Home invasion stories

[trckdrvr]

I once had a drunk man beating on my carport door at 0200..i awoke,grabbed a S&W revolver and went to the door.


I am glad i didnt have to fire my weapon..but im damn glad i had it.

i have repeated this story to my now grown adult children who remember the episode...i try and convince them that the situation was escalating,and escalating...but once the gun made the appearance in the situation it was like water on a fire..it absolutely went out.

I am glad i didnt have to fire my weapon..but im damn glad i had it.

 

[strokin99]

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in the forest. Pretty soon, she came upon a house. She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked right in.

At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was hungry. She tasted the porridge from the first bowl.
"This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed.
So, she tasted the porridge from the second bowl.
"This porridge is too cold," she said
So, she tasted the last bowl of porridge.
"Ahhh, this porridge is just right," she said happily and she ate it all up.
After she'd eaten the three bears' breakfasts she decided she was feeling a little tired. So, she walked into the living room where she saw three chairs. Goldilocks sat in the first chair to rest her feet.
"This chair is too big!" she exclaimed.
So she sat in the second chair.
"This chair is too big, too!" she whined.
So she tried the last and smallest chair.
"Ahhh, this chair is just right," she sighed. But just as she settled down into the chair to rest, it broke into pieces!
Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom. She lay down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she lay down in the third bed and it was just right. Goldilocks fell asleep.

As she was sleeping, the three bears came home.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," growled the Papa bear.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," said the Mama bear.
"Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all up!" cried the Baby bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled the Papa bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair," said the Mama bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair and they've broken it all to pieces," cried the Baby bear.

They decided to look around some more and when they got upstairs to the bedroom, Papa bear growled, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed,"
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too" said the Mama bear
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed and she's still there!" exclaimed Baby bear.

Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears. She screamed, "Help!" And she jumped up and ran out of the room. Goldilocks ran down the stairs, opened the door, and ran away into the forest. And she never returned to the home of the three bears.

 

[jwhited]

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Goldilocks. She went for a walk in the forest. Pretty soon, she came upon a house. She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked right in.

At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was hungry. She tasted the porridge from the first bowl.
"This porridge is too hot!" she exclaimed.
So, she tasted the porridge from the second bowl.
"This porridge is too cold," she said
So, she tasted the last bowl of porridge.
"Ahhh, this porridge is just right," she said happily and she ate it all up.
After she'd eaten the three bears' breakfasts she decided she was feeling a little tired. So, she walked into the living room where she saw three chairs. Goldilocks sat in the first chair to rest her feet.
"This chair is too big!" she exclaimed.
So she sat in the second chair.
"This chair is too big, too!" she whined.
So she tried the last and smallest chair.
"Ahhh, this chair is just right," she sighed. But just as she settled down into the chair to rest, it broke into pieces!
Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom. She lay down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she lay down in the third bed and it was just right. Goldilocks fell asleep.

As she was sleeping, the three bears came home.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," growled the Papa bear.
"Someone's been eating my porridge," said the Mama bear.
"Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all up!" cried the Baby bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled the Papa bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair," said the Mama bear.
"Someone's been sitting in my chair and they've broken it all to pieces," cried the Baby bear.

They decided to look around some more and when they got upstairs to the bedroom, Papa bear growled, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed,"
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too" said the Mama bear
"Someone's been sleeping in my bed and she's still there!" exclaimed Baby bear.

Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears. She screamed, "Help!" And she jumped up and ran out of the room. Goldilocks ran down the stairs, opened the door, and ran away into the forest. And she never returned to the home of the three bears.

Best home invasion story yet!

 

[Patronus]

I woulda shot him in the foot - ambulances give rides.

I feel what you are saying but I believe that if you have the time and presence of mind to shoot someone in the foot or leg or whatever, YOU will be the one in jail when the sun comes up. If you are in fear for your life you should be shooting center mass to stop hostilities ASAP. Not shooting warnings.

i have repeated this story to my now grown adult children who remember the episode...i try and convince them that the situation was escalating,and escalating...but once the gun made the appearance in the situation it was like water on a fire..it absolutely went out.

I am glad i didnt have to fire my weapon..but im damn glad i had it.

Long, long ago in a state far, far away(where permits were only for cops, PI's and licensed bounty hunters) I drove a cab right after I ETSed from the army. One of our drivers got robbed, stuck in the trunk of the cab and had the cab rolled into the river. Another got robbed and the perp, walked a couple of steps from the cab, turned and put a bullet thru the windshield even though the cabbie had been fully compliant. Thank god we lived in a GOOD neighborhood!

So, permit or not I carried. It was only a pissant .25 but it made me feel better(Well, it did THEN, now it takes more like a .45 to make me feel better). One night I had stopped to pick my wife up to give her a ride home and got a call. Stupid error #1. I got a call and picked up a guy who was pretty obviously drunk - error #2. Halfway to his destination I notice him spitting in the floor in the car. I stop and tell him to get out - Error #3. When he gets out he is pissed and starts kicking the window on the passenger side of the car where my wife is sitting. She is freaking and I just know it is only seconds before he breaks the glass or gets the door open. I get out and draw down on him - Error #4. Thankfully the gun was water on his fire too or I'd be writing this from a jail cell.

Errors:
1. Should never have had the wife in the car and picked up a fare
2. Should DEFINITELY not have brought a drunk stranger into a car with my wife
3. After 1 & 2, confronting the guy was lighting a fuel soaked mattress and being surprised it caught fire.
4. Should have driven away, not drawn down.

They say got protects fools and drunks. Well that night he was putting in some serious OT between me and that drunk dude. I don't know about that drunk guy but I certainly learned and grew a LOT because of that near death experience.

 

[trckdrvr]

I feel what you are saying but I believe that if you have the time and presence of mind to shoot someone in the foot or leg or whatever, YOU will be the one in jail when the sun comes up. If you are in fear for your life you should be shooting center mass to stop hostilities ASAP. Not shooting warnings.

Errors:
1. Should never have had the wife in the car and picked up a fare
2. Should DEFINITELY not have brought a drunk stranger into a car with my wife
3. After 1 & 2, confronting the guy was lighting a fuel soaked mattress and being surprised it caught fire.
4. Should have driven away, not drawn down.

I can understand the situation you were in..i as well, made mistakes in my confrontation with a violent drunk..its good to see that you have analized and reviewed and thru review will hopefully respond diffrently or more efficiently if there is another encounter.I think analisis and tactic modification is something the police,FBI and federal agencies and even Army battles are micro analized and i know i have changed my security and would have handled my "home violent event"diffrently than i did that night.

Glad it turned out alright for both of us.

 

[Patronus]

Glad it turned out alright for both of us.

Amen to THAT!

 

[DownSouthMach]

Best home invasion story yet!

I expected it to end alot differently considering the previous posts lmao. Poor goldilocks wouldn't have a chance!

 

[nobel]

Its very true, Exactly this is one and only thing which I was searching for...So its my pleasure to have this thread. Thanks for sharing such a nice thread.

 

[ali]

Whether you shoot someone to steal their TV set or you shoot someone to prevent them from stealing your TV set, you still killed someone over a TV set. I wouldn't want that on my conscience.

I think I have said that exact phrase to someone before.

 

[MMatt30]

Home Invasions are very violent in nature. Often you will face multiple heavily armed opponents. Your are going to be behind the proverbial eight ball. These guys are not coming in to just steal your TV set!!!!!! If they only wanted your TV set then they would wait until you left your home. These men come with 110% evil intent. They will terrorize, blunder, rape, and murder your family.

My primary HD weapon in this situation in my G17. Unlike the AR or the 870 it is usually close by when I'm at home and easiest to get to. I selected this pistol I want to be able to fire as many rounds as quickly as possible in hopes to be able to turn the tide back in my favor. I keep a 33 round mag in it at home. In this situation I don't want to have to reload if possible. I believe that if the perps are met with a hail of gunfire upon kicking down the door they are going let self preservation kick in and go find some easier pickings somewhere else.