Old woman not playing with invaders:
A California homeowner foiled an attempted home invasion Thursday when she grabbed her shotgun and fired near the suspects.
Police say two males broke into a home nearby and were able to steal a few items before targeting the 59-year-old’s home.
Carla, who did not provide reporters with her last name, told MyFoxLA.com that she woke up when her dog started barking.
She said she saw one man in her backyard and another waiting by the car. Carla’s 90-year-old mother was also inside the home at the time, MyFoxLA.com reported.
Dressed in her nightgown, Carla grabbed her shotgun and fired at the ground near one of the suspects.
“Hopefully this is going to tell these guys you know, I’m not a sitting duck,” she told MyFoxLA.com. “I’ve got a gun and I know how to use it,” she said.
“You have to at some point in time, take responsibility yourself for your own safety and that’s all I was doing,” she said.
Uncommon sentiments in California.
I would advise against warning shots like this, as even firing a shot into the dirt like this IS exercising deadly force, and the courts MIGHT argue that if you felt you could toss a shot away you weren’t in IMMEDIATE danger, still it looks like everything is working out for the best for this woman and her mother.
I don’t ever want to have to kill another human being, so the fact that a shotgun blast dissuaded these ruffians from whatever horrible things they had planned is 100% good in my book.
In the eyes of the law, things are a little different, so I personally would have loaded up the room-broom, called 911, and waited for them to attempt to breech the door, then fire center-of-mass.
The outcome wouldn’t have been as good at this case, but my chances in legal terms would be better.
