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Hollywood teen shoots intruder after father says on phone, `Do what you have to do'
Sun Sentinel ^ | May 25 2006 | Marlene Naanes

Posted on 05/26/2006 4:40:23 AM PDT by Guard Dog

Javaris Granger wished his father was there instead of him.

His father was on the phone, urging Granger, 15, to get the gun they used for shooting practice. "Do what you have to do," his father said.

Granger did. He aimed the gun and fired at the violent intruder.

It was 3:30 a.m.

Granger woke with a start, hearing his mother's frantic voice and something slamming against the front window.

He ran out to the dark living room and saw his mother screaming as a man, cursing and muttering, threw a bicycle at the window.

Within seconds, Granger ran into his parents' bedroom, found the safety box, unlocked it and loaded two guns for him and his mother. He ran back to the living room as the intruder threw a bicycle at the door and started kicking it in.

The next moment the man kicked down the door and jumped into the living room, yards from Granger.

"I didn't want to hurt anybody, so I fired off a warning shot," the ninth-grader said.

The intruder didn't leave until four shots later.

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To: Guard Dog

I constantly tell my wife. "Never fire a warning shot. When it comes time to pull the trigger, all warnings are over."


21 posted on 05/26/2006 6:21:25 AM PDT by Sensei Ern (http://www.myspace.com/reconcomedy/ "I'M YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE...AN AMERICAN...and I am voting!")
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To: dagoofyfoot

I don't think it's odd at all. To be calm and decisive in an emergency situation is generally a good thing. Getting hysterical usually isn't much help.


22 posted on 05/26/2006 6:24:21 AM PDT by SuzyQue
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To: dagoofyfoot

He probably did tell his kid to shoot the guy. I suspect it was a little hard for the kid to shoot someone with all of the anti-gun brainwashing they have for kids today.

"If you have to shoot, shoot him."
"But, dad, I don't want to kill someone."
"Do what you gotta do, son."

Maybe dad was sitting in traffic? This is Hollywood, after all.


23 posted on 05/26/2006 6:25:28 AM PDT by Sensei Ern (http://www.myspace.com/reconcomedy/ "I'M YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE...AN AMERICAN...and I am voting!")
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To: sneakers
For heaven's sakes! It's a wonder that the intruder didn't hurt somebody in the meantime!

EXactly! We were thinking the same thing. Then, hubby said, "Do you think the family would have been allowed to sue the government for the government-required (safety box) if the lock took too long to open or failed in some way; and someone had been killed by the perp in that same "meantime?"

NOoooooooooooooo.

Did you read the post about Georgia (and Florida hubby said) having a "My Home is My Castle" law? You enter at your own risk, baby... LOVE it!

24 posted on 05/26/2006 6:32:09 AM PDT by NordP (Dig a moat the length of Mexican border, take the dirt & raise New Orleans' leavies, add alligators.)
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To: ml/nj
"...who goes to visit a friend at a hospital at 3:30 in the morning?"

I guess Holly-weird is Holly-weird, whether it is Florida or California. I haven't been to FL in awhile, I guess I forgot about the 24 hr visiting policy in the area hospitals...

25 posted on 05/26/2006 6:33:52 AM PDT by Cliff Dweller (No such thing as a threat... just targets)
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To: beancounter13

teaching the wife to properly handle the 9 is a good idea even if you discourage her thinking of it as a self defense tool. If a situation does arise - she may change her mind, and the gun would be a real liability in untrained hands


26 posted on 05/26/2006 7:05:52 AM PDT by Plain Old American (Remember who said what; Remind those who don't Remember; Vote and take a friend to the polls)
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To: Guard Dog

I hope not. After reading the full story, I don't think the guy has much cause to sue the kid or his family. He has a long criminal history, and apparently attacked a police officer the day before he tried this home invasion. If he was stupid enough to sue, I think the case would be tossed pretty quickly.


27 posted on 05/26/2006 7:23:22 AM PDT by tgslTakoma
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To: mtbopfuyn

It's probably better that the mom did leave the room and hide with the younger kids. Her son didn't need to deal with the home invader and his hysterical mom. Her hysteria would have distracted him from the bad guy and this could have ended badly, had that occurred.


28 posted on 05/26/2006 7:26:19 AM PDT by tgslTakoma
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To: Guard Dog
Granger does not face charges.

The Sun-Sentinal reporter sounds so disappointed.

29 posted on 05/26/2006 7:29:26 AM PDT by Petronski (I just love that woman.)
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To: ml/nj

Some hospitals allow visitors to stay in the room of a patient who is critically ill, or one who is in for chemo. It sounds weird at first, but there are occasions when a visitor would be in a patient's room at that hour.


30 posted on 05/26/2006 7:30:31 AM PDT by tgslTakoma
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To: mtbopfuyn

A little harsh on the mom. At 15, there was NO WAY my mom could have done a better job than me defending against an attack like that.


31 posted on 05/26/2006 7:35:08 AM PDT by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right....)
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To: ml/nj
who goes to visit a friend at a hospital at 3:30 in the morning?

My thoughts too

32 posted on 05/26/2006 9:13:31 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Don't make me have to call Jack Bauer.......)
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To: babydoll22
"I got all excited but then found out the perp lived. What a bummer."

Might be best for the kid though.

33 posted on 05/26/2006 9:17:55 AM PDT by #1CTYankee (That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
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To: ml/nj

"Nice story, but who goes to visit a friend at a hospital at 3:30 in the morning?"

I would imagine, anyone who lives five or six hours from the hospital and wants to be home in time for dinner.

The article doesn't specify what hospital or location so that was what first came to mind for me.


35 posted on 05/26/2006 3:41:07 PM PDT by loboinok (Gun control is, hitting what you aim at!)
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To: Guard Dog

Not in Florida.


36 posted on 05/26/2006 3:46:26 PM PDT by arthurus (Better to fight them OVER THERE than here.)
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To: Plain Old American

That's why a reel gun is more appropriate for home defense in handguns. While I prefer a double stack of HydraShok .45, a 'pick it up, point it, and pull the trigger' is more dependable in a tense situation.


37 posted on 05/26/2006 3:55:30 PM PDT by MHGinTN (If you can read this, you've had life support from someone. Promote life support for others.)
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To: Guard Dog
He even locked up the guns after Jumper left, before he checked on his mother. "My husband tried to get everyone to learn the safety of a gun," Chandler said. "It paid off."

I have a problem with this...: ) <<< me

38 posted on 05/26/2006 7:49:08 PM PDT by stopsign ("What great fortune for government, That people don't think"....Der Fuhrer. Hummm.... : ) <<< me)
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To: Hot Tabasco
I have a friend who gets up at 3:30 am to visit her mother in a nursing home before work. It is one of the times that she has available.

In many of these situations, you work with what you have and do what you can.
39 posted on 05/27/2006 6:36:51 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: Guard Dog

Jack Bauer would be proud.


40 posted on 05/27/2006 6:38:29 AM PDT by Tribune7
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