Posted on 07/18/2008 9:52:17 AM PDT by Abathar
FRANKLIN, Ind. -- He was trying to protect his family during a home invasion when a Franklin man said he was shot with his own gun Wednesday night at the family's home.
James and Amber Duncan told 6News' Renee Jameson they were upstairs when they heard a loud noise in the garage.
While Amber Duncan called police, James Duncan said he grabbed his rifle and went to investigate. He said when he walked into the garage, he was attacked.
"He just took the gun from me, hit me in the stomach, knocked me back and then pointed it at my face," James Duncan said. "I said, 'Please don't; I have children. Please don't.'"
James Duncan said the man tried to pull the trigger, but the gun's safety was on. He said he knocked the gun away and that's when it fired, hitting him in the shoulder. When that happened, the intruder ran from the garage, he said.
As he was leaving, James Duncan said he noticed his attacker was wearing a shirt similar to those that workers at the nearby Johnson County Fair wear, an event from which he and his family had just returned.
The intruder is described as a white man with blonde hair, 6 feet 3 inches tall, around 240 pounds and between 20 and 25 years old.
Franklin police said they do not have a suspect in the shooting. The Johnson County Fair Association released a statement Thursday saying no employees were being investigated.
Duncan is now recovering at home. He told Jameson his family is considering selling the house after what happened there.
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Damn lucky fool. He probably thought the sight of a gun would scare away the intruder, unfortunately there are some people out there who would take it as a challenge and they don't intimidate at all.
He came very close to being a statistic, hope he is smart enough to take some self defense classes and change his frame of mind before a situation like this happens again.
Frame of mind is the most important thing. If you don’t have it right, a gun or nothing will protect you.
And you folks can bet the rent that Mayor Fenty of D.C., and Mayor Daley of Chicago just about had orgasms when hearing about THIS story!
This will become Argument Numero Uno for those metropolitan tyrants in their continued efforts to keep their local populations disarmed, disinformed and just diss’d in general.
Note tha the home invader was 6 foot 3, 240 pounds. He needed a handgun and better training, but this story will be spun the other way.
Gun control is about being able to hit your target!
He’s damned lucky. A rifle is not a wise choice for internal home defense. A pistol or short-barreled shotgun are far better - and even then you need to train and practice regularly to be able to use them effectively.
That's why when roaming the house after hearing a suspicious sound I always grab the bedside table revolver. If I'm surprised (like the guy in this story) the perp would have a far more difficult time getting it away from be, and I can swing it into action far more quickly and easily.
Maybe there should be an IQ test for potential gun owners, if you don’t have the IQ of a turnip, maybe you shouldn’t own a gun.
The guy obviously had no clue what he was doing. Left the safety on, then let the guy take the gun away from him. Fortunately, two wrongs make a right in this case.
Umm, the fact that the safety was on is probably the only reason this guy is still alive. And in the final analysis, he likely DID succeed in scaring the intruder with the gun, with the intruder plan being disrupted, and the intruder ending up deciding to flee. If the homeowner hadn’t had a gun, and the intruder had been prepared to attack him with a knife and did so, this might not have ended as well as it did.
He shouldn’t have gone to investigate. Call the cops and defend your ground.
Actually, during the oral presentations on the Heller case, the DC lawyer tried to make the case that a rifle or shotgun was adequate for home defense; therefore handguns weren’t needed. This case demonstrates one of the primary problems with a rifle for home defense — weapon retention. (Also, in a crowded urban environment like DC, overpenetration would cause serious problems.) But as was said earlier, this will likely be spun the other way (possibly by some reporter/writer who isn’t sure of the difference between a rifle and a handgun anyway . . .)
Lots of weak people believe that waving a gun around will scare others off. They do not have the guts to use the gun even if they are attacked.
On the other hand, there is the one percent rule. That is the small group of hoodlums who do not intimidate, who do not follow instructions and who feel that they are bullet proof. They ususally die in a hail of bullets.
It comes back to the bottom line, do not go with a gun in your hand unless you are prepared to use it.
He put the gun between a begging mans eyes and squeezed the trigger but it didn’t fire.
He ran only after the shot, not after he disarmed him, which I presume he thought would wake the neighbors and summon police.
This guy roaming our neck of the woods is a cold blooded killer, and with the county fair going on and him possible working as a Carny by next week there is a good chance he will be roaming someone elses neighborhood.
In my opinion, you should never sweep your house if you think someone’s in it. Get your family into a safe room, lock the door, call 911 and wait it out. Should the bad guy attempt to open the door, you let him have it. Tiptoing around in your underwear is much more likely to get you killed than anything else.
Until I aquire my target I lkeave the safety on, but my thumb is on it for fast response
The home owner also needs a few lessons on self-defense and home security to go with that necessary training on gun safety and operation.
I agree. No reason to get all puffed up and make yourself available for danger.
Lesson Number One from this: Don’t go searching for intruders in your home, it’s bound to end badly for you.
Austin: Only two things scare me and one of them is nuclear war.
Basil: What's the other?
Austin: Excuse me?
Basil: What's the other thing that scares you?
Austin: Carnies. Circus folk. Nomads, you know. Smell like cabbage. Small hands
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