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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
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