Had a break in and got shot!

[cubert]

Damn man, definitely glad to hear you are alive...and it sounds like you have the right attitude about things. Keep your head up, and hopefully youll be able to tear shit up on your bike once again

[AccordB20A]

good to hear ur okay man, sucks something like that had to happen.

[Dr_Snooz]

That's some scary stuff there. Keep up with the therapy and get better quick. Hope to see you back at the job and working on the car soon.

[Tdurr]

omg wow.. thats some crazy stuff right there. Glad you were able to defend you and your wife. I dont know how well i would've handled the situation but its great you are still alive.

Glad to see you are positive tho. Keep you head up and spirits strong and everything will be okay man.

[Rendon LX-i]

rendon, my dad has a glock .40 and its nice but my most recent purchase was a springfield XD .40 this is an excellent firearm. they are used along side the glock by law enforcement. it has 3 awesome saftey indicators. very safe to handle. check it out.

i was looking at that gun to. Im just a really big fan of the gloc. Im getting my firearms permit here in a couple weeks. Start shooting at the fire range.

We have a desert eagle 44 magnum at my house so we feel safe

Thats alot of gun bro. Alot of recoil. Good at very very close range. BUt has one hell of a kick. Simple springfield,gloc,s&w well do just good.

MAn i still cant belive what happen. Thats insane.

[frantik]

ok, first, definitely glad to hear you're ok dude

Right to carry is what saved your wife and you, since he was carrying he intended to harm someone.

Well, i don't think anybody can say what the psycho's original intent was, but in this case, having a gun didn't stop 3gmodifier from getting shot and potentially killed.

[Tdurr]

ive shot a xd .40, it was a nice lil pistol.

[Hauntd ca3]

We have a desert eagle 44 magnum at my house so we feel safe

you have a desert eagle!
you need a special licence for one of those here and then you can only get rounds with half the powder of a regular round.
i do so want one tho

[labeledsk8r]

this is crazzy as hell, glad you made it out alive. hopefully you will have a speedy recovery.

this thread is also the last nail in the coffin for me, i have been putting getting a gun off for a while now, think tomarrow im oging down to the local gun shop to start paper work lol

[2ndGenGuy]

XD

The gun that is also a smiley.

[hammer3rd]

Thank god you alive and doing better. Glad your wife is dealing well with everything. Now you need to teach her to shoot and but her a gun. My prayers go out to you both and we all hope for a speedy recovery. Hurry up and get back in the range.

[stat1K]

XD

The gun that is also a smiley.

qft.


glad you're alright man, i'd say the 2nd amendment saved your life, not necessarily the right to carry as you were in your home.

i'm amazed that you had the wherewithal to aim at lower extremities.

i would have aimed for the chest. but i guess i'm from arizona where it's legal to open carry, loaded carry, conceal carry all without a permit.

[gp02a0083]

i hope all goes well for you and like other members i am very very impressed with the way you handled the situation and not try to hit him above the waist. With time and alot of work and therapy, i think you will be fine..

here in NJ gun laws are kinda strict, ive been thinking of keeping a double barrel 12g in my house with 3.5" shells, not OO buck but rock salt. I dont think in my area where i live is getting that bad, where i work however in lakewood NJ all of the gangs are starting up here. A cop just got killed point blank 2 -3 weeks ago. My friend works for section 8 in lakewood and let me tell you he shows me some messed up pictures, the whole bathroom covered in blood and the guy lying on the floor kinda thing.

[2ndGenGuy]

here in NJ gun laws are kinda strict, ive been thinking of keeping a double barrel 12g in my house with 3.5" shells, not OO buck but rock salt. I dont think in my area where i live is getting that bad, where i work however in lakewood NJ all of the gangs are starting up here. A cop just got killed point blank 2 -3 weeks ago. My friend works for section 8 in lakewood and let me tell you he shows me some messed up pictures, the whole bathroom covered in blood and the guy lying on the floor kinda thing.

Lakewood, WA is ghetto as well. What's up with that? We call it Lakehood.

[Tdurr]

i hope all goes well for you and like other members i am very very impressed with the way you handled the situation and not try to hit him above the waist. With time and alot of work and therapy, i think you will be fine..

here in NJ gun laws are kinda strict, ive been thinking of keeping a double barrel 12g in my house with 3.5" shells, not OO buck but rock salt. I dont think in my area where i live is getting that bad, where i work however in lakewood NJ all of the gangs are starting up here. A cop just got killed point blank 2 -3 weeks ago. My friend works for section 8 in lakewood and let me tell you he shows me some messed up pictures, the whole bathroom covered in blood and the guy lying on the floor kinda thing.

me and my roommate were talking about rocksalt shells a few days ago.. how much are they?

[frantik]

glad you're alright man, i'd say the 2nd amendment saved your life

seriously, i don't understand how people are praising the gun. Having a gun did not stop the criminal from opening fire and potentially killing 3gm and his wife.

I gotta think that calling 911 and getting the fuck out of the house would have been a much safer move. Even if the criminal managed to escape, the worst that could happen is you lose some property.

If it weren't possible to get out of the house, only now does it make sense to get out the gun.. but even then I'd wait till it was clear that the home invader had more than big screen TVs on his mind.

Even if you do own a gun, I wouldn't recommend confronting tweaked-out criminal one-on-one.. Supposedly a gun is an "equalizer" but unless you're willing to shoot first with deadly intent, confronting someone else who could have a gun just puts you at more risk. A surprised and trapped animal is a very dangerous beast




btw this is in no way a criticism of what 3gm did.. it's easy to "monday morning quarterback".. I'm also not trying to debate or argue either, i'm just expressing my opinion that having the gun in this case doesn't seem like it was particularly beneficial, and even potentially made things worse.

But that's just my opinion.. and just like assholes, everybody's got one

[SettleMoore]

Running from armed criminal= back towards armed criminal if pursued

Running from armed criminal with wife= wife's back towards criminal if pursued
Yeah I'd rather have a gun.

[SkateK610]

it probably would of been better to just shoot him while you had the chance, whats the point of having the handgun in the first place

[3gmodifier]

seriously, i don't understand how people are praising the gun. Having a gun did not stop the criminal from opening fire and potentially killing 3gm and his wife.

I gotta think that calling 911 and getting the fuck out of the house would have been a much safer move. Even if the criminal managed to escape, the worst that could happen is you lose some property.

If it weren't possible to get out of the house, only now does it make sense to get out the gun.. but even then I'd wait till it was clear that the home invader had more than big screen TVs on his mind.

Even if you do own a gun, I wouldn't recommend confronting tweaked-out criminal one-on-one.. Supposedly a gun is an "equalizer" but unless you're willing to shoot first with deadly intent, confronting someone else who could have a gun just puts you at more risk. A surprised and trapped animal is a very dangerous beast




btw this is in no way a criticism of what 3gm did.. it's easy to "monday morning quarterback".. I'm also not trying to debate or argue either, i'm just expressing my opinion that having the gun in this case doesn't seem like it was particularly beneficial, and even potentially made things worse.

But that's just my opinion.. and just like assholes, everybody's got one

i sorta agree with what ur sayin but in the short amount of time i had to decide whether or not i was gonna draw my weapon or become a statistic, (tv aside was not a make or break point btw, i have much more valualble shit in my house. like my wife! and the entire house, cars.... And neighbors who could have been caught up in his wreckless work) Even if i didnt have a firearm, i would still grab my batton or bat or something and make an attempt to protect what i could.

[3gmodifier]

[QUOTE=Rendon LX-i;1054024]i was looking at that gun to. Im just a really big fan of the gloc. Im getting my firearms permit here in a couple weeks. Start shooting at the fire range.

as am i. i have had my glock for just over 2 years now and love it. its very dependable and will only malfunction if u do it on perpose. extremely accurate and light aswell.

oh and if u get one.. go to the range. its a great stress reliever and will help you expand ur skills aswell as your midset while having to use it.

[nswst8]

You did it the right way, you are here. And that is what counts.

[Rendon LX-i]

[QUOTE=3gmodifier;1054156]

i was looking at that gun to. Im just a really big fan of the gloc. Im getting my firearms permit here in a couple weeks. Start shooting at the fire range.

as am i. i have had my glock for just over 2 years now and love it. its very dependable and will only malfunction if u do it on perpose. extremely accurate and light aswell.

oh and if u get one.. go to the range. its a great stress reliever and will help you expand ur skills aswell as your midset while having to use it.

I agree. Again gald your ok bro. TO get shot at i wouldnt want to know but i would of done the same for my family hands down. I would of shot the fool in the legs like crazy.

IDK what the laws are here but im looking all that when i get my gloc. I went to couple of gun stores here and they cleared me im like DUH LOL.

Im going to get the laser grip just to make sure i get the fucker trying to harm me or my family hehe.

GOd bless you and your wife and ill keep you in my prayers man. DO you have a alarm system? i would look in to motion sensor setup.

[griffonks]

My God It sucks to think that a normal man and his wife could wake up to that kind of horror. Thank God that you were armed and able to defend your lives. I would suggest a riot shotgun, loaded with buckshot, not rock salt. By the way, to answer the question above, you load your own rock salt....

Thankfully I'm in Colorado and the anti armed camp is not so prevalent. It really sucks that everybody in your area knows you have guns in your home. Might be a good time to consider moving before another hophead comes looking for your hogleg while you are out.

You are one tough cookie, no quit in you. Don't let the SOB's get you down.

[MessyHonda]

sorry to hear this. keep your head up because you will be better in no time

[Legend_master]

thank you all for the support. trust me, i was one shot away from aiming between his eyes. my wife is doing good now. she has been so supportive with my recovery. i had a few break downs in the begining when i first got my cast off and realized my hand didnt work but its getting better every day. i actually got back from therapy 10 min before this post. did some new excercises and made some more improvement. the future looks promising.

i observe my californian right for open carry but texas has always interested me. with open carry here u can legally carry ur sidearm but it cannot be loaded. u have to have the magazine seperate. kinda dumb, i can insert it and chamber a round in about 2 seconds. at least in other states u can carry loaded.

i will try to get some pics of my hand x-ray up. its pretty knarly.

Sorry to hear this happened to you, and the all Californian gun laws are rather stupid. For the main reason that the criminals will carry a gun without a permit, and you know it will be loaded. I tell you one thing, in Texas you don't have to warn them, or even aim for a knockdown shot. If somebody comes in your home (in some cases just your lawn) you have the right to shoot to kill, and for the most part you better kill them so they can't sue you for shooting them. I think you will get better with time, and sounds like you are working to make your life better again.