Biden would say she did it wrong.
The parents left this girl alone with a loaded weapon ? Quick call child services and have her removed.
Bravo to this girl for her composure, courage and smarts. And bravo to Dad for teaching her how and when to use a firearm.
Would’ve loved to have a picture of that girl sitting there with the shotgun and the guy opening the door and finding her.
Feet’s don’t fail me now.
She hid inside the dark closet with her 12-gauge shotgun at her side, according to a Lapeer County Sheriff’s Office investigator. It was a weapon she was well-familiar with as she had used it on many a hunting trip with her father.
The suspect eventually broke into the room and opened the closet door where the girl was hiding, reported MLive.
Surprise, surprise, surprise!
Did she have her ear protection on? If not, that shottie would have inflicted permanent loss of hearing on her and quick loss of life on Mr. Burglar.
IMHO, if she had her ears on, that criminal should have been shot - now the taxpayers will be billed for years to support that criminal.
“The girl called her parents, who instructed her to get her shotgun out of the safe and hide in the closet in her locked bedroom.”
Shotgun safes are still pretty uncommon.
I’m considering purchasing a firearm for home defense, but the folks that I know here in AR are advising me that a shotgun is not your best option.
I live in an apartment - not small, but the distance between my front door and my bedroom is not all that great. Is the general opinion that a handgun is preferable to a shotgun for home defense?
Also, should I purchase some kind of illumination device for the weapon? A mounted flash light? It’s pretty dark where I live and I doubt I’d have time to turn on a light - which would probably be a bad idea anyway.
A .410 shotgun or Judge is quite adequate. The shotgun is used for deer hunting in many states.
Thanks all for your replies and advice. A couple of you emailed me with some advice as well, and I deeply appreciate it. Unfortunately I cannot reply directly as I am too new to these forums.
To the person who suggested the Judge - that was the one that appealed to me the most. I’m large enough to use it. I do worry about neighbor collateral damage, but I’ll be moving into a house soon and that won’t be an issue.
It’s been a number of years, but I used to shoot all the time with my dad and did a fair amount of skeet shooting and range practice with a variety of weapons. I just lost interest over time (firearms don’t really fascinate me - swords, etc., do, and I own a few working ones - but I’m not stupid enough to bring a knife to a gunfight) and never bothered to purchase one myself. Needless to say, I’ll have to hit the practice range again and become proficient in whatever weapon I choose.
I live in Little Rock, AR, in a fairly high-end part of town, at a fairly high-end apartment complex, a little bit out in the country. However, the crime has been inching out slowly in our direction, and the thugs here mean business. Most of the people who live in my complex are between houses, or in temporary housing, or retired. That’s what worries me - we have nice stuff good for stealing.
I have a dachshund who may or may not sound the alarm, but anybody breaking into my apartment in the middle of the night is probably armed and needs to be dispatched immediately and permanently. We have some police officers and military personnel who live in the complex and display their vehicles, and the community is gated, but some of these meth and crack heads aren’t going to care about that.
I’ll definitely avoid the weapon light. Thanks again.
Lapeer County has been rather busy lately...like the Wild West-Coyotes killing horse, brave girls shooting criminals, what next?