Posted on 12/18/2008 8:17:24 AM PST by marktwain
OGDEN — Officers have arrested a man they say tried to break into a home and then traded shots with the homeowner in the middle of the street. Ogden police said it happened about 9 a.m. Tuesday at a home on the 200 block of 29th Street when two men tried to break in.
"They were kicking in the door, and the man was inside with his family," Ogden Police Lt. Scott Sangberg said Tuesday. "He went to the door with his 9 mm (handgun). Then the guy realized that the place wasn't vacant and started to leave."
As he was leaving, police said one of the would-be burglars fired a gun at the homeowner.
"The owner took a shot at him," Sangberg said.
The homeowner gave police a description of the men and the green Dodge Intrepid they fled in. Police recognized it from an attempted burglary case they dealt with the week before and went to the suspect's home, where he was arrested.
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Willl they have to do this all over again next week?
my first thought was “cool.. it’s daylight (9am).. the homeowner ought to be able sight better for a good shot!”
Geesh.. don’t these guys aim?? Go for the knees and/or the car tires!
“Go for the knees and/or the car tires!”
Center mass, double tap.
“Go for the knees and/or the car tires!”
Just the knees will be enough!
So, how does a burglary go “good”?
When the would-be burglar actually gets hit?
Well, that would be a good outcome from the victim’s perspective anyway.
If you shoot for the tires you may find yourself facing charges.
That's EXACTLY how you miss your target, and thus present yourself as one.
The target is the perp. Center of mass is the target, as Beagle said.
People watch too much tv.
You pull that trigger, you'd better be ready to kill someone, and everything that goes with that, or you have no business pointing a gun.
Exactly. If you aren’t mentally and physically ready to take another persons life, then you’ve got no business pointing a gun toward them, much less pulling a trigger.
I made my peace with that thought before I left for Viet Nam in 1969. I'd much rather the other guy die for his country than have me to die for mine.
I guess it would have been a 'good' burglary if the thief had been able to get away with the goods, without a mere homeowner defying him! That headline really rubs me the wrong way.
Shouldn’t the title be “Burglary turns Good...”?
Yeah. People who have no business with a gun can usually be identified by their “shoot their knees out” or other big talk.
Responsible operators are uniformly solemn and reserved about it.
I did the same. That environment required that you be ready to act. It's too late to consider the possibilities once the firing starts. Fortunately for me, the Signal Corps suffered few casualties during that time. Mostly traffic accidents.
Knees? Why not just shoot the gun out of his hand? ROFL.
Aim center of mass and you will hit something. Aim for a small moving target and you will hit nothing (but maybe an innocent bystander or someone in another house). Make your aim for the largest part of the body and you will take them down.
You’ve been watching too many movies.
Thank goodness the suspect wasn’t hurt.
...or he’s have a lawsuit (in a lot of states).
When the burglar is picked up by the coroner instead of the cops.
The homeowner had plenty opportunities to legally and safely shoot the crook dead while the crook was trying to break into his home. Instead, he fired as the crook was fleeing down the street. The law tends to frown on this (as do neighbors).
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