My wife was attacked in her own home!-45ACP to the rescue!

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I hope that your wife feels like the victor, not the victim. When a low life scum bag chooses to attact a woman and endanger her life, he is less than a rabid dog and deserves to be shot down like one.
Your wife showed true courage.
God Bless your family. John K

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Holy God...

I'm glad your wife is OK. My girlfriend was recently mugged at gunpoint one night, and has been very apprehensive about being alone at night, so I can sympathize with your situation somewhat.

I too hope that the piece of *&%& died a long, slow death in an alley while being chewed on by rabid rats.

I'm also glad she was able to keep her bearings enough to remember your piece was under the pillow.

I'm reminded of two quotes I share with people w/regards to self-defense.

"The law of steel dictates that the injuries sustained by your attacker be so great that you don't fear revenge." -- James Keating

"Demons who enter your circle must be pushed out." --Unknown (to me)
 
My prayers and best of wishes to you and your very Brave wife. I hope it all works out for the both of you and your wife recovers from this very quickly.
Outstanding job and I like happy endings where the BG gets his due.
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[This message has been edited by loknload (edited May 01, 2000).]
 
Your brave wife may never feel at ease in your home again - for her own safety and/or the safety of your children.

In my book she's a hero and she already has been in our prayers. (I read your post last night but was unable to respond rationally.)

I'm still too angry to say much, but suggest you consider a house dog in addition to your other security measures. Even a yap-yap dog would alert you and destroy the scum's advantage of surprise.

Give your brave wife all your love and support. She may need a bit more than usual.

Let her know that some 5300 TFLers are on her side.
 
Chris, you and your wife have my prayers with you. And I hope your wife realizes that none of this was her fault.

Another poster mentioned a gun vault under the bed. It doesn't seem like that would have worked in this case. Not having kids, I don't have to be concerned about access, but it seems that having the gun with you all the time is the only solution to something like this.

Anyway, Chris, all the best to you and your very tough wife.

Dick
 
Chris...

My god. I am so sorry that this occurred. At the same time, I am thankful your wife loves herself and her family enough to take action to protect them. My thoughts will be with both of you during this difficult time.
 
I am glad to hear the "happy" ending. Relative to the other possible outcomes, that is. The important thing is that your family is alive and well. Comfort your wife. Support her as needed. And relay the story in as calm a matter to the next person you come across who questions your right to own firearms.

Erik
 
I'm very sorry to hear about the trauma your wife had to go through. Be there for her, she will definetely need your love. Our prayers are with you.

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Cassidy:

My suggestion: get an indoor dog and have it sleep in your room. That will buy you a lot of time.

If you must lock your gun up, just lock it when you are not around.
At night, unlock it and put it under your pillow. In the day, wear it or lock it up. That is my opinion around toddlers.

There are also a variety of good locks that are easy to disable by an adult. One is a big rubber band around the slide of the gun (stretches from the muzzle, back to the hammer). The band holds the hammer down and if it is a DA it cannot be fired until the rubber band is slipped off, which takes adult strength and unfortunatly two hands. In the end I know of NO lock that is instantly accessable by on hand, with someone beating your face in. The gun has to be ready.
Fact is, TRIGGER LOCKS DON'T WORK. They are dangerous to install, can cause the gun to fire and they render the gun useless. The only thing you can do, IMHO, is to make the gun safe in the morning when you get up (if you choose not to carry it) and then make the gun ready before you go to bed and keep it near.

I like my Glock with a Saf-T-Lock on it. It is a doo dad that clicks in behind the trigger and can be popped out
 
Sorry to hear about your incident. It made me think about my own home security. I keep 4 loaded revovers in my bedroom in a quick open lock box at the foot of the bed. The box can be opened in about 5 seconds. I count on my dog to give me the time to reach the box and open it. The dog will alert me to anything outside of my home. I then open the box grab a revolver and check the perimeter of my home very carefully. Most of the time I find nothing but sometimes I feel someone was out there. A dog with good hearing and a loud bark is the best alarm money can buy. It's even worth having to put up with all the hair stuck to my pants.
 
Hello, Chris. I'm very sorry for the injuries and trauma suffered by your wife.
As others have noted, I surely hope that some of the blood present belonged to the bastard that attacked her. Also, like some others, I hope he did not survive what I truly hope was an excruciating, lethal wound. I live in the same general area as you. Your wife's courageous actions could possibly have saved my wife from this predator. Best and may God bless you and your family.
 
I have mentioned this before, but it is possible to have children AND guns in the home. You have to educate your children. In a perverse way the anti's are helping to get children to leave guns alone. The idea that a locked gun is accessable in an emergency is too iffy to stake your life on. The incident in question proves this. If you seriously think about it, you cannot afford to give the bad guy any more advantages than he already has.

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