I've been reading this board for years and know many posters are gun owners. As some of you know, my son is a police sergeant and supervises/investigates all manner of criminal activity. He shares his fears with me daily and tells me that in his personal life, he might handle matters far differently than in his professional walk.
This is a professional training scenario that he shared with me which took place recently. Put yourself in place of the homeowner. Information is purposefully limited at this time but I'm interested in how you would process and resolve this specific event.
A family of 5 - husband, wife, and 3 children - were at home asleep. It was 2 a.m. They are awakened by the sound of shattering glass. Someone is breaking in. The husband grabs his gun while mom herds the children into the parents bedroom and dials 911. Dad does not flip on the lights as he cautiously moves down the hallway searching for the room of the break in. In the darkness he sees the silhouette of a person attempting to enter through a living room window and lines the person up in his cross hairs. As your initial reaction, do you:
a. Attempt to reason with the intruder to get him to leave.
b. Run back to the bedroom to get everyone out through a window.
c. Fire away to wing 'em in an attempt to halt his progress.
d. Exercise deadly force.
e. Other
I'll tell you how the conflict was addressed and resolved after some comments. I will say the ending might surprise you. Or, might not.
Boomer Sooner
This is a professional training scenario that he shared with me which took place recently. Put yourself in place of the homeowner. Information is purposefully limited at this time but I'm interested in how you would process and resolve this specific event.
A family of 5 - husband, wife, and 3 children - were at home asleep. It was 2 a.m. They are awakened by the sound of shattering glass. Someone is breaking in. The husband grabs his gun while mom herds the children into the parents bedroom and dials 911. Dad does not flip on the lights as he cautiously moves down the hallway searching for the room of the break in. In the darkness he sees the silhouette of a person attempting to enter through a living room window and lines the person up in his cross hairs. As your initial reaction, do you:
a. Attempt to reason with the intruder to get him to leave.
b. Run back to the bedroom to get everyone out through a window.
c. Fire away to wing 'em in an attempt to halt his progress.
d. Exercise deadly force.
e. Other
I'll tell you how the conflict was addressed and resolved after some comments. I will say the ending might surprise you. Or, might not.
Boomer Sooner
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