If You Have A Shotgun

[LiveBates]

If someone "breaks" into my house.......to me....my family's life are automatically at risk.....full stop......

[Gregger17]

Yeah no kidding, I ain’t playing “roulette” shooting “wads” lmfao


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[73hunter]

Truth is, unless you’ve got a firearm somehow stored legally in the bedroom closet, it’s unlikely any of us would have time to get one out of the safe anyway….which I imagine is part of the reason for safe storage laws.

Again, if you really have a well-founded fear of home invasion, buy a German Shepherd

[MikePal]

it’s unlikely any of us would have time to get one out of the safe anyway….

99% of the time that is exactly what happens !! You'll end up pissing your pants and watching them take your TV...

favorite quote; " Everyone has a plan till they get punched in the mouth"...Mike Tyson.

[trimmer21]

Truth is, unless you’ve got a firearm somehow stored legally in the bedroom closet, it’s unlikely any of us would have time to get one out of the safe anyway….which I imagine is part of the reason for safe storage laws.

Again, if you really have a well-founded fear of home invasion, buy a German Shepherd

NR's only need to be trigger locked when stored outside a locked container. Ammo is supposed to be stored separately. There's nothing stopping a homeowner from standing a trigger-locked shotgun or rifle next to your bedside table that just happens to have a handful of shells in the drawer with the trigger lock key either with the shells or even in the lock. Who's to know after the fact? After the fact when the cops show up and there's dead skell laying on the floor and they ask what happened,your answer shall be "He kicked in the door and said he was going to kill us all. I was in fear for my life." Just don't shoot him in the back because that indicates flight and there's no further threat. After that,don't say one more word to the Police until after you've had a sit-down with your lawyer. Not one word.

[JoePa]

Having a big dog of the right breed is definitely a deterrent to most crooks - they will find some place else to break into - as far as just shooting wads at a intruder that's a really bad idea - the bad guy will only get mad and attack you - if armed with a firearm he will shoot you - if armed with a knife he will stab you - there is a old piece of advice - if you shoot at someone you must shoot to kill otherwise you are just escalating a situation with conditions not in your favor - the other factor that gives you a one up is the surprise factor - the intruder may not be prepared for you having a weapon and willing to use it - it is sad that people need to prepare for such things as a home invasion but the way things are now it is the only way you can feel safe - if you get on you tube and type in home invasions you'll be surprised how many occur down here - and how many times a home owner saves himself and family from real harm by being prepared - that's the old Boy Scout's motto "Be Prepared"

[JoePa]

Good advice Trimmer21 - don't talk to cops - after you get a lawyer you tell them how the guy said he was going to kill you and you shot him after you got your weapon that was legally stored - any good lawyer will tell you don't talk to cops because you will just incriminate yourself if you say the wrong thing

[SongDog]

Ha I'd never load my home defense gun with 7.5 shot.

00 buck or 000 buck. He gets two warnings...I yell I have a gun...still hear them coming I'm unloading at the sound, Right through the gun room door, drywall whatever.

The perp is the best and only witness, He ain't making a statement if I'm ready to fire to protect myself.


Ya it don't happen in Canada....Google home invasions in Toronto. Less than 2 months ago home owners bound and tied and assaulted by masked individuals with firearms in violent home invasion...

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[73hunter]

NR's only need to be trigger locked when stored outside a locked container. Ammo is supposed to be stored separately. There's nothing stopping a homeowner from standing a trigger-locked shotgun or rifle next to your bedside table that just happens to have a handful of shells in the drawer with the trigger lock key either with the shells or even in the lock. Who's to know after the fact? After the fact when the cops show up and there's dead skell laying on the floor and they ask what happened,your answer shall be "He kicked in the door and said he was going to kill us all. I was in fear for my life." Just don't shoot him in the back because that indicates flight and there's no further threat. After that,don't say one more word to the Police until after you've had a sit-down with your lawyer. Not one word.

True enough of course, trigger-locked by the bedside would be legal if you felt the need.

Question though, for our current & retired LEO members…you’ve shot an intruder and claim that you feared for your life. The cops find no evidence that the intruder had a gun. I thought that self defence was only justified when returning the same peril/force that was used upon you. ie shoot someone who turns out to be unarmed and be charged ?

[dean.f]

I'm reasonably sure that my shack that's in a row of shacks, in a neighborhood filled with similar shacks, full of working class people with modest income and belongings won't be a target of any home invasion any time soon. Unless I were to do something to invite it, I imagine.

Although a couple years back there were 14 homes "invaded" and robbed while the occupants slept. Not one house had a dog and all had an unlocked door I believe.