Yeah, because when you get to the end of most of the stores, I guess it is NOT a fact that when law enforcement are asked to comment on these situations, they always say that the intended victim was in their right to defend themselves and their property. I am not saying that EVERY SINGLE PERSON who shoots someone in self defense is in the right. There are plenty of cases in which the intended victim was wrong in their application of self defense. My point was that there are cases where there are armed senior citizens who can and have defended themselves legally. Maureen's point was PERSONAL experience that not every grannie is helpless. Lord help anyone who tries to break into my mothers home (she is a great grannie). There's enough firepower in that house to take out an LA street gang. and she will without hesitation take someone out if she feels threatened and as a last resort has to shoot someone.
On Feb 13, 2013, at 12:07 PM, "Larry C. Lyons" <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Just looking at the stats. > > We probably are going to be discussing past each other on this > (arguing cases and emotional stories vs stats and research) so I'll > just bow out at this point. > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I suspect you have had very little experience with armed grannies. Most of >> us who have weapons know how to use them, and aren't afraid to do so. >> >> Last person who messed with me, I took them out with a tire iron. I would >> have done even more damage to him if I had been armed. I'm only 4'11" but >> I cover every inch of ground I stand on. >> >> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> >>> More likely he beats the crud out of her, steals the gun, uses it in a >>> robbery where someone is killed, and then sells it for $500. >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 11:52 AM, GMoney <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >> >> >>>> yes, i know this fantasy well. >>>> >>>> Granny is awoken by a noise somewhere in the house (the noise is loud >>>> enough to wake her, of course, but not to give the prowler second >>> thoughts >>>> about leaving...and the noise occurs early in the break in, giving her >>>> plenty of time to take up her defense). She quietly and adeptly unlocks >>> her >>>> gun and loads it in the dark (since all responsible gun owners keep their >>>> guns locked and unloaded, right?). >>>> >>>> She then creeps out into the living room, where she sees a man standing >>>> there ready to do something really bad. She points her gun, the man sees >>>> it, is terrified, and runs away into the night, never to bother her >>> again. >>>> Hooray granny with a gun! >>> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:360991 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
