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FL:Homeowner shoots at would-be intruder outside his home
orlandosentinel.com ^ | 26 July, 2013 | Kevin P. Connolly

Posted on 07/31/2013 11:07:25 AM PDT by marktwain

Edited on 07/31/2013 11:34:09 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

A Volusia County homeowner scared away a criminal late Thursday with a bullet from a 357 magnum.

An owner of a home on Spring Meadows Drive in Ormond Beach shot at a man at about 9:30 p.m. as he was trying to break into the home by removing a sliding-glass door off its tracks, police said.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 357; banglist; fl; guncontrol; home; secondamendment
I think he prevented an attack.
1 posted on 07/31/2013 11:07:25 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Yep


2 posted on 07/31/2013 11:08:44 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (K I L L T H E B I L L !!)
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To: marktwain

What it as coyote?

An alligator perhaps?

Some sort of aggressive manatee?


3 posted on 07/31/2013 11:10:46 AM PDT by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: marktwain

Another Happy Ending! :)


4 posted on 07/31/2013 11:10:59 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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To: marktwain

I am not a fan of those who cannot put a round on target, they are a danger to others.


5 posted on 07/31/2013 12:59:46 PM PDT by PoloSec ( Believe the Gospel: how that Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again)
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To: marktwain

Burglary is becoming a very dangerous profession in Florida.


6 posted on 07/31/2013 1:06:33 PM PDT by 0.E.O
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To: 0.E.O
Yes they are.

We Floridians are not fond of home invasions.

7 posted on 07/31/2013 3:26:03 PM PDT by sarasmom (The obvious takes longer to discover for the obtuse.)
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