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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:00:07 PM EDT
I know they are on vacation till WED so I quietly go investigate. Front is clear except for a car I've haven't seen before. I do a quick check on the car and note the plate and make. I very quietly head towards the rear of the house with the Glock in one hand and the Surefire in the other.
I see 2 morons trying to break-in from the back door. After I determine that no one else is around, I light them up with my M6 Surefire and the light on the glock. I tell them to halt, First guy runs like hell and I'm in no mood to chase anyone. He gets in the car and takes off but I already got the plate number(probably stolen). The 2nd guy approaches me with the crow bar thinking all I have is a flashlight. I fire a warning shot and tell him the next fucker won't miss. At this point the badguy is face down, spreadeagle and shaking like a motherfucker and pissed his pants. Amazing what a M6 laser light combo and a bright ass M6 will do. In less than a minute the corner neighbor sheriff shows up with his shotgun and tells me to holster my weapon. I'm so freakin nervous it takes me a few times to holster it. The guy get frisked by the deputy and they find a POS .380 on him. The county deputy hauled hs ass away . He checked my weapon to make sure it was legal and he said good job. Sheriff says that this guy is a suspected in other robberies in the county. Helped him out with some paper work and getaway car details and I'm still shaking like a mother and I'm too hopped up on adrenaline!!! 
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:01:55 PM EDT
[#1]
Cool!!Good job dude!!!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:02:10 PM EDT
[#2]
wow.. GJ!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:03:06 PM EDT
[#3]
You did good, that would have scarced the heck out of me.
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:03:45 PM EDT
[#4]
So ... where did the "warning bullet" go?
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:03:50 PM EDT
[#5]
You missed one thing:
You didn't shoot a dog. Close, but no cigar. |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:04:13 PM EDT
[#6]
Excellent. Bravo.
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:04:48 PM EDT
[#7]
Well done.
Ain't going to make the papers though. Gun ownership would look good - that can't happen!! |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:04:58 PM EDT
[#8]
WTG!
But how are you going to explain that bullet hole in the wall of your neighbors house? eta: Oh yeah, be sure to post pics of the newspaper story. |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:05:20 PM EDT
[#9]
Good Job!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:05:53 PM EDT
[#10]
Shit Hot, man! Great Job!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:06:08 PM EDT
[#11]
Daaaamnn. excellent Job!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:06:30 PM EDT
[#12]
up in the air, i think it might have hit a UFO. my fuggin ears are still ringing and this was about a hour ago |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:07:03 PM EDT
[#13]
piqued my curiosity as well there. Other than that... GREAT JOB... [Fred Rogers]Wont you be my neighbor?[/Fred Rogers] |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:08:50 PM EDT
[#14]
probably just be a small blurb in the weekly cime stats |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:11:09 PM EDT
[#15]
Fucking AWESOME!!!!
BTW, NEVER shoot in the air. |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:12:38 PM EDT
[#16]
Yeah, but yo will now OFFICIALLY be one of the 2.5 MILLION people who used a firearm to prevent a crime in the FBI stats. Welcome to the club. Not that I am a member, hope never to be one but once again GREAT JOB MAN!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:13:01 PM EDT
[#17]
Excellent job!!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:13:42 PM EDT
[#18]
Funny, it's 37 degrees out and I was in my cargo shorts and a t-shirt and the sheriff was in his PJ bottoms and we didn't notice the cold till we were sitting in the cruiser.
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:15:04 PM EDT
[#19]
Outstanding!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:15:49 PM EDT
[#20]
adrenaline is good for that |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:15:50 PM EDT
[#21]
Your neighbors are lucky to have you! Well done!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:17:22 PM EDT
[#22]
Good job. Seems like you handled the situation well.
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:17:22 PM EDT
[#23]
You should contact several papers with the story. It is newsworthy.
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:18:30 PM EDT
[#24]
Where should I fire a warning shot, in the perps head? |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:19:03 PM EDT
[#25]
yeah. then post pics. |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:22:19 PM EDT
[#26]
I avoid publicity especially like this, every tough guy "wanna be" wants to start shit with you
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:23:03 PM EDT
[#27]
very admirable of you. definately something to be proud about.
also, where else would be a logical place to shoot a warning shot? grass? wall? shoe? dog? |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:24:46 PM EDT
[#28]
It would probably have been cooler if I used the Bushy. Damn I wish I had some valium to calm me down.
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:25:07 PM EDT
[#29]
How far was the guy from you? If he is less than 21' with an edged or impact weapon, he is a potential deadly threat. Since you already told him to stop, advancing on you is a serious indicator that he has "intent".................. All of us would hate that warning shot to come down and hit another person, or cause property damage. Also maybe should have called 911, or the neighborhood Deputy prior to trying to approach. Among other things, if you go out there, alone, with 2 of them, you are at a serious tactical disadvantage. |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:31:10 PM EDT
[#30]
Lets hope they catch the other guy. Unlikely he would ever show up around you but I know I'd be up looking around every night after that!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:31:23 PM EDT
[#31]
Good job.
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:34:06 PM EDT
[#32]
Good on ya! Love to hear stories like this.
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:35:53 PM EDT
[#33]
no no no....shoot him in the pooper then post pics!!! good job man, hindsight is always 20/20 but the warning shot would have been better into the ground than the air. 
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:36:21 PM EDT
[#34]
BZ!
 Let us know when they catch his asshat friend. |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:41:32 PM EDT
[#35]
Those turds made a mistake. (They broke into a house next to where a MAN lived) Zen "This is my rifle, there are many like it, but this one is mine" |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:42:41 PM EDT
[#36]
Good Job!
You could have killed him but then you would have had to live with that maybe even read about his family etc, so it all turned out good. You did the right thing warning shot and all no monday morning quarterbacking from me. |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:44:29 PM EDT
[#37]
WHOA could I make a list of errors....
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:44:52 PM EDT
[#38]
OK, be that way....buh bye. |
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:48:51 PM EDT
[#39]
Good Job!!
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:50:52 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/31/2004 11:51:38 PM EDT
[#41]
Yeah, but your list would go 1) Didn't have a 1911A1 type weapon 2) Had a Glock Right? 
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Posted: 11/1/2004 12:29:47 AM EDT
[#42]
Truly Glad you are safe. Well done! edit (man, I'm editing every post tonight!): As for the warning shot, I have been taught that a "warning shot" should virtually *never* be fired. Once a gun is fired, folks tend to get nervous (ala the wet pants). When folks get nervous, who knows what they will do. If person #1 is armed with anything and person #2 fires a "warning shot", it is quite plausible that person #1 gets a message of "I'm about to die". Lots of folks (me included) might chose to attack - hit or not - after hearing a report and seeing a muzzle flash. Very easy for a battle to the death to ensue. First "bang" should be COM, quickly followed by another COM shot. That being said, you *do not* want to shoot anybody if it can be avoided. Few things can cause more headaches - legal, mental, ect. You did well. |
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Posted: 11/1/2004 12:38:22 AM EDT
[#43]
part of the yard is those large gravel stones, so that might be bad |
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Posted: 11/1/2004 12:40:27 AM EDT
[#44]
Atta Boy!!!
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Posted: 11/1/2004 12:40:35 AM EDT
[#45]
Nice job. Good neighbor. Hell yeah.
WTF, over. He thought you might have an "illegal" Glock? Maybe it could have been a Glock 18 for which you didn't have a Form 4 or maybe you had stolen it, then decided to use it to fight other criminals aside from yourself? Cops who "just want to check to make sure it's legal" are full of shit. I'm not at all a cop-hater, but things like this just give me a case of the ass. Do they call in every iPod or bicycle they come across to make sure they're not stolen? If you had used a compound bow to apprehend the thief, would he have called the local Oshman's to make sure they hadn't had any stolen lately?  Standing by to be told why we should all welcome this selective BS treatment... |
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Posted: 11/1/2004 12:41:33 AM EDT
[#46]
What light were you using on your Glock? Did the use of both the handheld light and the weapon light help? If only one light would have been adequate, which one would you rather have? |
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Posted: 11/1/2004 12:42:46 AM EDT
[#47]
Good job, you got your cherry busted. You are now an arfcom elitist who has really seen "A shot fire in anger" Now go relax from your adrenaline dump.
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Posted: 11/1/2004 12:43:31 AM EDT
[#48]
Good job!
I agree on the warning shot thing. If he was within 21 feet, had a weapon of some sort that could cause great harm/death and continued to advance after you told him to halt you'd be within your rights to shoot the fucker in most places. I personally would have him sighted in after failed to halt after the warning. If he was stupid enough to continue advancing with a weapon pointed at him..... |
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Posted: 11/1/2004 12:49:00 AM EDT
[#49]
First guy split, no questions asked but the dude with the crow bar didn't run towards me but started to move toward me. As soon as the warning shot went off he dropped the crow bar. As far as someone getting hurt from the bullet, maybe a cow or goat.
I was using the Glock because I am more accustomed to it at this time plus I had 15 chances of hitting the guy |
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Posted: 11/1/2004 12:50:06 AM EDT
[#50]
I am not normally an advocate of "warning shots" no matter where they are fired....However in this situation, (where the perp could not see that you had a weapon) the warning shot saved you from having to take a life tonight...even if it were justified.
i think you did good...only things that could have gone better was maybe a call to the Po Po BEFORE you went to check.... and maybe the warning shot into a suitable backstop, such as grass.... HOWEVER, expecting a situation like this to go down "textbook" is a tall order, and i think that, given the circumstances, you demonstrated resolve, restraint...and acted admirably. have a beer, and hit the hay...good on ya mate. |
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