ch47gunner
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I'm new here but, after seeing some of the posts about possible scenerios, and the reactions, I was wondering.
Just curious what others would have done in this instance.
Here's the scenario - it's 3:00AM, my wife & I are asleep, my 24yr. old son is asleep in his own bedroom, all 3 bedrooms are upstairs.
My wife wakes me & says she hears someone at the door. I hear at least 3 solid booms at the front door and it sounds as if someone is forcing or kicking the door down. Another boom and then a crash as the front door opens & hits the opposite wall. By this time I've taken a 9mm pistol and my wife & I are on the floor on the opposite side of the bed. The bedroom door is not closed. We both are wide awake and watching as someone comes up the stairs & approaches the bedroom door. The 9mm pistol is cocked & ready.
We both see a man enter the bedroom who appears to be very confused/disoriented and totally bewildered. I don't shoot - I stand-up pointing the pistol at the man. He sees me and starts backing out of the bedroom, then turns around and goes down the stairs. He gets near the front door (which has been kicked open). I warn him to stop and he does. I tell him to give me his wallet and he does (much to my surprise). He's a kid approx. 24 yrs. & still pretty drunk from the night. My son assists me in getting him out the door & we follow him out. He then goes into the house next door where he apparently lived.
We dial 911 and get the cops out to the house. They knock on his door & his mother answers. Apparently he got confused (in his inebriated state) and confused my front door with his and couldn't figure out what the lock problem was, so he kicked down the door. His mother paid for my door and any other damage.
The reason I ask "What would you have done?" is that I see posts which I believe are very irresponsible. I could have shot this guy & probably gotten away with it. I didn't - I took that "split second" to make the judgement that I considered to be the right one.
Just wondering.
Just curious what others would have done in this instance.
Here's the scenario - it's 3:00AM, my wife & I are asleep, my 24yr. old son is asleep in his own bedroom, all 3 bedrooms are upstairs.
My wife wakes me & says she hears someone at the door. I hear at least 3 solid booms at the front door and it sounds as if someone is forcing or kicking the door down. Another boom and then a crash as the front door opens & hits the opposite wall. By this time I've taken a 9mm pistol and my wife & I are on the floor on the opposite side of the bed. The bedroom door is not closed. We both are wide awake and watching as someone comes up the stairs & approaches the bedroom door. The 9mm pistol is cocked & ready.
We both see a man enter the bedroom who appears to be very confused/disoriented and totally bewildered. I don't shoot - I stand-up pointing the pistol at the man. He sees me and starts backing out of the bedroom, then turns around and goes down the stairs. He gets near the front door (which has been kicked open). I warn him to stop and he does. I tell him to give me his wallet and he does (much to my surprise). He's a kid approx. 24 yrs. & still pretty drunk from the night. My son assists me in getting him out the door & we follow him out. He then goes into the house next door where he apparently lived.
We dial 911 and get the cops out to the house. They knock on his door & his mother answers. Apparently he got confused (in his inebriated state) and confused my front door with his and couldn't figure out what the lock problem was, so he kicked down the door. His mother paid for my door and any other damage.
The reason I ask "What would you have done?" is that I see posts which I believe are very irresponsible. I could have shot this guy & probably gotten away with it. I didn't - I took that "split second" to make the judgement that I considered to be the right one.
Just wondering.