[Travis McGee]

I didn't see this posted, it's interesting in that the criminals dressed as police to gain access to the home. Something for those who are for and against "no knock" police raids to consider.

[Travis McGee]

BANG!

[Bikers4Bush]

"Before leaving, they beat up the 19-year-old."

$20.00 says the son knows them somehow and that they either heard him talking about his fathers guns or he was bragging to them about the guns.

[Shooter 2.5]

They made a point to beat up the 19 year old son? I wonder if the kid had anything to do with it, indirectly or otherwise?

I was almost happy when my son grew out of his teenage years. He was able to keep a lot of kids that were questionable out of the house but there was always the loudmouth who might have mentioned what I owned. One kid asked me what I would do if I was ever robbed and I told him that it was fairly easy for me to find out who did it. I also told him a few other things that made him understand it wasn't worth it.

[MD_Willington_1976]

Notice that in Texas, it's a "Gun Collection", anywhere else it's an "Arsenal"...

Now if I could only move my position to Texas..hmmm

[ArrogantBustard]

A bunch of thugs beating down your door should be met with a large volume of aimed rifle fire.

[NYCVirago]

That's when the suspects tied up the husband and wife, their 19-year-old son and his friend, then stole 10 guns from a gun collection. Before leaving, they beat up the 19-year-old.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that this family's teenage son was blabbing about the family's gun collection, and a few of his "friends" decided to go after it. This is probably not a random crime.

[Larry Lucido]

No-knock serves absolutely no legitimate purpose, IMHO, except in an absolute life-or-death situation. And even then it's imperative to know your target and plan accordingly.