My home invasion plan

[janir]

Originally Posted by akoba

but sometime audio record from that call can be use as a evidence that you are really in danger and you are trying to stop the BG.
Just say "PLEASE DONT HIT ME" then shot the BG" lolz

"It's coming right for us!!!" BANG!

[Singleshot]

I hope your GF don't shoot you!

I would get an alarm system and maybe a dog.

[akoba]

Originally Posted by paul34

forget the warning shot. Forget it. I don't mean this to yell at you or whatever, but guns used in self-defense are for deadly force. Let's not tread around this point. If you pull that trigger, it had better be right at your target.

+1 on this comment

[Reyort]

Originally Posted by RHINOWSO

Warning shot? Forget that. Why give away your tactical advantage? Get a security system, it will wake you and make the case that they knew they had been detected.

+1 on this. The only warning shot they get is if I miss the first time.

[jj79]

Originally Posted by ericc40

I wouldn't give any warning shot, just verbal warning then double tap on the center mass.

+1.

technically, there is no such thing as a "warning shot". the minute you fire a shot, you have used deadly force. we're accountable for every round that leaves the barrel.

I think your plan sounds pretty good, with the exception of the "warning shot". as someone else mentioned, be very careful that your GF doesn't take you out with that 870.

if there have been shots fired, etc., she's gonna be under massive stress, probably about to lose it....be careful.

one other thing you didn't mention, but may have already thought of...does your plan involve lights for both you & the GF? gotta identify targets....

oh yeah, one more thing.... if the BG had a weapon, you'll need to disarm him once he's down, preferably not touching the weapon...just kick it away.


-JJ

PS - and move to a state with Castle Doctrine laws ASAP....it's ridiculous that your state protects those who would invade your home/endanger your family. a state like that doesn't deserve your residence, or tax dollars. just my 2 cents...

[Thoreau]

Originally Posted by Rlxurmnd

in my ccw class i was told that if you need to use your gun to defend yourself then you shoot to kill, no warning shots. just shoot to kill

Quite the opposite in my class... you NEVER shoot to 'kill'. You shoot to 'stop the threat.'

[snakeyes]

Well the laws must be very different from state to state. We were taught to deflate the BG (meaning aim for the chest) and to keep shooting until they were no longer a threat. Now the question was raised " does that mean we shoot to kill"? And the answer was in so many words yes. The example given was this, there was an incident were a guy was in his bed sleep and was awakened by a noise he heard downstairs. This guy didn't have a land line he had a cell phone that he left in his truck. Guy grabs his gun goes down stairs and sees BG in his fridge. He attemps to sneak out of his own house to get to his phone to call the cops. BG hears him and yells "what are you doing in my house". To make a long story short the BG was drunk and was in the wrong house. He rushes the home owner and ends up getting shot in the leg and arm. In the home owners mind he was just trying to wound him. In the end the home owner was sued by the bad guy and the bad guy won. In the court room the home owner was told by the cops and the judge, he should've killed him. Now this does not mean that if you put two in his chest and he's down but still alive you can execute him. Because if you do, now you can go to jail because in the eyes of the law he was no longer a threat. The point here is in missouri don't shoot to wound.

[Frontier Owner]

stopped reading after the "warning shot"....
I have said it before, the only warning shot a BG gets from me is the snap of the safety... thats all the warning they deserve .....

[brian704]

Originally Posted by Frontier Owner

stopped reading after the "warning shot"....
I have said it before, the only warning shot a BG gets from me is the snap of the safety... thats all the warning they deserve .....

snap of the safety i like that...

ya warningn shots are a no no. good plan, but no warning shot. and life is always in danger when someone enters your house. cause you felt scared for your life and the life of your GF. would be a good thing to say...

[thepunk76]

Originally Posted by Thoreau

Quite the opposite in my class... you NEVER shoot to 'kill'. You shoot to 'stop the threat.'

+1

also, a thread that may answer some questions...

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