I have been reading some books lately, about true accounts of home invasions.
And there seems to be a common thread or two: most often the homeowner is caught unaware and ends up quite often getting shot, stabbed, beaten, etc and has to fight his or her way to their firearm, before finally turning the tables on the perpetrator or perpetrators and often sustaining even more injuries after shooting the invader before he realizes he has been shot, and often still runs off afterwards to be arrested at the hospital trying to receive treatment for his wounds.
Anyway, it seems like, all too often it boils down to the homeowner not having immediate access to their weapon, plus using a gun of small caliber, and or poor shooting. In my opinion I think most people buy a gun, but never really think it will happen to them, so they never prepare beyond that, much.
I live in a very low crime rural area, and don't feel like the risk is that high for us either. But as I sit here typing this out, I can see both doors of my house, and while I could probably run to the bedroom to get a gun, ahead of someone coming in the front door, if they came through the back door, they would have effectively cut me off from the bedroom before I could get there.
Have you prepared for a similar situation, or will you be caught flat footed if it ever does happen to you?
And there seems to be a common thread or two: most often the homeowner is caught unaware and ends up quite often getting shot, stabbed, beaten, etc and has to fight his or her way to their firearm, before finally turning the tables on the perpetrator or perpetrators and often sustaining even more injuries after shooting the invader before he realizes he has been shot, and often still runs off afterwards to be arrested at the hospital trying to receive treatment for his wounds.
Anyway, it seems like, all too often it boils down to the homeowner not having immediate access to their weapon, plus using a gun of small caliber, and or poor shooting. In my opinion I think most people buy a gun, but never really think it will happen to them, so they never prepare beyond that, much.
I live in a very low crime rural area, and don't feel like the risk is that high for us either. But as I sit here typing this out, I can see both doors of my house, and while I could probably run to the bedroom to get a gun, ahead of someone coming in the front door, if they came through the back door, they would have effectively cut me off from the bedroom before I could get there.
Have you prepared for a similar situation, or will you be caught flat footed if it ever does happen to you?
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