband took me down by the bayou and handed me the gun and said, 'Shoot at the piece of wood floating there' I shot and the noise and repercussion scared me so bad I dropped his gun in the bayou. Oops. He wasn't happy to say the least. Anyway, I wouldn't take the chance of a missed shot. I'd quickly move back to a place where I couldn't be seen or heard and use the cellphone to call the police. Then I'd pray like I've never prayed before. |
Spamgirl | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:16 am  Really, if my wife is stupid enough to be making a smart remark to a guy who is willing to kill her, maybe I'm better off without her ;) If he's only pointing the knife for one instant, I use the phone.... call 911, quickly say my address and then hang up... then I look back... if I see him trying to hurt anyone, I blow his ass away... but I've got to have a really good reason to do it, otherwise I'm in jail for murder and that won't help my kids any. |
Newamush | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:24 am  If the man was a threat to my family, I'd blow his head off. No doubt about it. Right in the head. If someone has the nerve to break into my house and but my family in harm, I know my baser instincts would kick in and shooting would be my first thought. Why bother to call first. I start dailing and he slits my wifes throat. If he has come this far, I don't think he's worrying about what will happen if he gives himself up. He's gonna go the whole nine yards. wonder if he's coming for the coke I kept.  |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:32 am  No doubt at all for Juju. Shoot and keep shooting until he is dead. And say "AMF" (first word is adios...)
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Spamgirl | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:38 am  I think another issue here is geographical - In Canada, we're not allowed to own handguns. If I shot him with one, I'd be in jail anyways. So that's a factor on my end |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 07:51 am  Oh. I sort of wondered about that in your reply. In U.S., you wouldn't be prosecuted for anything. You would be a hero.
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Elitist | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 08:09 am  I would be really torn on this one, not because of the ethical question of whether killing is bad or not, but because of the risk involved in hitting my child and not the intruder. Haven't you guys ever watched TV? Trained law enforcement officers and soldiers never hit their target unless they shoot a hundred gazillion times. Look how many times people have shot at Bruce Willis or The Arnold, and they have never been seriously injured. And invariably the guy in the ski mask is some teenage friend of your son or daughter, or once you shoot him he will miraculously come back to life and you will have to unload the pistol on him, drown him in the sink, run over him with the car, electrocute him, then set him on fire. Do I want to take that chance? I think I would call 911, leave the phone off the hook, and try to stall the guy by offering him my life in exchange for theirs. |
Merlin | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 08:58 am  First thing I would do is calmly introduce myself to the ski mask and ask for my wife to just sit down and shut the hell up. The next thing is to offer what ever the indidual asked for, and offer to help him load it up. There is nothing I will ever own that is worth more than my children. Worldly possessions can be replaced. If this did not satisfy the intruder and the threat remained to my child, I have no problem with pulling the trigger. I would have to make the decision if the shot was within my ability. I own handguns, I have been on gun ranges where I have praticed with silouette targets, the final thought would rest on, would I put my child in danger by shooting at this very moment? |
Guruchaz | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 09:47 am  Let me assess this. |
Guruchaz | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 10:01 am  I would immediately backup and use the cell phone to quietly call 911. At this point, the perp is still in control and will do whatever he is going to do whether I keep the gun in my pocket and try to talk to him or leave it on the dresser and try to talk to him. Therefore, thanks to one of the many skills tought to me by my grampa I would take the gun out, point it at the guy and make him aware that his life is the one in jeopardy if he harms my family. I would then tell him that whatever valuables he wants will be given to him but one stick of that knife in any family member will result in his immediate departture from this earth. Hopefully, by then, the police will arrive. If not, I'm in the same situation if I had tried to negotiate without the gun with my valuables gone and my family alive. Interesting situation but that's how I see it. Either way, it's a risk. |
Guruchaz | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 10:42 am  When I say "backup" I don't mean my computer either. uh huh huh That should be "back up". |
Elitist | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 10:49 am  So Az, is the reason he is soontobeex because you dropped his gun in the bayou? I am pretty sure that is grounds for divorce in Louisianna. |
Spamgirl | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 10:51 am  Naw, he's probably a soon-to-be-ex 'cuz she missed the wood and hit him yowzas hopefully you hit him where it counted |
Azriel | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 01:08 pm  Elitist, the name Karen comes to mind. I don't think I'll go there, thank you |
Guruchaz | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 01:20 pm  So, did we all wind up heroic or dead? Just curious. |
Elitist | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 01:34 pm  I don't know Dirty Harrychaz. Did you? |
Guruchaz | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 01:45 pm  If the guy had a knife and I had a gun, he's the one in trouble. My sources say no. |
Misslibra | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 02:25 pm  I would shoot since I had a clear shot, and since the person invaded my home, threaten my family. Then I would use the cell phone, and tell the police to come and get the piece of shit out of my house. |
Juju2bigdog | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 02:55 pm  right on, MissL elitist, you are right about those deranged teenage terrorists. I just saw that movie the other night. lol |
Ocean_Islands | Tuesday, January 16, 2001 - 03:07 pm  First, there's only one instant, and you don't even have the gun in your hand; so shooting is not an option. I would dial 911 in a quiet corner of the upstairs. I would leave the gun in my pocket. When my spouse is going to get the money or whatever, I would surprise the intruder and shoot him. |