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Posted on 01/06/2013 5:09:30 PM PST by SeekAndFind
How many times during the recent gun grabbing debate have you heard these arguments?
Self defense is a bogus argument. Having a gun in your home, you'e more likely to shoot yourself or your spouse than to ever fend off a bad guy. Only trained law enforcement professionals can safely use weapons like that.
May I introduce you to Donnie Herman's wife...
The woman was working in an upstairs office when she spotted a strange man outside a window, according to Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman. He said she took her 9-year-old twins to a crawlspace before the man broke in using a crowbar.
But the man eventually found the family.
"The perpetrator opens that door. Of course, at that time he's staring at her, her two children and a .38 revolver," Chapman told Channel 2’s Kerry Kavanaugh.
The woman then shot him five times, but he survived, Chapman said. He said the woman ran out of bullets but threatened to shoot the intruder if he moved.
The intruder, 32-year-old Atlanta resident Paul Slate, had been out of jail for all of four months or so, one of six arrests since 2008. He fled the house but crashed his car a short distance away and collapsed where he was found on the ground by police. So how is old Paul doing now?
Chapman said they found him on the ground saying, “Help me. I’m close to dying.” Slater was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center for treatment. Chapman said Slater was shot in the face and neck…
Channel 2’s Amy Napier Viteri learned from Chapman late Friday night that slater has been placed on a ventilator and suffers from punctured lungs, a punctured liver and a punctured stomach.
He said if Slater survives the night, doctors will try to operate in the morning to repair the damage.
Chapman said Slater has four exit wounds.
The woman’s husband was short and succinct on the subject.
“My wife is a hero. She protected her kids. She did what she was supposed to do as responsible, prepared gun owner,” Donnie Herman said.
He said he’s thankful for his family’s safety.
“Her life is saved, and her kids’ life is saved, and that’s all I’d like to say,” Herman said.
I don’t have a lot to add to this story beyond highlighting it and opening it up for your consideration and discussion. But I would add one note of caution. Thus far the woman in question doesn’t seem to be talking to the press and that’s her right. Regardless of her success in defending her family, Donnie Herman’s wife has undoubtedly been through a traumatic experience and if she wants to maintain her privacy and not turn this into some sort of circus side show, the media should respect her wishes.
But she can still serve as a useful example as we consider any future Second Amendment questions. Everyone called Wayne LaPierre crazy when he said that the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun was a good guy with a gun. Or sometimes, a good lady with a gun. Food for thought.
I need to make sure my Ruger is loaded with .357's and not the .38's I use for plinking.
A couple of head shots will finish the job, even with a .22.
Uncalled for on my part.
FR and Freepers deserve better than that!
Any news on whether or not the creep survived....last I heard was they’d perform surgery... Haven’t heard or seen a thing about him dying YET!!!!!
In the market for a Windham Weaponry MPC AR-15...but don't think it is gonna happen quickly.
“She did what she was supposed to do as a responsible, prepared gun owner...”
I would have said “as a responsible, prepared mom.”
Regardless - WAY TO GO MOM!!
Remington 870 with a tactical stock. Even an 11 year old girl can shoot it, and the perp will not be having a nice day.
That’s why I carry a Bulldog. It’s a little bigger that a Chief’s Special but delivers much more energy in a 200 gr. .44 Special round.
My better half did some research on this-—it happened not far from us.
The Negro “perp” had been to other homes beforehand, attempting through fraudulent ways to gain access to the homes. 1 time, pretending to “sell” some cleaning services to the homeowner, another time, “acting” as if he needed info on a local coach he needed to find to talk to. He was summarily turned away by suspicious homeowners. This explains why he rang the doorbell incessantly at the home where he eventually broke into and got shot.
KUDOS to that wonderful woman who used a gun to protect her children and herself.
She was no sitting duck.
(and, FU Diane Feinstein, you useless old sea-hag. Run...before someone drops a house on YOU!)
Okay. I removed your name from my enemies list, for use someday before I go so as to make my arms useful.
Been on this list for a while, so my skin is thicker than most. All I'd like to see is trying to stick to facts, and when unknown not to attack based on one rumor. Attack the rumors, not the person mentioning them.
I've had others attacking me appear to be foolish when facts come out. All I'm saying, is that some women are comfortable with a small handgun, and that's okay - she did well. My wife has no problem handling a .357 and larger, and she is tiny. She realizes our .22 handguns are useless for protection, but the .38 is a better alternative. Now I have multiple arms, but I know next to nothing compared to most people on this list, I freely admit it. But I keep my emotions in check. Cheers!
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