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Old 09-05-2019, 05:34 PM
 
Location: SE Asia
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I don't know who is even at fault here, though I'm sure they both feel bad. You should be able to surprise a loved one, but hey....paranoia.
Sneaking into someone's home late at night, especially if they aren't expecting company? To you that may be paranoia, to be frightened by the experience. To me it would be a perfectly natural response, and no I didn't keep a loaded gun in my night stand.

You surprise someone by ringing the door bell. There are man ways to surprise someone without sneaking into their home late at night.
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Old 09-05-2019, 05:50 PM
 
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Do you have a source for that?
Various sources that are competitors to city-data that aren't allowed, but you can google.


FBI should be OK? Lists 19 violent crimes.
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s..._city_2012.xls
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Old 09-05-2019, 06:00 PM
 
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I would hate to see what a shotgun wedding drill with this mom would look like!
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Old 09-05-2019, 06:12 PM
 
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Typical trigger happy clown.
People have been murdered by home intruders. You should assume the worst when someone sneaks into your home unannounced.
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Old 09-05-2019, 06:13 PM
 
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You suggesting that folks always use guns calm and rationally? Lol. Welcome to America.
I guess you think she should have used a baseball bat.
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Old 09-05-2019, 06:13 PM
 
Location: southern california
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Another fun thing is sneaking in boy friends and not telling mom
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Old 09-05-2019, 06:51 PM
 
Location: Native of Any Beach/FL
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People have been murdered by home intruders. You should assume the worst when someone sneaks into your home unannounced.
I’m a mom and my first thought be if it’s one of my kids -before I go firing a weapon. My sons surprised me all the time - all had a key.
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Old 09-05-2019, 06:56 PM
 
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I guess you think she should have used a baseball bat.
No, she should’ve put a bullet right between her daughter’s eyes. Collateral damage for a righteous cause: making sure that paranoid, trigger-happy people are safe from their own families.
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Old 09-05-2019, 07:03 PM
 
Location: NYC
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When you are in your home, it's always customary to announce your presence by name and honorific, in cases where the home guards are not present for any reason, and then formally asking for permission before opening the door and then thereby entering. All this could have been prevented.
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Old 09-05-2019, 07:09 PM
 
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When you are in your home, it's always customary to announce your presence by name and honorific, in cases where the home guards are not present for any reason, and then formally asking for permission before opening the door and then thereby entering. All this could have been prevented.
Next time I’m planning a home invasion, I’ll call out: “It is I, your eldest daughter. I mean you no harm.” Then when the old lady lowers the gun, I’ll attack.

Thanks for the pro-tip.
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