Woman shoots and kills knife-wielding intruder

http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/woman-shoots-knife-wielding-942224.html

"Gwinnett police Cpl. Edwin Ritter told the AJC that the woman, who is in her late 40s or early 50s, was getting out of the shower when the intruder, who she did not know, turned out the lights and attacked her.

She fell back into the shower, injuring her back, and attempted to fight the man off with the shower rod, Ritter said.

"He forced her into her bedroom," Ritter said. "Once inside the bedroom, she retrieved a .22-caliber pistol and shot him several times."

Anyone who advocates the elimination of firearms for self-defense is basically condemning people like this victim to resorting to a physical contest of strength with their attacker if they choose to try and resist. The removal of firearms from society would mean that every victim of violent assault has three choices - flee if you are fast enough, submit if you can survive submission, or engage in a physical contest of strength against your attacker if you are strong enough.

The weak would be at the mercy of the strong.

This particular anecdote also disproves the oft-quoted myth that you can't successfully use a firearm against someone who has the advantage of advanced preparation and surprise.

I am glad she is alive and I hope she gets counseling to deal with the post-traumatic stress such a horrible event must cause.

PB

Better than the curtain rod for sure.

The report says he collapsed outside the house. I wonder how many rounds were used and how long it took before he was incapacitated. Good thing that this particular bad guy did not have a firearm or he might have returned fire before collapsing.

A hit with a .22 is better than a miss with a .45.

LOL

Anecdotes cannot be used to indicate trends, but they can, as this one does, disprove incorrect assertions.

This anecdote also gives keen insight into what kind of world we would have in a world without firearms. The weak would always be at the mercy of the strong.

If you do not even want to have a rational conversation about the topic, why are you even here?

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"You won't be able to protect yourself effectively with a gun because the criminal already has the drop on you"?

"The Police are there to protect you and dialing 911 is the best defense"?

"You will have the gun taken away and used against you"?

"Shooting paper targets doesn't do anything to prepare you for a real self defense shooting"?

For now we'll ignore the "Police won't know who the criminal is will shoot you" and a few others not relevant to this particular case.

But please, let us know which myth this disproves.

come out and say what it is. The myth that the OP speaks of DOES get disproved by this single example.

So what myth are YOU talking about?

Logic classes are fun

This particular anecdote also disproves the oft-quoted myth that you can't successfully use a firearm against someone who has the advantage of advanced preparation and surprise.

You're exactly right. It disproves the claim of impossibility, just as ANY SINGLE CONTRARY ANECDOTE WOULD.

But I'm curious, what's funny about that? I have a pretty good sense of humor, but straightforward factual observations don't usually tickle my funny bone.

:popcorn:

If you find yourself under violent attack, you are the "first responder". I am sincerely happy that this lady was prepared and able to stop the attack.

Had she not had immediate access to a gun I honestly believe this violent attack would have ended very differently.

This and similar real world scenarios is specifically why I developed The Pistol Pad.

Semper Fi,

The Pistol Pad?

It's an electronic lockbox for a handgun which connects to a home alarm system. Opening it up without first disabling the box with the proper key sets off the alarm.

now i need an alarm

:blush:

I didn't see the little link in his sigline. sheesh.

good idea :)

fought back with a gun.

iverglas? I think japk is still smarting.

Frightening story.