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Burglar meets well-armed victim
Mercury News ^ | Feb. 08, 2004 | AP

Posted on 02/09/2004 5:25:03 AM PST by tberry

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:49:37 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

RANCHO CORDOVA (AP) - A 53-year-old woman who fired nine shots with two handguns to ward off an intruder said she tried to avoid hitting her furniture.``Priorities, right?'' said Carolyn Lisle of Rancho Cordova. ``It was one of those nights. I have a few holes in my glass out front.''


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; defence; gun; protection; selfdefense
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1 posted on 02/09/2004 5:25:03 AM PST by tberry
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To: *bang_list
Bang!!!
2 posted on 02/09/2004 5:26:46 AM PST by tberry
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To: tberry
she tried to avoid hitting her furniture

Yee Haw!

3 posted on 02/09/2004 5:29:04 AM PST by condi2008 (Pro Libertate)
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To: condi2008
Hey, no sense in making kindling out of hard-earned furniture!
4 posted on 02/09/2004 5:31:57 AM PST by risk
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To: risk
"William Kriske, a 47-year-old parolee"

Too bad she didn't kill the sob - maybe next time, because you KNOW the way our system works, this repeat-offender-punk will be working your neighborhood soon.
5 posted on 02/09/2004 5:37:16 AM PST by Fenris6
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Question: If I wound an intruder, whats the best way to finish him off while staying inside the "justifiable force" guidelines? I'm pretty sure if I walk up to his prone body and do a double tap to head & chest I could be charged with something.
6 posted on 02/09/2004 5:39:36 AM PST by Fenris6
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To: tberry
This is a little scary, though. Even forty years ago when I lived there, Rancho Cordova was wall-to-wall houses. She really should have been using a shotgun with fairly small shot.
7 posted on 02/09/2004 5:40:26 AM PST by Grut
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To: tberry
would not be charged for defending herself with properly registered firearms.

Real big of him... and "The State"...."allowing" the peasants to do their jobs for them....

8 posted on 02/09/2004 5:48:53 AM PST by joesnuffy (Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
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To: Fenris6
Question: If I wound an intruder, whats the best way to finish him off while staying inside the "justifiable force" guidelines?

That varies from state to state. In my home state of Tennessee, according to the Tennessee Code, the TCA, if an intruder unlawfully enters your home it is assumed under the law that your life is in danger and you can shoot to kill. If an intruder is unlawfully on your property you can use whatever non-lethal force is necessary to hold them until the authorities arrive.

9 posted on 02/09/2004 5:52:42 AM PST by Thermalseeker
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To: tberry
``He was like a mosquito hitting the window. Every time he turned around, powee,'' she told the Sacramento Bee.

LOL

10 posted on 02/09/2004 5:55:47 AM PST by j_tull
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To: Fenris6
"Question: If I wound an intruder, whats the best way to finish him off while staying inside the "justifiable force" guidelines? I'm pretty sure if I walk up to his prone body and do a double tap to head & chest I could be charged with something."

Keep repeating,"I was in fear for my life", over and over.

11 posted on 02/09/2004 5:59:17 AM PST by Vigilantcitizen (President Bush still has my vote.)
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To: Grut
She really should have been using a shotgun with fairly small shot.

Can't depend on small shot to make a solid stop of a adrenalin-filled perp unless you get a face or neck shot (or groin-- ouch!). My idea of "fairly small shot" is #1 Buck. It'll go through a leather jacket and still give good penetration.

If you've got both hands to use and room to manuever it, a shotgun is the best weapon.

12 posted on 02/09/2004 6:03:19 AM PST by Mackey (Narrated 'Aisha: that the Prophet...consummated his marriage when she was nine years old...)
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To: joesnuffy; Travis McGee
Real big of him... and "The State"...."allowing" the peasants to do their jobs for them....

bttt!

13 posted on 02/09/2004 6:05:40 AM PST by risk
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To: Mackey
My idea of "fairly small shot" is #1 Buck.

I'd say #4 Buck, but my main point is that a .357 has 'way too much penetration for a high-density suburban environment.

14 posted on 02/09/2004 6:11:57 AM PST by Grut
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To: Grut
If your intention is to shoot and wound, make sure you have a lawyer on the sidelines to field the civil law suites filed by the perp and his family. Dead men tell no tales.
15 posted on 02/09/2004 6:14:38 AM PST by mlbford2
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To: Grut
Bump for the record!
16 posted on 02/09/2004 6:18:30 AM PST by IGOTMINE (All we are saying... is give guns a chance!)
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To: Grut
And, she had two .357s...
17 posted on 02/09/2004 6:21:12 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Grut
Given the circumstances you use the first gun you get your hands on!
Besides she tried not to damage the furniture.
18 posted on 02/09/2004 6:22:11 AM PST by BUCKSBUD
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To: tberry
``I like to be prepared,'' she said.

With gun ownership, comes responsbility.

This well armed lady pulled the trigger nine times INSIDE HER HOUSE and got one peripheral hit, putting everyone else in the neighborhood, if not her furniture, at risk the other 8 times.

If you intend to defend yourself with a firearm, seek competent instruction and spend time periodically at the range.

19 posted on 02/09/2004 6:24:50 AM PST by xsrdx (Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas)
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To: tberry
The one thing I get from this is: she needs to practice.
20 posted on 02/09/2004 6:26:30 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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