Kind of hard to fire 6 times with a 5-shot revolver without reloading. Sometimes a woman with kids grabs what is convenient, and perhaps the .38 was convenient for her to handle. Easy to have within grabbing distance around the house, on short notice.
My point is that a .38 might not be enough to do the job...not enough stopping power.
Ga. mom shoots intruder 5 times in face, hides children
Posted on: 12:06 am, January 6, 2013, by Web Staff, updated on: 02:57pm, January 6, 2013
LOGANVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia mother hid her two 9-year-old twins and shot an intruder, Paul Ali Slater, several times during a home invasion on Friday, according to multiple media reports.
The Loganville mother said she didn’t initially answer when someone knocked on her door around 1 p.m. Friday. When the visitor began repeatedly ringing the doorbell, she called her husband at work, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
He then dialed 911 and his 37-year-old wife gathered their 9-year-old twins and hid them in a crawlspace inside the home.
According to the report, the intruder then forced his way into the home and started “rummaging” through the family’s belongings.
When the suspect went into the closet where the family was hiding ,the woman fired six bullets at the suspect, five of which hit alleged suspect Paul Ali Slater in the face and neck area.
“He opens the closet door and finds himself staring down the barrel of a .38 revolver,” Walton County Sheriff Joe Chapman told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The woman fled to a neighbor’s home with her children. The woman and her two children were not injured.
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The injured intruder stumbled out of the home and attempted to flee in his car. However, he crashed into a wooded area and collapsed in a neighbor’s driveway, according to WSB-TV.
The suspect was arrested at the scene. He was taken to a nearby hospital and is expected to survive.
The victim’s husband said he’s proud of his wife.
“My wife is a hero. She protected her kids. She did what she was supposed to do as responsible, prepared gun owner,” Donnie Herman told WSB-TV.
Read more: WSB-TV and The Atlanta Journal Constitution
There's a smart ass wannabee in every crowd...so eager to prove himself worthy.
But uh-oh...still unworthy!
Must suck to be you!
Uncalled for on my part.
FR and Freepers deserve better than that!