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Eastern New Orleans family is badly shaken after home invasion, shootout(LA)
nola.com ^ | 14 November, 2012 | Naomi Martin

Posted on 11/16/2012 6:54:53 AM PST by marktwain

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The anti freedom socialists say you do not need semi-automatic rifles to defend yourself.
1 posted on 11/16/2012 6:55:03 AM PST by marktwain
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NOPD spokeswoman officer Hilal Williams, however, said the department's response time was "acceptable" -- officers were dispatched to the scene at 4:09 a.m. and the first units arrived at 4:18 a.m. Williams acknowledged that "10 minutes can feel like forever when you're in that type of situation," but still, she said, the reality is "we just can't possibly have cars outside every house."

When seconds count, the police are only minutes away. And that's "acceptable".

Fine.

Be armed. Be prepared. Be aware.

2 posted on 11/16/2012 7:00:21 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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His alarm goes off and he goes to his PC first?

What a dumbass.
3 posted on 11/16/2012 7:00:43 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: ArrogantBustard

To be fair, “A cop on every corner” is the very definition of a police state. In England, it’s cameras watching your every move.

Like you said;
Be armed. Be prepared. Be aware.

It’s been like this since the dawn of man and it’s never going to change.


4 posted on 11/16/2012 7:03:38 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: marktwain

Not really news in New Orleans.


5 posted on 11/16/2012 7:04:37 AM PST by Psalm 144 (Voodoo Republicans. Don't read their lips. Watch their hands.)
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Wrong.

According to the article, he was working on the computer when the alarm sounded. He didn't "go to his PC"; he was already there.

6 posted on 11/16/2012 7:04:37 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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“The victims said they were “very disappointed” with the NOPD’s response time. “

The cops had to wait until the shooting had stopped.


7 posted on 11/16/2012 7:05:33 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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With the media publicizing and flouting the addresses of the break-ins, good luck finding any buyers when you go to sell.


8 posted on 11/16/2012 7:05:50 AM PST by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: marktwain

This is where a 12 gauge is the weapon to have.


9 posted on 11/16/2012 7:06:03 AM PST by MCF
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Odd that a dentist would have surveillance cameras and no alarms on his windows that would have called as soon as the window opened or broke.


10 posted on 11/16/2012 7:08:18 AM PST by stuartcr ("When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.")
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It’s not a bad idea to know if:
A) it’s just a false alarm
B) where they are entering and how many

Personally I think he did pretty well given the circumstances.


11 posted on 11/16/2012 7:09:02 AM PST by drbuzzard (All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
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Weapons employed by the criminals included a 3-foot-long assault rifle, an “automatic weapon”, and another gun. A total of 15 shots were fired in 15 minutes - impressive restraint for organized criminals with an automatic weapon. Somehow, the journalists failed to identify any of the weapons used by the criminals, the homeowners, or local wildlife as an AK-47.


12 posted on 11/16/2012 7:10:17 AM PST by Pollster1 (Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. - Ronald Reagan)
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To be fair, “A cop on every corner” is the very definition of a police state.

True ... and where I live, response time may be more like 20 minutes. Part of "prepared" would seem to be knowing your local police response time, and being able to repel attackers for at least that long. I like this guy's computerized security system; helps to know what you're dealing with.

13 posted on 11/16/2012 7:10:35 AM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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Google Brittany Zimmerman.

48 minutes after 911.

Dead.


14 posted on 11/16/2012 7:14:45 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Read SCOTUS Castle Rock vs Gonzales before dialing 911!)
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Agreed.
I thought he went to the PC to check it out, but apparently he was already there. My alarm gives two short beeps every time a monitored door is opened, wether it’s armed or not.


15 posted on 11/16/2012 7:15:08 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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Personally I have a doberman instead of an alarm.

However my current doby is a complete creampuff, so maybe I need an alarm.


16 posted on 11/16/2012 7:16:47 AM PST by drbuzzard (All animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others.)
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I’m impressed by the ability of the reporter to be able to identify an automatic weapon just by looking at a grainy photograph. That means she’s able to see submillimeter details of one piece of metal, inside other thick pieces of metal, just from the photograph.


17 posted on 11/16/2012 7:18:45 AM PST by coloradan (The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
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Yep--wonder why not? That's how most home systems work.

Any names published? I'm smelling drug deal all over the place.

18 posted on 11/16/2012 7:19:44 AM PST by Mamzelle
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To: MCF

Everybody says that, but then they try to maneuver through a house, gather up kids, open doors, hold the phone, etc.

The pattern of 00 or 000 is not that large within confined distances. You only get 5 or 7 shots.

My Glock 22 is immediately available, with a light and 15rnds and can be handled with one hand, if need be. Sure, if you have the time, two hands, etc. then a large shotgun might have its advantages.


19 posted on 11/16/2012 7:20:00 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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It took the Indianapolis police department FIFTY MINUTES when I called in to report a stolen gun. Even if it’s a gun, it’s just property crime, I guess.


20 posted on 11/16/2012 7:21:19 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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