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79-Year-Old Shoots Two Intruders, Police Say (KY)
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| 7/9/05
Posted on 07/09/2005 5:44:51 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
Homeowners Says Men Kicked In His Back Door At 5 A.M.
DRY RIDGE, Ky. -- A 79-year-old man armed with a .357 magnum revolver shot two men after they broke into his home overnight, News 5's Bina Roy reported.
Police answering a call about a break-in and burglary found two men shot outside a home on Ellen Kay Drive in Grant County.
The homeowner told police the two men kicked in his back door just before 5 a.m. Saturday. They tried to flee after being shot.
Police said they found one wounded man in the driveway and followed a trail of blood to the other man nearby.
Nearby residents were stunned but supported their neighbor's actions.
"At that time in the morning, if I was in that situation, I might try to do the same thing," Everett Musgrave told News 5. "I am glad he was able to protect himself. That's the big thing. At least he's not hurt."
"He's old school," Lisa Garner said of her neighbor. "My grandfather would have done the same thing.
"It bothers me because we have children. It bothers me that anybody would intrude into your home," Garner said.
Musgrave had a message for anybody thinking about breaking into somebody's home.
"Yeah, don't pick the wrong door," Musgrave said.
AirCare helicopters flew the men to Grant County Hospital. Their names and conditions have not been released.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; bang; banglist
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To: Mr. Mojo
"He's old school," Lisa Garner said of her neighbor. "My grandfather would have done the same thing. "It bothers me because we have children. It bothers me that anybody would intrude into your home," Garner said. " . . . . because I'm not old school, and have been taught to fear this and beg for mercy if it happens. Because guns are bad."
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posted on
07/09/2005 7:47:42 PM PDT
by
Hank Rearden
(Never allow anyone who could only get a government job attempt to tell you how to run your life.)
To: Surtur
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posted on
07/09/2005 8:10:56 PM PDT
by
zip
(Remember: DimocRat lies told often enough became truth to 48% of Americans (NRA))))
To: Mr. Mojo
Did anyone else find the following line disturbing?
"AirCare helicopters flew the men to Grant County Hospital."
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posted on
07/09/2005 8:14:42 PM PDT
by
proudpapa
(of three.)
To: Mr. Mojo
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posted on
07/09/2005 8:23:58 PM PDT
by
ChildOfThe60s
(If you can remember the 60s......you weren't really there.)
To: Mr. Mojo
45
posted on
07/09/2005 8:43:16 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(In God We Trust. All Others We Monitor.)
To: MoonDoggy
Ahh, an old man and his 357. I've always been a sucker for feel-good stories with a happy ending.
I love tough old geezers. I'm glad he wasn't Mr. Wilson though.
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posted on
07/09/2005 8:48:00 PM PDT
by
moog
To: basil
Earlier today, we heard about the 64 year old woman blowing a bad guy away, and now this.
It's those steroids, except they're misreading the label when it says to shoot up.
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posted on
07/09/2005 8:49:14 PM PDT
by
moog
To: Brad's Gramma
Huh. Try a heavily armed Gramma! WE have that protective thing goin'! ;)
I want to hear a rolling pin story.
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posted on
07/09/2005 8:50:36 PM PDT
by
moog
To: moog
Dang! I don't HAVE one!!!
Gramps is a lucky man, huh? :)
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posted on
07/09/2005 8:52:55 PM PDT
by
Brad’s Gramma
(Yo! Cowboy! I'm praying for a LoganMiracle! It CAN happen!!!!)
To: Brad's Gramma
Dang! I don't HAVE one!!!
Gramps is a lucky man, huh? :)
I'll say, unless he gets on her bad side. Then he might get shot on his bad side.
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posted on
07/09/2005 8:57:09 PM PDT
by
moog
To: Mr. Mojo
Musgrave had a message for anybody thinking about breaking into somebody's home.
"Yeah, don't pick the wrong door," Musgrave said.
Now that's what I'm taking about
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posted on
07/09/2005 9:10:30 PM PDT
by
packrat35
(reality is for people who can't face science fiction)
To: WorkingClassFilth
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posted on
07/09/2005 9:11:25 PM PDT
by
Ladysmith
((NRA and SAS) WI Hunter Shootings: If you want on/off the WI Hunters ping list, please let me know.)
To: MoonDoggy
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posted on
07/09/2005 10:05:02 PM PDT
by
MarkeyD
(I really, really loathe liberals.)
To: MarkeyD
I guess there is something better than an old man and his 357.
P.S. I've never had a woman look at me like that.
To: sully777
.357 isn't that bad.Noisy.
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posted on
07/10/2005 5:08:16 AM PDT
by
genefromjersey
(So much to flame;so little time !)
To: MarkeyD
Seems to me that the young lady needs to get her finger away from the trigger--but guess you guys didn't notice her finger--LOL!
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posted on
07/10/2005 6:07:36 AM PDT
by
basil
(Exercise your Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
To: Mr. Mojo
Thanks for the busy weekend ping!
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posted on
07/10/2005 7:47:23 PM PDT
by
Vor Lady
(waves hand slowly,"This is not the tagline you're looking for!")
To: Mr. Mojo
Thanks for the ping! Another great self defense story. I'm glad the home owner was able to shoot the perps.
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posted on
07/10/2005 8:02:04 PM PDT
by
NRA2BFree
(Something ate my tag line.....)
To: Mr. Mojo
Don Wade and Roma on WLS were just talking about this story!
A caller said that the old fella was wrong to shoot the guys breaking in because they may have been there to warn the home owner of a problem, like a fire in the house! They could even have been fire fighters! LOL!
A more sensible caller replied to that by saying if he were ever to warn a homeowner of a problem, he'd ring the doorbell, knock, or call out, "YooHoo!" before he broke in through the back door late at night!
To: Hank Rearden
I read that differently, that she was afraid of 'home invasions', not pistol packing pappys!
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posted on
07/11/2005 6:57:53 AM PDT
by
TC Rider
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