The Naked Gun

[flcjinflorida]

LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say a 91-year-old man in South Florida jumped out out of bed naked and held an intruder breaking into his house at gunpoint until deputies arrived.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said Robert E. Thompson was awoken Saturday morning after a burglar climbed his backyard fence and was met by his charging dog, Rettt, a Rottweiler and Doberman Pinscher mix. Thompson heard the commotion, grabbed his .38-caliber revolver and phoned police without ever getting dressed.

Deputies say Thompson fired a warning shot at 26-year-old Jose Pasqual after the intruder started to come toward him. Pasqual was booked in the Palm Beach County Jail and did not immediately have an attorney.




This was an article that was posted this morning (9-23-09). This just proves that more and more people are using their constitutional rights.

 

[Webleymkv]

This story, IMHO, should be in T&T under "reasons not to sleep naked."

 

[Daryl]

Thompson heard the commotion, grabbed his .38-caliber revolver and phoned police without ever getting dressed.

From reports, if it was loaded with wadcutters he should have been wearing a pink dress.



Daryl

 

[zombieslayer]

Nice old man, legally he didn't have to ''fire a warning shot'' here in the sunshine state

 

[berettaprofessor]

This story, IMHO, should be in T&T under "reasons not to sleep naked."

Don't know about that; being nude may have been a useful distraction to focus on while the homeowner was steadying the gun

 

[Mike Irwin]

Only peripherally related to handguns, not about a handgun and, I believe, a duplicate.

Closing this one.