DGU, Two Good ones

Both From The Armed Citizen

TAMPA – A home invasion victim fatally shot one of the invaders Sunday in Carrollwood, and investigators have since arrested two other people involved in the crime, Hillsborough County deputies said

Home invasion DGUs are a dime-a-dozen. Just read the Armed citizen or any of the other similar web agrigators and you’ll find lots of people who fend off violent invaders in their home with lawfully held firearms. I generally prefer to cover Conceal Carry stories, still this caugth my attention:

Though Dipaolo fatally shot Fernandez, two other home invasion suspects also have been charged with murder: Willie Goff and Katherine Schaeffer. Sheriff’s spokeswoman Debbie Carter said they were charged because their involvement in the offense led to the fatal shooting.

Now that’s awesome! If you’re dumb enough to invade an occupied home you very well might get shot and killed. If you’re lucky enough NOT to get killed by the home owner who refused to be a victim, you might find yourself being held legally responsible for the death of your partner(s). I’ve seen several of these cases and I LOVE them. Its very easy NOT to break into a home. I’ve actually locked myself out of my own home twice and had to “break in”, and let me tell you, its not something that happens accidentally. You know what you’re doing, so anything that happens to you from then on is a good learning experience for others. DON’T BREAK INTO HOUSES! DON’T COMMIT VIOLENT CRIMES! YOU MIGHT DIE! IF YOU LIVE YOU MIGHT BE CHARGED WITH LOTS OF UGLY CRIMES AND GO TO PRISON!

OK story number two!

An unidentified woman shot and killed one of two pit bulls during a dog fight in South Los Angeles on Saturday morning, authorities said…A woman told officers that she was about to walk her basset hound when two unleashed pit bulls charged and attacked her dog. The woman and the owner of the pit bulls attempted to break up the fight.

“They were unable to break up the dogs so she ran to her apartment and grabbed her gun,” Thompson said. “She shot one of the pit bulls to stop the fight,” Thompson said, adding that he did not know exactly how many shots were fired. The second pit bull fled.

I really like these stories for DGU because most people only assume that a defensive arm is for defending yourself against violent people, especially in urban areas. I saw a Coyote just up the street from my house the other day, and there are dogs EVERYWHERE that might turn violent if not properly controlled. These animals can hurt and kill you just as much as a grizzly bear or a pack of wolves. Yep there are violent people out there, but its not the sole usefulness of a defensive arm. One other note:

Thompson said the woman handed the handgun to officers when they arrived. He said it was registered to her.

Good on her for playing by the rules, bad on the jerks who feel these rules are necessary and do any good at all. (FYI the same conclusion could be made by a simple NICS Check done at the scene by officers. Also there have been many times when I’ve been in lawful possession of a firearm that didn’t belong to me. So long as you can legally posses the firearm, and you have the expressed permission of the lawful owner of said gun, there is zero issue with possessing a gun that doesn’t belong to you, or is registered in your name)

So let’s repeal stupid laws, and lets let those people who want to carry their damn guns. They just might save your life.