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12-year-old girl shoots home invader [View all] Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 OP
But...Guns are bad news for Children and Women...I read it here earlier this week. ileus Oct 2012 #1
Sounds like an Urban Legand to me. n/t patricia92243 Oct 2012 #2
You're right.... ileus Oct 2012 #4
Ummm... did you miss the direct link to the actual news report? n/t PavePusher Oct 2012 #5
Not at all. It happens from time to time that a child shoots an intruder. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #6
If he comes in the back, I go out the front and call 911. bluerum Oct 2012 #3
How do you know the Jenoch Oct 2012 #35
I don't. But I would avoid the sure threat. And I would be armed and skittish. bluerum Oct 2012 #37
The girl made a mistake. GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #7
She made no mistake at all. She knew it was the intruder that kicked in the door. sharkman25 Oct 2012 #9
Glad this girl had the "resources" to defend herself. I love wondering what... sharkman25 Oct 2012 #8
If she had had a little training the answer might be... Clames Oct 2012 #10
poor kid former-republican Oct 2012 #11
For under a hundred bucks that back door safeinOhio Oct 2012 #12
what device is this gejohnston Oct 2012 #13
There are a bunch of different types. safeinOhio Oct 2012 #15
I could still kick that down. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #23
I would suggest, while not 100% effective, it safeinOhio Oct 2012 #27
The only victim here is the little girl former-republican Oct 2012 #14
Perhaps you should promote legislation to regulate door hardware. aikoaiko Oct 2012 #16
Sure, but who lives like that? Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #17
No problem safeinOhio Oct 2012 #18
I don't think the girl had any problem knowing someone was kicking in the door. n/t Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #19
But, the person kicking in the door, safeinOhio Oct 2012 #20
I honestly doubt that gejohnston Oct 2012 #21
If you watched the video in post #15 safeinOhio Oct 2012 #25
this case happened during the day gejohnston Oct 2012 #30
Of course homeowners should Jenoch Oct 2012 #36
That totally explains why he went looking for her in the closet. AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #24
And those alarms teleport the police there 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #34
Your arguments in this subthread are all hanging by one very narrow, unreliable thread: Decoy of Fenris Oct 2012 #26
The FBI does little, if any safeinOhio Oct 2012 #28
You made the claim that home defense installations will deter a crime in progress. Decoy of Fenris Oct 2012 #29
Sorry, no data found either way. safeinOhio Oct 2012 #31
I doubt any house can be made 100% safe against intruders 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #33
You forgot number 4 AtheistCrusader Oct 2012 #22
She didn't have any beans? 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #32
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