Posted on 02/04/2015 9:08:38 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine
Rule number one for any child: Never talk to strangers.
But an 11-year-old Lapeer County, Michigan, girl went above and beyond the call of duty, and her heroic actions may have saved her from harm during a home invasion last week by two hardened criminals.
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
Biden would say she did it wrong.
The parents left this girl alone with a loaded weapon ? Quick call child services and have her removed.
Bravo to this girl for her composure, courage and smarts. And bravo to Dad for teaching her how and when to use a firearm.
Would’ve loved to have a picture of that girl sitting there with the shotgun and the guy opening the door and finding her.
Feet’s don’t fail me now.
She hid inside the dark closet with her 12-gauge shotgun at her side, according to a Lapeer County Sheriff’s Office investigator. It was a weapon she was well-familiar with as she had used it on many a hunting trip with her father.
The suspect eventually broke into the room and opened the closet door where the girl was hiding, reported MLive.
Surprise, surprise, surprise!
Did she have her ear protection on? If not, that shottie would have inflicted permanent loss of hearing on her and quick loss of life on Mr. Burglar.
IMHO, if she had her ears on, that criminal should have been shot - now the taxpayers will be billed for years to support that criminal.
“The girl called her parents, who instructed her to get her shotgun out of the safe and hide in the closet in her locked bedroom.”
Shotgun safes are still pretty uncommon.
I wouldn’t envy her tinnitis if she were to fire the shotgun in the confines of a small closet. Ouch!
I’m considering purchasing a firearm for home defense, but the folks that I know here in AR are advising me that a shotgun is not your best option.
I live in an apartment - not small, but the distance between my front door and my bedroom is not all that great. Is the general opinion that a handgun is preferable to a shotgun for home defense?
Also, should I purchase some kind of illumination device for the weapon? A mounted flash light? It’s pretty dark where I live and I doubt I’d have time to turn on a light - which would probably be a bad idea anyway.
Could not agree more. The look on his face and the rapidity of his exit will empower that little girl far more than any wishy washy lessons her school or the government will try to teach her.
Whatever you finally decide to purchase..., spend time and ammo becoming fully proficient with it! Some people purchase a shotgun believing that it will have a shot pattern wide enough to make up for their faulty aim (IT WON'T). Shotguns DO intimidate more and "may" make a bad guy run the other way BUT, if you are nervously waving the barrel around..., he or she WILL JUST GRAB IT AWAY FROM YOU. Also, while a barrel mounted flashlight will aid your vision..., it will also represent a TARGET for your opponent!
Rather than wavering and putting too much thought into it ask them to take you shooting and try some different things.
You may find pistols are not your thing. You may find they are just the thing for you.
Usually, a shotgun has larger or more easily actuated safeties and mechanisms. Better for fumbling around with in the dark and under stress.
Practice and practice some more until you are able to manipulate your weapon without even thinking.
Pistol bullets might penetrate walls and hit your neighbors in the next apartment. A shotgun loaded with fine shot (”field load”) would be safer. Nothing says intimidation like the “clack-clack” of a pump action shotgun - you might not even have to fire it. You should look at home defense models with a pistol grip instead of a butt stock.
Today, you can go with a handgun and field shot.
Personally I like a little 9mm or .380 in a very handy place(s).
Sure it can penetrate a wall. But you have to practice anyway first. Just seems more convenient to me. And you can keep one in different places hidden away.
“Today, you can go with a handgun and field shot.”
Sure, but it doesn’t pack the punch of a 12-guage. If I’m gonna shoot, then I’m gonna SHOOT!
A .410 shotgun or Judge is quite adequate. The shotgun is used for deer hunting in many states.
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