After reading of the BG's wife's comments, I would like to hear what she has to say about him breaking into someone's house anyway! But they only went to make Mr. Horn look bad. Perhaps Mr. Horn shoudl have been a bit quiter about his intentions, but I am glad the BGs got what they deserved!
I hope the 12 think the same as I!
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- Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:17 pm
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- Topic: Elderly man fatally shoots 2 reported burglars--NEWS FLASH!!
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- Tue Nov 27, 2007 4:38 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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Probably the wiser choice, but in case someone I care about was in danger prompted me to investigate, but I did stay hidden, in cover, etc. and didn't leap headstrong into any fray.lawrnk wrote:Wow
If I am in my home, and hear gunshots outside my home, I am not going outside. Calling 911 and my gun closeby
I also did not own a firearm back then... back then :).
- Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:05 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
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To say something for police response time:
I live in a relativly quite middleclass neighborhood in NE Dallas and about 2-3 years ago I remember hearing gunshots close to the house early one evening.
What I gather happened (from a neighbor who witnessed this) someone shot a few rounds out of a moving vehicle into an open field (now occupied with homes and a school). A couple of men came from another house obviously to investigate and were running up and down the streets armed with rifles.
My mother (lives across the street from me) called 911 3 times minimum telling the operator that there were people running up and down the streets armed. I am sure others would have called as well. We did not see a police unit for 20 minutes and trust me we WERE on the look out. This was before I owned a firearm, but I would not have used it unless I personally or I saw someone else was in danger.
There was no "unmarked" or "plain-clothes" officers detected either. Perhaps they didn't want to "rush" into a potentialy deadly senario, but where was the protecting and serving? With this in mind I would be more apt to protect my neighbors knowing the poor response time [abbreviated profanity deleted] the police in the above senario. I cannot say I would have the same results of Mr Horn, but "Police are on the way" would not be a reasurance for me. I have lived on the same street my entire 31 years and have known some of my neighbors my entire life.
I live in a relativly quite middleclass neighborhood in NE Dallas and about 2-3 years ago I remember hearing gunshots close to the house early one evening.
What I gather happened (from a neighbor who witnessed this) someone shot a few rounds out of a moving vehicle into an open field (now occupied with homes and a school). A couple of men came from another house obviously to investigate and were running up and down the streets armed with rifles.
My mother (lives across the street from me) called 911 3 times minimum telling the operator that there were people running up and down the streets armed. I am sure others would have called as well. We did not see a police unit for 20 minutes and trust me we WERE on the look out. This was before I owned a firearm, but I would not have used it unless I personally or I saw someone else was in danger.
There was no "unmarked" or "plain-clothes" officers detected either. Perhaps they didn't want to "rush" into a potentialy deadly senario, but where was the protecting and serving? With this in mind I would be more apt to protect my neighbors knowing the poor response time [abbreviated profanity deleted] the police in the above senario. I cannot say I would have the same results of Mr Horn, but "Police are on the way" would not be a reasurance for me. I have lived on the same street my entire 31 years and have known some of my neighbors my entire life.