So, I was watching TV in my living room today and minding my own business when someone tried to open my door. I guess they were trying different door knobs to see if anyone left their door unlocked. Of course, it seemed like they kept trying it forever (brain always slows down during an adrenaline rush). I drew my P250 Compact (I've rarely been so happy that I had a .45 on me) and yelled out "hello" to let them know someone was on the other side of the door. Maybe yelling out wasn't a great idea, but that is when they stopped trying to get in my door and moved on. This was at about 3pm on a Sunday afternoon in a generally safe and relatively affluent area.
I could hear them trying other doors after they left mine. It sounded like 2 or 3 male voices speaking a Slavic sounding language (I'm guessing Russian).
This isn't the first time this has happened (though it is the first time at my current apartment complex). I think it must be somewhat common at apartments. Sometimes it could be a drunk trying the wrong apartment, it could be a friend of a previous tenant who doesn't realize the old tenants have moved, and of course, it could be a thief who figures that there are enough people, and enough turnover, in an apartment that people may not notice that they don't belong there.
While it wasn't the first time, it was the first time it happened while I had my gun on me and I was in the living room just on the other side of my door.. The guys who tried to get in have no idea they had a .45 pointed at them from the other side of the door. I'm very glad I didn't actually have to use it.
I could hear them trying other doors after they left mine. It sounded like 2 or 3 male voices speaking a Slavic sounding language (I'm guessing Russian).
This isn't the first time this has happened (though it is the first time at my current apartment complex). I think it must be somewhat common at apartments. Sometimes it could be a drunk trying the wrong apartment, it could be a friend of a previous tenant who doesn't realize the old tenants have moved, and of course, it could be a thief who figures that there are enough people, and enough turnover, in an apartment that people may not notice that they don't belong there.
While it wasn't the first time, it was the first time it happened while I had my gun on me and I was in the living room just on the other side of my door.. The guys who tried to get in have no idea they had a .45 pointed at them from the other side of the door. I'm very glad I didn't actually have to use it.