I once stopped a break in with my shotgun. Door window broken but thief ran away when he realized I really was going to fire on him. He knew I was there the whole time.
What he intended to do to me I can only guess at. For sure he was set on robbing the place as he had already done it once before.
Second time I used the same shotgun to fend off some perps who were stealing a trencher machine from my grandpa by force. We did get it back.
The best example i have is, after retirement i had two punks attempt to break in my home. I had my phone in one hand and my new 40sw in the other. Here is the 'reason' i will always have a firearm, I dialed 911 (not wanting to kill them, but have them in prison, and 911 said "911 is BUSY do not hang up. The police came 20 min. later, after the punks saved their lives by Not breaking in.
I called the cops after the break in, reported who did it and where he lived. The cops said they didn't see it happen so couldn't go arrest the guy. The cops did nothing. Just nothing. Didn't even file a report. Sigh.
The SCOTUS has ruled that the 'police' are not responsible for protecting the public. That alone Requires every man to be armed wherever they go. i am fine with that because i never miss.
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