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[newsblaze]

Homeowner Confronts Armed Robber

A home burglary escalated to armed robbery when the homeowner confronted the armed robber.
Thankfully, the 16 year old runaway robber from Sacramento was caught.

[Deb aka Resume Lady]

I've got my gun loaded and ready 24/7, I welcome any idiot to try and burglarize my house, I will be aerating the uninvited fool and ending his criminal career for good.

Point a gun at me? That's unacceptable. Bang bang, no more need for the court system and jail time for that burglar, the tax payers will thank me later.

Arm yourselves people, and never live in fear again.

Defending yourself with a weapon is only effective if you know someone is in your home with sufficient time to get your weapon (unless you carry it at all times). If you're in the garage with your back door unlocked and you come back into the house only to be confronted by someone with a gun in your face, your weapon isn't going to be any use.

While I support the public's right to bear arms, the public still needs to implement safety measures to thwart crimes in their homes.

[old soldier]

Yep people still need to always implement safety measures (locking doors etc), owning a weapon doesn't mean you no longer need to lock your house or that you're invincible. (I thought that was a given but I guess it's good to spell it out more clearly)

Practice, planning and keeping a few weapons located in strategic places for quick and easy access will work. Personally I consider that the best safety measure for my home because locked doors and windows can always be broken and reaching the phone to dial 911 to wait for the PD is not always an option.

It's not for everyone though because many people are very intimidated by weapons. I highly recommend training and practice for everyone who owns a gun or is considering buying one for home protection.

if you are older though stashing guns a key locations could be a problem if you forget where you put them and later you have youthful guests...there should be an age limit for gun hiding. should you misplace one, kids might be of use in an organized search like an easter egg hunt.

[Harold]

I agree with the 2nd ammendment, but I also feel a better protection against intruders is a large dog with large teeth.

1) he/she/it is always armed to the teeth (pun intended).
2) it has excellent auditory sensory devices to pick up on intrusion.
3) it is very fast at moving from one location to the required location.
4) built in alarm sounding device to warn the human homeowners of a security problem.
5) intruder can't turn this weapon around and use it against the homeowners (that's an enormous plus in my book).

6) fringe benefits include weapon has unconditional loving adoration of homeowners.

[tsukiji]

I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that there is no single 'better' protection. Each method has it's limitations and issues. Considerations should be made for a system of prevention and protection that is highly effective without unintended consequences (ie - unintended injury to innocents).

For every single method articulated, I bet there is an effective counter-measure.... One might also consider options to remove yourself from threat rather than removing the threat.

[MrsTuffPaws]

if you are older though stashing guns a key locations could be a problem if you forget where you put them and later you have youthful guests...there should be an age limit for gun hiding. should you misplace one, kids might be of use in an organized search like an easter egg hunt.

And don't hide guns in the oven!

I don't know why on earth anyone would do that, but it seems like every 2-3 years I read a story about someone storing their gun in the oven, forgetting about it, then preheating the oven for cookies or a roast or whatever, and BAM!

[Harold]

... no guns around children, ever, period..

How the heck can you teach children proper gun safety if you never allow your child to be around a gun?

[Harold]

when they become teens

I was shooting before I was a teen.

My children are shooting and have a few years to go to become teens.

Rule#1 Don't talk about owning guns to your friends.
Rule#2 Don't talk about owning guns to your teachers.
Rule#3 Don't ever mention guns at school.
Rule#4 Don't ever forget rules 1 through 3.
Violating the above rules can get you expelled from school.

Got that, OK, good.

Now let's talk about Gun Safety, ...

[Steve Heard]

Sad times we live in when a teenager walks into a house with a gun, intending to use it to steal the homeowner's valuables.

I'm thinking the kid was stoned out of his mind or needed quick cash to feed his drug habit.

I also noticed he was from Sacramento.

(Ouch! A person from another area coming here to commit crimes!)

I wish the article had been more specific. It said, "The 16 year old suspect was later determined to have been reported as a runaway in Sacramento County."

Where in Sacramento County? Folsom? Walnut Grove? Rio Linda?