Why couldn't this octogenarian just stay duct taped and blindfolded?
As the intruder stalked through the house, the retired freight dockworker hustled to free himself, twisting and wriggling his arms first, then crawling to the kitchen to find scissors to cut his legs free. “I had to get my gun,” Parrish said. Meanwhile, the intruder found a 10-year-old girl in the first-floor living room waiting to continue her tennis lessons with Carlson.
As the intruder stalked through the house, the retired freight dockworker hustled to free himself, twisting and wriggling his arms first, then crawling to the kitchen to find scissors to cut his legs free.
“I had to get my gun,” Parrish said.
Meanwhile, the intruder found a 10-year-old girl in the first-floor living room waiting to continue her tennis lessons with Carlson.
Give them what they want, right? What if they want a 10 year old little girl?
I'd like to note that the police weren't there in seconds to defend these people's lives. It was an octogenarian with a gun that allowed him to defend his life and those of others against a criminal who we was physically no match for. Even something as small as a .22 can be effective.
I love this part
While Carlson said he would increase the security in the house, Parrish noted one thing he would do different. “My wife never did want me to keep my gun loaded,” he said. “But now she said she does.”
While Carlson said he would increase the security in the house, Parrish noted one thing he would do different.
“My wife never did want me to keep my gun loaded,” he said. “But now she said she does.”
If you plan on using a firearm for self defense, there is no guarantee you will have time to load it. Guns not in use for defense should remain unloaded for safety reason. Guns for self defense should remain loaded for the same reason.