Gun owner: I, not cops, got bad guy (Wilmette Illinois man charged for defending his home with gun)

Chicago Sun Times ^ | 1-22-04

[U S Army EOD]

I think the Mossberg home defense shotgun is stil made. You can get OOO buckshot for it which is 3 .41 cal balls. It also has a recoil eleminator on it. I bought one for a friend and played around with it. It is an excellent weapon.

For myself, I have the New Ruger 44 mag carbine. It only holds 5 rounds but you can put in another magazine. I perfer it over a pistol.

Actually a good weapon also is an SKS with the bayonet still attached. There is just something about looking at a bayonet that bothers people. I would suspect that a good machine shop could rig up any carbine or rifle with a workable bayonet. Don't laugh, think about it, would you want to face a home owner who was going to either shoot you or stick you?

[U S Army EOD]

When I lived in Maryland, a woman's home in Batimore was broken into and she was attacked by two men, but not for long. Her simese came to the rescue and put both men in the hospital and then jail.

[U S Army EOD]

After you disable them, they should be a lot easier to hit with the next three or four shots.

[Littlejon]

An ex-girlfriend's dad bought an SKS way back when we were dating. Ugly as heck, but I was surprised at how accurate the thing actually was. He paid $100.00 for it brand new (several years ago, but cheap even then!) and used it to deer hunt in heavy brush areas where he didn't want to risk scuffing up his .300 mag. I can imagine seeing a bayonet poointed at you would make you think twice about charging!

Glad to hear Mossberg is still making that .410. I thought it was a good idea then and still do!

[U S Army EOD]

They make a neat video tape that comes with the shotgun. If you know a gun dealer that has these in stock, he may let you see the tape.

[montag813]

Wilmette Police Chief George Carpenter did not criticize DeMar for protecting his family but said homes are safer without handguns.

This is exactly why no one should give two sh*ts about what law enforcement has to say about firearms, gun-control, concealed carry, or anything else to do with guns.

What an imbicile this "Chief" is. Is it better to lay down our guns and give up all our possessions? Where the hell were the Wilmette Police to protect this family? MIA. Next time a politican cites law enforcement support for a gun-control law, you tell them that the cops are full of sh*t.

[freepatriot32]

[Britton J Wingfield]

I've read a few stories like that, and every time it's a siamese breed. Those are aggressive little buggers.

[Britton J Wingfield]

'Surefire' flashlights have a bezel attachment that is basically a big serrated blade that runs arounf the rim of the light. If you have one mounted on the end of your weapon it makes a nice CQB slicer/dicer.

Not the same visual deterrent as a bayonette, though.

[supercat]

If the guy had an expired FOID in his possession, a literal reading of the statutes would indicate that his possession of the firearm within his domicile was not in violation of the FOID statute; the statute dealing with transportation of firarms (the "Unlawful Use of Weapon" statute) explicitly states that one must possess a currently-valid FOID, but the FOID statute which applies within one's dwelling does not require that the FOID be current--merely that it have previously been issued by the State Police to the possessor of the firearms.