[m1-lightning]

Actual Quote from Wilmette Illinois Cheif of Police George Carpenter, Jan 8, 2004 1:00 PM:

Wilmitte, Illinois

"If a resident believes there is an intuder in their home late at night, choosing to use a handgun actually reduces your family's safety. We want the Wilmette resident instead to immediately lock the door to the bedroom and dial 9-1-1, which will connect them in seconds to telecommunicators at the Wilmette Police Department. These experienced proffesionals will keep you on the line giving instuctions, and will ask relevant, important questions designed to result in a quick and effective police response. Your family's safety is far more likely to be preserved by calling 9-1-1, and allowing experienced police officers to search your home, than by arming yourself and searching your home in the dark without calling police."

[eyespysomething]

HA! We are armed for self defense in out house, and it ain't locked up in a lockbox somewhere, gathering dust. And we sure as hell aren't going to hide in our bedroom with our kids in their's.

We have a plan and a back up plan worked out so if something like this happens, we can act, and act quick. Since it would be stupid to do so, no details here, but we have practiced it, with our 3 sons, so even if some panic sets in, we (mainly me and hubby) (ok, mainly me) would all have a notion of what to do. Just like fire drills.

Of course, they gotta get past the big black lab first; she don't take kindly to strangers.

This from a woman who used to be vehemently anti-gun. Then I got edumacated on firearms, and what was once fear is now knowledge. What a difference.

[TalBlack]

"Actual Quote from Wilmette Illinois Cheif of Police George Carpenter, Jan 8, 2004 1:00 PM:"

The quote by the Chief is both un-American and a damnable lie. That it is a lie this "professional" MUST be aware.

Makes you wonder what this "professional" is really after? It simply is BEYOND DEBATE that this "professional" knows perfectly well that he spoke a lie.

[Sloth]

These experienced proffesionals will keep you on the line giving instuctions making lots of unnecessary noise so the intruders will know where you are, and will ask relevant, important questions designed to result in a quick and effective police response death.

[xsrdx]

choosing to use a handgun actually reduces your family's safety

Complete, absolute total BullShat.

A little editing might help:

Your family's safety is far more likely to be preserved by (arming yourself), calling 9-1-1, and allowing experienced police officers to search your home, than by arming yourself and searching your home in the dark without calling police."

[nonsporting]

"If a resident believes there is an intuder in their home late at night, choosing to use a handgun actually reduces your family's safety. We want the Wilmette resident instead to immediately lock the door to the bedroom and dial 9-1-1, which will connect them in seconds to telecommunicators at the Wilmette Police Department. These experienced profesionals will keep you on the line giving instuctions, and will ask relevant, important questions designed to result in a quick and effective police response. Your family's safety is far more likely to be preserved by calling 9-1-1, and allowing experienced police officers to search your home, than by arming yourself and searching your home in the dark without calling police." (Wilmette Chief of Police)

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[eleni121]

Mr. Carpenter should be fired. He is either a dunce or distracted from reality. In a situation such as this, the firearm would be used immediately to disable the invader and not a second too soon.

Locking myself in a bedroom and calling 911 would ensure the deaths of anyone in the house.