In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 6 Sep 2024 14:43:59 -0400, Ralph Mowery
Post by Ralph Mowery@fmguy.com says...
Post by mickyBut you didn't have time to call the cops yet. Are you going to lie and
say you did?
Post by Ralph Moweryand if he
comes in the house he better be bullet prof as I have enough firepower
to take him out.
But your gun is locked in a gunsafe so that burglars can't take it, or
it's upstairs in your bedroom (where burglars *can* take it), and he is
a foot away from you. You don't have time to get it.
So he knocks you unconscious, storms into the house, finds your wife
first and beats the hell out of her because she won't tell him where his
girlfriend (or wife) is, but eventually find the gf and kills her. All
of which could have been prevented by one simple lie. But you think
lying is the worse than all that. It's the consequences of lying or
telling the truth that make the diifference.
Post by Ralph MoweryHe has been warned and if he breaks down the door and
comes in I am in fear of my life and I end his.
So you'd rather kill him than just lie to him so that he leaves, she's
safe, and he's gone home and probably cooled off by the time the police
come to his house. And he has not beaten her further or killed her.
If I had not called the cops I would not say I had but was going to.
As soon as the woman came in the house I would have been armed.
It would take a minute to talk to her and ind out what the problem was.
Post by Ralph MoweryHe may have came in anyway especially if he had seen her come in.
In my origianl scenario, he didn't see her come in. that's still the
sceanario. He may have been only a minute or two behind her but he was
still in his house or knocking on the doors of people who live closer to
him than you do.
Post by Ralph MoweryI do not want to shoot anyone,but would not hesitate if I thought my
life or anyone in my house was in danger.
It wouldn't be in danger if you'd just lie. But you'd rather tell the
truth and then shoot him if he tried to come in.
Post by Ralph MoweryI was taught to shoot when I
was about 22 years old mainly by a friend that was much older and a
police man. He was an excellent shot and most of the time placed 2nd
place in the state police competition. He did not seem to able to beat
one man in another city. Went through a concealed handgun course years
ago and got familiar with the laws.
I don't see the relevance of any of this. Yes, it's legal to kill
someone who's trying to force his way into your home, but you can avoid
the question by lying to him. AFAICT, you'd rather kill someone than
lie. Someone who might have children, parents, brothers, sisters,who
might have gotten drunk because he lost his job and even whose wife
might forgive him because he only gets drunk once in a great while. And
you could have just told him she wasn't there and he would have kept
looking for her until he gave up or cooled off.
Post by Ralph MoweryI do practice often and a gun is
seldom out of reach.I live in the country and the closes house is over
200 feet away.
When I was in JHS and high school, the lots were 100 feet wide and the
houses were 100 feet apart. 100 feet, 200 feet, It just means the woman
being beaten would have to run farther to find a neighbor who was home
and could open the door.
Post by Ralph MoweryEven calling 911 would take the cops a while to get
here. No children at home so no problem with something laying around.
So you've got the perfect setup for keeping your gun by the front door.
Most people don't. Many keep their guns locked up or in their bedroom.
Say you had to move out, even temporarily, because of a fire or a flood
and the first available place was in town where the houses were were 50
feet apart, or 100, AFAICT, you'd rather kill someone than lie.