Gun Control & RKBA

TPaine7

(4,286 posts)

1. Oh my!!!

Thu Jun 14, 2012, 12:15 PM

Jun 2012

Last edited Thu Jun 14, 2012, 12:59 PM - Edit history (1)

You drew a loaded handgun?!!

Whatever for? Were you planning a reckless escalation in order to make yourself feel honorable and courageous?

Did you get all tingly at the thought that you might get to kill someone?

Why didn't you run out the back door?

Edited: Ok, for the newbies...

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Possible home-invasion thwarted last night, ask me anything. [View all] Tejas Jun 2012 OP

Oh my!!! TPaine7 Jun 2012 #1

silly response qazplm Jun 2012 #4

It was sarcasm. Hang around a while and get to know the locals. PavePusher Jun 2012 #7

Hater... ileus Jun 2012 #9

Yes, No and Conditionally. PavePusher Jun 2012 #11

You forgot marsis Jun 2012 #6

WTF???? emilyg Jun 2012 #13

7/10, not bad at all! Tejas Jun 2012 #31

The proper response would have been to make sure shadowrider Jun 2012 #97

No blood, no bodies slackmaster Jun 2012 #2

Have you priced ammo lately? Tejas Jun 2012 #40

wtf? Locrian Jun 2012 #3

Well, I was going to draw a grenade but Tejas Jun 2012 #33

left wing liberal nut job here, 'cept when it comes to guns. pnwest Jun 2012 #5

I'm gonna catch flack... ileus Jun 2012 #14

Darn right you'll catch flack sarisataka Jun 2012 #16

so, i wear contacts, and take them out at night. I'm blind as a bat. pnwest Jun 2012 #18

You can get the Hi-Point laser system (approx. $60) as an add-on... however...!!!! PavePusher Jun 2012 #21

an old pair of glasses sarisataka Jun 2012 #24

I hope you will at least consider pepper spray? Tejas Jun 2012 #34

What kind of ammo were you loaded with? cbrer Jun 2012 #8

9x18 FMJ, 13rds Tejas Jun 2012 #35

THX cbrer Jun 2012 #76

Sounds about picture perfect sarisataka Jun 2012 #10

I should have kept his attention until LEO's arrived. Tejas Jun 2012 #47

Don't waste time second guessing sarisataka Jun 2012 #53

You didn't shoot him? Did you forget the first law of the gun world. Never draw your weopon doc03 Jun 2012 #12

It's not my fault Tejas Jun 2012 #42

You played it right....I keep reading where people open their front doors. ileus Jun 2012 #15

Sounds like you had time to react... why use a handgun instead of a shotgun or rifle? OneTenthofOnePercent Jun 2012 #17

"why use a handgun" - close quarters Tejas Jun 2012 #37

So you would have the same results without the loaded handgun? SecularMotion Jun 2012 #19

Did you offer some kind of guarantee? PavePusher Jun 2012 #22

My point is that the police siren was a greater deterrent than the gun SecularMotion Jun 2012 #23

Basic Brinks setup costs close to $700... Clames Jun 2012 #26

Stainless Steel Outdoor Siren SecularMotion Jun 2012 #27

You should try reading what you link to. Clames Jun 2012 #29

I read it. Did you? SecularMotion Jun 2012 #36

No duh. Clames Jun 2012 #50

"feeling" secure is for fools and love songs. Tejas Jun 2012 #61

That prevents the perp from doing what? Tejas Jun 2012 #44

From hearing your screams? Tejas Jun 2012 #45

They'll drop dead from laughter. Clames Jun 2012 #51

This time the police got there first. GreenStormCloud Jun 2012 #32

This is not TV, the police did not use their siren. Tejas Jun 2012 #43

Good point, why worry about a healthy 200lb male caving in Tejas Jun 2012 #39

Well done, and safely. Xela Jun 2012 #20

Thank you, I hope they catch him before he causes any harm to anyone. Tejas Jun 2012 #46

Good to hear you are OK Meiko Jun 2012 #25

$700?!?!?! Fredjust Jun 2012 #28

$50/month x 12 months =... Clames Jun 2012 #30

Did you have a question? Tejas Jun 2012 #38

something we don't have in the sticks. gejohnston Jun 2012 #41

Thanks ge! Fredjust Jun 2012 #48

The older term used to be "row houses". PavePusher Jun 2012 #93

Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #52

TOO FUNNY Spoonman Jun 2012 #82

Glad you are OK. Glad law enforcement proved their value and you didn't have to shoot homeless Hoyt Jun 2012 #49

And what would have happened to this "criminal intent on getting in and harming someone"? Marengo Jun 2012 #54

Sure thing -- judge, jury, Jesus, and executioner. I bet you said wait to convict Zimmerman though. Hoyt Jun 2012 #55

YUP, my house - my rules. Tejas Jun 2012 #58

As far as I'm concerned, carrying a gun in public, is like carrying a swastika. Hoyt Jun 2012 #63

The OP wasn't "in public", he was in his home. Marengo Jun 2012 #66

Firearms in the hands of the general public Oneka Jun 2012 #73

"Warsaw Ghetto Uprising" -- that's your rationale for arming US citizens on the street. LMAO Hoyt Jun 2012 #79

CRACK is a powerful drug. Tejas Jun 2012 #81

Less so than inserting "crack." Hoyt Jun 2012 #83

I have no rationale Oneka Jun 2012 #86

No, your support of carrying guns reflects on you. Again, lots of things that are legal, are wrong/ Hoyt Jun 2012 #88

I dont intend Oneka Jun 2012 #89

Still TROLLING a home-security thread with your BS premise? Tejas Jun 2012 #90

You are right Hoyt oneshooter Jun 2012 #92

TROLL Tejas Jun 2012 #77

You consider gun carriers "law-abiding." I pointed out there are lots of things legal, but wrong. Hoyt Jun 2012 #78

I accept your apology for trolling this thread and Tejas Jun 2012 #80

If you won't use terms like "law-abiding" . . . . . . . I won't have to. Hoyt Jun 2012 #85

Of what relevance is "Zimmerman" to the discussion of the OP's experience? Marengo Jun 2012 #65

It is relevant, gun culture are ready to shoot someone in a split second on the street. Hoyt Jun 2012 #68

Stopping a threat Oneka Jun 2012 #70

The OP wasn't "on the street", he was in his home. "Zimmerman" is not relevant. Marengo Jun 2012 #87

That doesn't matter to a TROLL. Tejas Jun 2012 #91

Just for your entertainment, next time I won't call the police. Tejas Jun 2012 #57

The gun culture likes to cite poor police response. They where quick here. Hoyt Jun 2012 #64

I like how you do the "I reject your reality, and substitute my own!" bit... friendly_iconoclast Jun 2012 #72

Some folks apparently flit between universes, making each comment from the frame of reference TPaine7 Jun 2012 #74

When you see folks, for what they are Oneka Jun 2012 #75

Gives the term "moving goal posts" a new level of meaning. n/t PavePusher Jun 2012 #94

Hoyt, could you use your magical crystal ball Spoonman Jun 2012 #84

When warning the perp Oneka Jun 2012 #56

No. Tejas Jun 2012 #59

Ok....what if anything would you have done differently? ileus Jun 2012 #60

A lady a few doors down does foster care. Tejas Jun 2012 #62

I personally think you did Oneka Jun 2012 #71

Dear Penthouse, Moses2SandyKoufax Jun 2012 #67

That's just plain funny. LMAO. Hoyt Jun 2012 #69

I would have been liable, given the right totality of circumstances, to feed the guy. TPaine7 Jun 2012 #95

It's not unheard of around here to offer a stranger a piece of chicken "for the road". Tejas Jun 2012 #98

Glad everything worked out. Some of the anti-gun types may tease you, but.. aikoaiko Jun 2012 #96