Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Guns in bars, what could go wrong? (apparently very little) [View all]GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)I pointed it at the burglar at my wife's workplace. I used to work there too, for about a year. We arrived with a burglary in progress. When I pointed the .45 at him, he set down what he was stealing and calmly turned his back to me and walked away. He was no threat to so I couldn't do anything about it, except try to get a good description. (That was before Castle Doctrine was law in Texas. Even today I would not shoot in that situation.) Didn't make the news.
Surely you have heard the phrase, "If it bleeds, it leads." refering to the media's selection of what stories to cover. Unless there is something unusual about a DGU that doesn't involve someone getting shot then it won't be reported by the media. A recent example of such a story would be the 11 year old girl with the pink rifle that scared away some home invaders.