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Gunmen break into St. Petersburg home and test mettle of parents with newborn, police say
tampabay.com ^ | 10 December, 2012 | Peter Jamison

Posted on 12/11/2012 6:00:46 PM PST by marktwain

ST. PETERSBURG — If the safety of those you love was threatened, how would you respond? Many people contemplate this question with commingled curiosity and fear.

For Jeremy Reed and Anna Soto, the answer came early Sunday when a pair of violent men burst into the bedroom where they slept with their 7-day-old daughter.

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By then, one of them had grabbed the keys to Soto's Mazda 6. They barreled out the front door and into the car. Reed ran back to the bedroom and emerged with a .22 rifle belonging to Soto.

He stepped outside and pointed the gun at them, staring at them through the Mazda's windshield. They ducked. By then, Reed could see blue lights flashing. He didn't shoot.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: banglist; defense; fl; gunmen; home; newborn; tampa
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To: driftdiver

I have been married for almost 50 years and learned a lot furing those years. My wife and I love each other, but I have seen marriage ruin some really good relationships.


21 posted on 12/11/2012 7:42:16 PM PST by Venturer
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To: tacticalogic; Figment
Yep, the angle is the whole thing.

Let’s try it on your windshield with you inside

Dang, I'd love to Figment but it looks like my social calendar is pretty full right now.

:)

22 posted on 12/11/2012 7:53:29 PM PST by 2111USMC (aim small, miss small)
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To: marktwain

“If the safety of those you love was threatened, how would you respond? ”

Uhmmmm ...I’d explode...


23 posted on 12/11/2012 8:13:40 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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To: marktwain

Maurice Climes.

Anthony Stewart.

24 posted on 12/11/2012 8:17:33 PM PST by Robert DeLong (u)
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To: Robert DeLong

explains the gold teefs.


25 posted on 12/11/2012 9:01:24 PM PST by Rio (Tempis Fugit.)
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To: Robert DeLong

If Obama had a set of Fraternal Twins.


26 posted on 12/11/2012 9:17:16 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (As they say in China, erections have consequences...)
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To: tacticalogic

“Straight on, it’s going right through that windshield.”

I wouldn’t trust a windshield to protect me from a 22 from any angle. I’ve seen too many odd results from a 22 to underestimate what it could do


27 posted on 12/12/2012 3:57:47 PM PST by Figment
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