Mother of three shoots intruder...

F34R · Nov 3, 2018

This wasn't too far from me. Thank goodness she was able to do what she had to in order to protect herself and her family.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/south-ca...home-invader-i-wouldve-killed-him-if-i-had-to

Here's an alternative link for those that can't click on a fox news link:
https://www.independentmail.com/sto...ed-home-invasion-charged-burglary/1862120002/

It's not quite as detailed, but it has most of the info there.

There is video footage of it happening via that link. She called 911, and also warned the intruder that she was armed. That didn't stop him, and the police were able to get there before he tried to get in.

A South Carolina mother-of-three took action after she heard a man attempting to break into her home – and shot him.

Ashley Jones of Anderson County told FOX Carolina she heard someone banging at her door early on Thursday. The mother said she called 911 and got her gun. She said she saw a man banging at her door when she peered out the window.

"I yelled, 'I have a gun, I will shoot you, get away from my house,'" Jones said.

Lashley · Nov 3, 2018

Play silly games, win silly prizes.

Terminus · Nov 3, 2018

"No one needs to own a gun when you can just call the cops."

Rotkehle · Nov 3, 2018

Terminus said:
"No one needs to own a gun when you can just call the cops."

Yeah you know, that's true for my country. Because weapons are not really a thing here. Our door are not really kickable.
This news is so far away from the reality here, it's nearly unbelievable.

Masterz1337 · Nov 3, 2018

I'm sure this will get paraded by the right as an example on how wrong the Dems are when it comes to gun control. Except that this seems to be the type of person Dem's and the left are okay with having a gun.

I Am Captain America · Nov 3, 2018

From the looks of the video he looks more like he was wasted with his girlfriend knocking on doors it doesn't disqualify him from being shot at once you actually knock the door in

Stinkles · Nov 3, 2018

Terminus said:
"No one needs to own a gun when you can just call the cops."

Hmm a straw lawman. Neat.

Spartancarver · Nov 3, 2018

Terminus said:
"No one needs to own a gun when you can just call the cops."

Looking forward to more of these posters crawling out of the woodwork lmao

This is such a rare occurrence they can't miss the opportunity

F34R · Nov 3, 2018

Kest920 said:
From the looks of the video he looks more like he was wasted with his girlfriend knocking on doors it doesn't disqualify him from being shot at once you actually knock the door in

Yeah, if he hadn't kicked it in, and tried to go in, she was seemingly ok with waiting for the police to respond.

Mammoth Jones · Nov 3, 2018

She did what she had to do to protect herself and her family. Good.

Jones said she was initially hesitant to be a gun owner and hoped she never had to use it. She took steps to train with the firearm and taught her children to avoid it. But after the events that unfolded Thursday morning, Jones said she is glad to be a gun owner.

bremon · Nov 3, 2018

Terminus said:
"No one needs to own a gun when you can just call the cops."*

*in every first world country in the world but one because reasons.

Terminus · Nov 3, 2018

Spartancarver said:
Looking forward to more of these posters crawling out of the woodwork lmao

This is such a rare occurrence they can't miss the opportunity

It was admittedly a bit troll-y, I think I'm just exhausted by the "ban all guns" posts that fill up every tangentially relevant thread here as though there is literally never a valid use case.

thefit · Nov 3, 2018

And suddenly all the dead to date won't matter because of this one story. This is America.

Forgotten_Taco · Nov 3, 2018

I really am not sure why this is thread worthy. Enjoy masturbating over your own vigilante fantasies.

astro · Nov 3, 2018

Must have been terrifying, without even considering she's a black woman and the police were obviously going to be called.

Glad she managed to protect her family, no telling what that man would have done.

Forgotten_Taco said:
I really am not sure why this is thread worthy. Enjoy masturbating over your own vigilante fantasies.

The fuck are you talking about?

sersteven · Nov 3, 2018

There's no reason for her to use a gun in this situation.

I keep a bat in my house for self defense, but a gun is just dangerous. Sure things worked out this time, but this story would be quite different if she had missed, or a bullet hit one of the children accidently.

People deserve a right to defend themselves but guns aren't the answer IMO.

astro · Nov 3, 2018

sersteven said:
There's no reason for her to use a gun in this situation.

I keep a bat in my house for self defense, but a gun is just dangerous. Sure things worked out this time, but this story would be quite different if she had missed, or a bullet hit one of the children accidently.

People deserve a right to defend themselves but guns aren't the answer IMO.

What the hell...

This was literally the EXACT time to be using a gun. A bat? Against a guy that big? With her kids in the house?

...

Forgotten_Taco · Nov 3, 2018

astro said:
Must have been terrifying, without even considering she's a black woman and the police were obviously going to be called.

Glad she managed to protect her family, no telling what that man would have done.

The fuck are you talking about?

It was pretty clear.

This thread is pointless.

Baji Boxer · Nov 3, 2018

Not clicking a Fox News link, but glad it worked out this time :-) Don't get a lot of positive outcomes with guns involved.

thefit · Nov 3, 2018

Terminus said:
It was admittedly a bit troll-y, I think I'm just exhausted by the "ban all guns" posts that fill up every tangentially relevant thread here as though there is literally never a valid use case.

You're tired of all the "ban all guns" posts that pop up every time there is a shooting wich in this country is literally every day? Man what a terrible thing to weight on you.

Mammoth Jones · Nov 3, 2018

Terminus said:
It was admittedly a bit troll-y, I think I'm just exhausted by the "ban all guns" posts that fill up every tangentially relevant thread here as though there is literally never a valid use case.

This thread shouldnt be about any of that shit. It should be about this one woman using a firearm to protect her family. That's it.

Happens often enough. Usually just showing one is armed stops the encounter right there.

F34R · Nov 3, 2018

Baji Boxer said:
Not clicking a Fox News link, but glad it worked out this time :-) Don't get a lot of positive outcomes with guns involved.

I'll see if I can get the affiliate link. It came from Apple News. My bad on it being a foxnews link.

Kirblar · Nov 3, 2018

Terminus said:
"No one needs to own a gun when you can just call the cops."

Has never been the argument. Rifles/Shotguns/etc. are just fine. No one needs a semi-auto.

sersteven said:
There's no reason for her to use a gun in this situation.

I keep a bat in my house for self defense, but a gun is just dangerous. Sure things worked out this time, but this story would be quite different if she had missed, or a bullet hit one of the children accidently.

People deserve a right to defend themselves but guns aren't the answer IMO.

How is it that people grow up completely oblivious to both adult gender strength differentials and threat differentials between an unarmed homeowner and an armed intruder?

Thebeast! · Nov 3, 2018

sersteven said:
There's no reason for her to use a gun in this situation.

I keep a bat in my house for self defense, but a gun is just dangerous. Sure things worked out this time, but this story would be quite different if she had missed, or a bullet hit one of the children accidently.

People deserve a right to defend themselves but guns aren't the answer IMO.

She can use whatever she wants to protech herself. If she wants a a gun she should have one.

Mammoth Jones · Nov 3, 2018

sersteven said:
There's no reason for her to use a gun in this situation.

I keep a bat in my house for self defense, but a gun is just dangerous. Sure things worked out this time, but this story would be quite different if she had missed, or a bullet hit one of the children accidently.

People deserve a right to defend themselves but guns aren't the answer IMO.

Fuck outta here with this dumb shit. The fuck was she supposed to do against a guy that outweighs her by 100+ pounds? And the other woman with her? It's called the great equalizer for a reason.

Kirblar said:
Has never been the argument. Rifles/Shotguns/etc. are just fine. No one needs a semi-auto.

Not going from a semi auto rifle to a bolt action. Even then the narrative would shift to "No one needs a sniper rifle". Nah. Semi autos been here before us and our parents. They're not going anywhere.

Sunster · Nov 3, 2018

Good for her. No one needs a gun outside of their home or a semi automatic rifle in their home.

Lucreto · Nov 3, 2018

Shouldn't the house alarm have gone off if he was kicking the front door? The noise should have scared him away or attracted the neighbours attention.

sersteven · Nov 3, 2018

Kirblar said:
Has never been the argument. Rifles/Shotguns/etc. are just fine. No one needs a semi-auto.

How is it that people grow up completely oblivious to both adult gender strength differentials and threat differentials between an unarmed homeowner and an armed intruder?

There's always gonna be people bigger than you, stronger than you. And lots of times those people might want to hurt you.

I still don't think guns are necessary. Sorry. This is as someone who uses them. They're tools meant to kill. Not scare, not maim.

Just because there are giant monsters out there doesn't mean we should poliferate guns through our society as the answer. There are other safeguards you can take.

VeryHighlander · Nov 3, 2018

sersteven said:
There's no reason for her to use a gun in this situation.

I keep a bat in my house for self defense, but a gun is just dangerous. Sure things worked out this time, but this story would be quite different if she had missed, or a bullet hit one of the children accidently.

People deserve a right to defend themselves but guns aren't the answer IMO.

Lol I'm for gun control, heavily, but this post has to be some sort of a joke, right? Swing a bat at an intruder and you'll be faced with three possible outcomes

1) They grab the bat from you because it's a melee weapon, and use it against you

2) They shoot you in the face

3) You land a single good blow, ok, now what? They're on the ground reaching in their pockets, are you gonna bash their brains in?

You have a woman with children in the house, with a dude pounding on the door and eventually kicking it down. A bat would have made things infinitely worse. Please don't instruct people how to defend their homes

One Eyed Willy · Nov 3, 2018

GJ Mom!

sersteven said:
There's no reason for her to use a gun in this situation.

I keep a bat in my house for self defense, but a gun is just dangerous. Sure things worked out this time, but this story would be quite different if she had missed, or a bullet hit one of the children accidently.

People deserve a right to defend themselves but guns aren't the answer IMO.

Wrong, this is an exact use case for self/home defense. I'm not sure about you but I could easily overtake any woman with a melee weapon, especially a bat. Take 1 shot to the forearm and its your bat. If the last resort defense weapon to protect your family and children is a baseball bat, ya dun goofed bruh.

Instead this criminal who threatened momma bear took one shot to the torso and will rot in jail for a few years.

Noodle · Nov 3, 2018

Thebeast! said:
She can use whatever she wants to protech herself. If she wants a a gun she should have one.

What if she wants a grenade launcher or heavy machine gun? Don't waste people's time with such self-evidently wrong statements.

Hoo-doo · Nov 3, 2018

Of course there is a fringe use case for firearms. This situation is one of them. Glad she's safe.

But the endless cycle of tragedy perpetuated by american gun culture isn't remotely worth the sporadic incident of them being used for actual good. That's kind of the point. But then again, I live in a country where police would be on my doorstep in <5-10 minutes at all times and guns are extremely rare even among criminals.

Mammoth Jones · Nov 3, 2018

sersteven said:
There's always gonna be people bigger than you, stronger than you. And lots of times those people might want to hurt you.

I still don't think guns are necessary. Sorry. This is as someone who uses them. They're tools meant to kill. Not scare, not maim.

They're tools to stop the threat. She did just that. Absolutely necessary. What else should she have done with two grown mofos coming in the home where her babies are?

Thebeast! · Nov 3, 2018

Noodle said:
What if she wants a grenade launcher or heavy machine gun? Don't waste people's time with such self-evidently wrong statements.

I dont care i like guns. Good that she had one to protect herself

Kyra · Nov 3, 2018

Sorry dead kids what could have been accomplished easily with a taser was done with a gun so we gotta keep having those funerals.

F34R · Nov 3, 2018

Hoo-doo said:
Of course there is a fringe use case for firearms. This situation is one of them. Glad she's safe.

But the endless cycle of tragedy perpetuated by american gun culture isn't remotely worth the sporadic incident of them being used for actual good. That's kind of the point. But then again, I live in a country where police would be on my doorstep in <5-10 minutes at all times and guns are extremely rare even among criminals.

5 mins would have been too long. She had already called the police, and they were there in a few minutes. I don't think it's unreasonable to protect yourself and your family and not rely on "where are the police" while someone has their way with her and her kids.

One Eyed Willy · Nov 3, 2018

Mammoth Jones said:
They're tools to stop the threat. She did just that. Absolutely necessary. What else should she have done with two grown mofos coming in the home where her babies are?

No matter how many times you ask common sense questions, the goal posts will continue to move and you won't get a common sense answer.

Politics and bias.

Kyra said:
Sorry dead kids what could have been accomplished easily with a taser was done with a gun so we gotta keep having those funerals.

Wafflinson · Nov 3, 2018

sersteven said:
There's no reason for her to use a gun in this situation.

I keep a bat in my house for self defense, but a gun is just dangerous. Sure things worked out this time, but this story would be quite different if she had missed, or a bullet hit one of the children accidently.

People deserve a right to defend themselves but guns aren't the answer IMO.

Shit advice is shit. A bat would have been a terrible idea for a woman against a large male intruder?

Misfiring and hitting a kid? WTF is this? I hate to break it to you, but guns don't just spontaneously fire in any random direction just because that theory would fit your political agenda.

Chan · Nov 3, 2018

sersteven said:
There's always gonna be people bigger than you, stronger than you. And lots of times those people might want to hurt you.

I still don't think guns are necessary. Sorry. This is as someone who uses them. They're tools meant to kill. Not scare, not maim.

Just because there are giant monsters out there doesn't mean we should poliferate guns through our society as the answer. There are other safeguards you can take.

A guy high on PCP isn't going to be stopped by a bullet, let alone a bat, when you experience guys high on PCP breaking through police handcuffs........yeah

Jag · Nov 3, 2018

sersteven said:
There's no reason for her to use a gun in this situation.

I keep a bat in my house for self defense, but a gun is just dangerous. Sure things worked out this time, but this story would be quite different if she had missed, or a bullet hit one of the children accidently.

People deserve a right to defend themselves but guns aren't the answer IMO.

Or more likely is that one of her kids gets a hold of the gun and kills themselves or someone else.

I grew up with guns and will buy one when my youngest eventually moves out. I will never have a gun in the house while my kids live here.

astro · Nov 3, 2018

Forgotten_Taco said:
It was pretty clear.

This thread is pointless.

the only thing that's clear is your shit post tier comment.

Cocaloch · Nov 3, 2018

Mammoth Jones said:
This thread shouldnt be about any of that shit. It should be about this one woman using a firearm to protect her family. That's it.

Happens often enough. Usually just showing one is armed stops the encounter right there.

"The thread shouldn't be anything but rhetoric in support of my point"

astro said:
the only thing that's clear is your shit post tier comment.

"Calling me out on is a shitpost."

Scary how the people in support of guns seem to have such thin skins.

astro · Nov 3, 2018

Kyra said:
Sorry dead kids what could have been accomplished easily with a taser was done with a gun so we gotta keep having those funerals.

You have no idea what you're talking about...

Gun control debate is about just that, better gun control... preventing specific weapon types from being purchased, making sure people who purchase have proper background checks, etc... not removing all guns form the hands of home owners like this.

SharpX68K · Nov 3, 2018

I'm glad for her that she was able to defend herself, her kids and her home. Nothing more to say really.

Dook's Revenge · Nov 3, 2018

Ah, you've found a delicious piece of corn in a massive turd.

Cocaloch · Nov 3, 2018

astro said:
You have no idea what you're talking about...

Gun control debate is about just that, better gun control... preventing specific weapon types from being purchased, making sure people who purchase have proper background checks, etc... not removing all guns form the hands of home owners like this.

You don't get to determine the parameters of a discussion.

Forgotten_Taco · Nov 3, 2018

astro said:
the only thing that's clear is your shit post tier comment.

Did I offend your crazy gun nut sensibilities?

astro · Nov 3, 2018

Cocaloch said:
You don't get to determine the parameters of a discussion.

Forgotten_Taco said:
Did I offend your crazy gun nut sensibilities?

I'm from the UK. I'm for as tight gun control laws as possible. Your assumptions are completely off base, and both of your posts ITT are ridiculous.

Pai Pai Master · Nov 3, 2018

wow at this thread

Steeped in a Sea of Games · Nov 3, 2018

Glad one lady could protect herself at the cost of literally tens of thousands of others.

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