AR15 used to stop Home Invasion in Hawaii

Gun Watch ^ | 28 July, 2018 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

On Thursday, July 19, on the Hawaiian  island of Maui, a victim of a home invasion fired an AR15 style rifle at one of three armed home invaders. The trio hastily retreated, firing shots as they left the residence.  There were three victims of the home invasion. The suspects are reported to have taken $3,000. No one is reported as being hit by gunfire.  From staradvertiser.com

The bandits forced one victim into a bathroom, then walked through the house. A second victim armed himself with an AR-15 rifle and fired a round at the robbers, nearly striking one.

The three suspects fled, firing four gunshots on the way out.

No one was hurt during the robbery, police said. One victim reported the suspects took $3,000.

The police reported that they "recovered" a firearm at the scene of the home invasion. It is not clear if they "recovered" the "shiny handgun" reportedly used by the home invaders, or the AR15 style rifle used by the home defender. Hawaii has very restrictive gun control laws. Possession of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of "pistol" ammunition, which includes AR15 magazines, is a misdemeanor, so the police may have confiscated the rifle used for home defense.

It is unclear when the police started to use the word "recover" firearms instead of impounded, confiscated, or taken into custody. Recover implies the firearm was previously owned by the police, or the firearm is owned by some other person than the one the police took it from.

AR-15 rifles make excellent home defense tools. There mere appearance has significant deterrent effect. We do not know what sort of ammunition was used, or the composition of the home's walls, so speculation about over-penetration is moot. We know that no one outside the home was reported as being wounded.

This is another case that shows the utility of semi-automatic rifles for home defense. The added difficulty of obtaining pistols legally in Hawaii is another reason for people there to use a semi-automatic rifle.


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[marktwain]

It is reported the local press buried the story after 12 hours.

[Moonman62]

Hawaii is the most liberal state in the union.

[DCBryan1]

wow....it didnt know you could have one there.

[Ken522]

“Liberal” = Anti-2nd Amendment, anti-private firearm ownership ….

[gaijin]

Weapon saves life, police confiscate weapon.

[OttawaFreeper]

Not Zeus and Apollo?

[TexasM1A]

It should say “Police STOLE the weapon”.

[politicianslie]

Hawaii is the most liberal state in the union.

I played tourist in 2013. The game there was NEVER lock your car, never leave valuables in a car.

If the doors were locked, the thieves would break in doing damage to the car. If you left it unlocked, then the thieves would check it out and go on to the next car.

Liberal policies really are that bad as they lead to insane practices like this pro-robber policy.

[Vaduz]

Home protected by high speed wireless device works every time they don’t print the truth remember that.

[Company Man]

Third base! er I mean “More Range Time!”

[Pontiac]

No one was hurt during the robbery, police said. One victim reported the suspects took $3,000.

Who keeps $3000 at home unless it is in a seriously heavy safe.

[Pontiac]

It is reported the local press buried the story after 12 hours.

You can’t have the rabble getting the thought in their heads that your average dupe can protect themselves or even need to protect themselves with a firearm, let alone one of those dangerous black rifles.