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Chicago homeowner shoots intruder in chest during struggle, police say
Fox News ^ | 1/30/23 | Louis Casasano

Posted on 01/30/2023 9:10:14 PM PST by CFW

An 80-year-old Chicago man was hospitalized Monday following a home Monday morning home invasion in which he shot an intruder.

The unidentified man responded to a knock on his door around 10:30 a.m. in the 8500 block of West Catherine Avenue, the Chicago Police Department reported.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; crime; deserving; thugs
Good for the 80 year old in having a firearm, keeping it handy, and knowing how to use it!
1 posted on 01/30/2023 9:10:14 PM PST by CFW
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To: CFW

“ The unidentified man responded to a knock on his door around 10:30 a.m”

That was his first mistake.


2 posted on 01/30/2023 9:14:20 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: CFW

NEVER OPEN THE DAM DOOR.

IF ITS UNEXPECTED, DON’T EVER OPEN THE DOOR.

IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHO IT IS, DON’T OPEN THE DOOR.

Besides, if they do then tryto break in, they have to expend some energy, and they wont move so quick, easier slower target. Maybe an optimal target while trying to break in.


3 posted on 01/30/2023 9:16:28 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: CFW
An 80-year-old Chicago man was hospitalized Monday

The bad part.

following a home Monday morning home invasion in which he shot an intruder.

The good part.
4 posted on 01/30/2023 9:17:25 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: CFW

Good on him.


5 posted on 01/30/2023 9:31:39 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

“following a home Monday morning home invasion in which he shot an intruder.

The good part”

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I started to click on the “like” button on your comment, but then realized I was on FR instead of GAB and there is no “like” button here.

You are correct. It’s bad that the older guy was injured and hospitalized, but good that he managed to get the job done that needed to be doing. We need more of that. Just as the Sheriff in Florida said yesterday, criminals need to realize that there will be repercussions for their actions. Some of those repercussions are swift and unexpected.


6 posted on 01/30/2023 10:03:48 PM PST by CFW (old and retired)
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To: CFW

Some folks of that age might never fully recover from a surprise attack like that one. An attack in both physical and emotional sense.

Not every senior can absorb a hammer’s blow to the skull, then go out to the opera only 10 days later, all dressed to the nines.


7 posted on 01/30/2023 10:15:15 PM PST by lee martell (.)
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To: lee martell

“Not every senior can absorb a hammer’s blow to the skull, then go out to the opera only 10 days later, all dressed to the nines.”

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I suspect they can if they have the best and most up-to-date medical care a Congressperson’s influence can supply. Such influence includes the best surgeons, 24-hour physicians on duty, along with a team of nurses who monitor their every breath.

Some people, depending on their political status are assigned a team of medical care personnel who are instructed to attend them non-stop. Those special people are also given a PR medical spokesperson who is in charge of making sure that no information regarding their condition is leaked to anyone who might inquire as to their status.

It’s good to be a “King” or “Queen” in the ole U.S. of A.!


8 posted on 01/30/2023 10:38:00 PM PST by CFW (old and retired)
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To: Secret Agent Man

“NEVER OPEN THE DAM DOOR.”

The America that I grew up in opened doors for strangers, kids rode bicycles to schools without helmets and without getting hurt, and kids played outside without their parents worrying.


9 posted on 01/30/2023 10:39:09 PM PST by BobL
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To: Secret Agent Man

A shame the people of this country are so low that anyone at the front door might be a threat. But still true.


10 posted on 01/30/2023 10:40:47 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: BobL

Old America.....

Me, too. The guy would have been selling magazine subscriptions or something.

And kids would be on their bikes and going to get ice cream cones or browse comic book places——without being grabbed and forced into a vehicle by a pedo.


11 posted on 01/30/2023 10:43:27 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: CFW

Good on the old man. Prayers up that be fully recovers.


12 posted on 01/30/2023 10:54:09 PM PST by Allegra
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To: BobL

When I attended a private Kindergarten [Public Schools had none] in the 50s, we had to check our gun belts in a chair in the hall.


13 posted on 01/30/2023 11:35:05 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: CFW

You don’t have to answer the phone, and you don’t have to answer the door.


14 posted on 01/30/2023 11:44:20 PM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: BobL

Me too.

Its not that place anymore.


15 posted on 01/31/2023 12:58:55 AM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: CFW

Speaking of Chicago, from a couple of years ago...

https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/heres-why-chicagos-unofficial-police-blog-second-city-cop-went-dark/


16 posted on 01/31/2023 1:08:30 AM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: mewzilla

Second City Cop bttt


17 posted on 01/31/2023 1:49:08 AM PST by linMcHlp
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To: mewzilla

I miss Second City Cop blog. The writer of that site really gave some insights on what goes on in Chicago law enforcement politics.


18 posted on 01/31/2023 7:52:31 AM PST by CFW (old and retired)
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