Just curious about this scenario. You wake up in the middle of the night. You get your gun, get out of bed and see a dude with your TV on the way out the front door. He sees the gun, but doesn't drop the TV. Do you shoot him?
I'm asking because it seems that so many people who have the seige mentality are just looking for an excuse to shoot someone. It's almost like they WANT someone to break into their home, just so that they can shoot them.
2007-06-14 07:09:29 · 36 answers · asked by I'll Take That One! 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Not looking for an excuse. I would happily live my life without ever firing a gun. That said I would shoot him.
2007-06-14 07:13:01 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Well, there's really no sense in standing there allowing him to rob me, is there? If I had a gun and didn't use it, I'd just as well give it to him along with the rest of my stuff.
Why is it that questions like these somehow turn the criminal into the victim? If you rob people for a living you got to expect to get shot at.
2007-06-14 07:41:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in the leg. Then I call 911, provided he doesn't pull a gun at that point. My TV will be broken, but the man is still alive and off the street so he won't be stealing from anyone again (hopefully). I understand your point here, but you don't have to shoot to kill someone that is breaking into your home. I have the right to protect my home from intruders, they are already trying to take it away, don't encourage them.
2007-06-14 07:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by kitty_cat_claws_99 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I agree with another answerer I'd probably shoot himin the leg. No doubt he'd drop me t.v. and probably break it, but he'd get punishment and a reminder everyday about the poor choice he made. I'd see it as my of contributing to society, LOL. Although I do not own a gun and hope I never have to.
2007-06-14 07:15:54 · answer #4 · answered by katiej47 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't want someone to break into my home but I'd rather shoot the guy then have him come back in to find my daughter in bed or to kill us because he saw us calling 911 bc of the break in.
2007-06-14 07:13:47 · answer #5 · answered by TJ815 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
In the State of Georgia I can shoot them for just being in my house....so I would give him an extra hole...
I killed a few Somalis and I sleep well every night...
Lei- I have guns, and children...mine are smart enough to be around them, and they are not strong enough to charge it...with as many home invasions that they are having...you have to have a gun...the criminals do...
2007-06-14 07:16:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think this is too easy. I'll take the stolen TV, because I can replace it. Now, if they were actively robbing me and I had a weapon and the advantage, I would order them to drop the TV. If they fail, I shoot them in the leg. I don't need to kill someone in this scenario.
2007-06-14 07:12:58 · answer #7 · answered by Pfo 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
I would not shoot to kill but I'd shoot. My home was robbed four years ago when I wasn't home, and I've never felt more violated, knowing that people broke a door down and helped themselves to belongings that they didn't pay and work for.
Yes, I'd shoot. Not to kill, though.
2007-06-14 07:20:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
WOW! What a terrible dilemma! If I'm a good shot, he drops it and I have to live with killing him AND I still don't have a functioning TV!
Oh, what the heck. Let him have the TV. They're on sale at Wal-Mart anyway.
2007-06-14 08:16:58 · answer #9 · answered by goldkeyrealty 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can't shoot him in my state because under that scenario my life was not in emanate danger, so I would have to let him go or detain him physically. If, however, he turned on me in a threatening manner, I would have blown his sorry *** all over the wall!
2007-06-14 07:15:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋