Just how it’s supposed to go! Burglars break out front window, enter home, get shot for their trouble.
The teenage son of a Harris County deputy constable opened fire with his father’s automatic rifle Tuesday after burglars forced their way into the family’s home, authorities said.
The boy, 15, and his sister, 12, were alone about 2:30 p.m. when they heard glass breaking downstairs at the home in the 2600 block of Royal Place Court in northwest Harris County.
The boy went downstairs with the rifle and spotted an adult man and a male juvenile in the living room.
He fired several shots and struck one of the intruders, said Lt. Jeff Stauber with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
“He was concerned with protecting his younger sister — that’s exactly what he did,“ Stauber said.
The man – who has not been identified – was struck several times by gunfire.
Sheriff’s investigators were tipped off when the suspected burglars quickly showed up at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital.
30. June 2010 at 12:06 pm
Now that’s what I call a Righteous Shooting. By the son of a cop, no less.
30. June 2010 at 12:08 pm
Justified!
30. June 2010 at 1:09 pm
My sister lives near there I do believe
30. June 2010 at 1:14 pm
Very close.
30. June 2010 at 1:46 pm
Good for him!
30. June 2010 at 3:50 pm
(sigh)… I just love a happy ending!
30. June 2010 at 4:07 pm
1. July 2010 at 8:21 am
That kid should be sent to bed without dinner for not killing the sumbitches…
1. July 2010 at 8:24 am
I don’t think it’s for lack of trying… the one he nailed was hit ‘several’ times. Must have been a small caliber.
Next time he should try a 12 gauge shotgun; that way he can spread the happiness to the second intruder.
1. July 2010 at 11:27 am
Sounds like the kid knew what he was doing to land ‘several’ hits. Kudos to him AND his parents for making sure he was competent. As for the goblin’s survival, I’m willing to bet the rifle in question was an AR-style automatic, firing .223 rounds – probably FMJs – that passed right through the meat with minimal cavitation. Not a great home defense weapon, as you can also unintentionally wound or kill family members in the next room. Should have been loaded with soft-point or frangible rounds.
BUT…
I’ll bet that just the sound of a full-auto burst made those cocktards fill their britches!
1. July 2010 at 11:55 am
Bet it did! LOL!
My home defense weapon is a .380 but I want a shotgun because there’s less margin for error when one is, shall we say, scared witless…?
1. July 2010 at 2:27 pm
In that case, make sure it’s a pump-action. There’s nothing like the sound of a 12-ga. racking in the night to make a goblin’s blood run cold!
Besides, there’s less chance for error with a pump, IMHO. If you encounter a misfeed with a semi-auto in a high-stress situation, it can cost you your life. Pumps are more reliable, and in the hands of a competent shooter can actually recycle faster than many autoloaders.
1. July 2010 at 2:33 pm
I want a pump because I like the noise…
1. July 2010 at 7:22 pm
http://www.remington.com/products/firearms/shotguns/model-870/model-870-express-tactical.aspx
1. July 2010 at 7:26 pm
Here’s a better one for that crappy Florida swamp weather:
http://www.impactguns.com/store/047700250120.html
1. July 2010 at 8:06 pm
I like the tactical – it holds 7 rounds!
1. July 2010 at 8:20 pm
Six oughta be enough. Any more and you should be firing up the grill to cook hamburgers…
1. July 2010 at 8:57 pm
Heh… that’s true.
1. July 2010 at 8:44 pm
Okay, as long as we’re talking gun-lust…
I had been looking at the 870 Marine Magnum too – until we found a sweet little beauty at the local gun show last year. Meet “Charlotte” (Gun pr0n extraordinaire): http://www.fnhusa.com/le/press/imagedetail.asp?mid=FNM0007
She was a little pricey, but the engineering and build quality is simply awesome – with an AR-style rotating bolt and 2-pin takedown… But the biggest advantage for us is the collapsible stock. We keep it set at an intermediate length for Mrs. Who’s short stature, and in a fraction of a second I can snap it out to full length to shoulder it, or just shoot from the hip with the pistol grip. VERY versatile, and gosh-durn sexy to boot!!
1. July 2010 at 8:59 pm
A ‘little’ pricey?
It’s lovely. Sexy in a brutish strength kind of way… but yeah, way too much moola.
4. July 2010 at 6:37 pm
I’m really hoping he’s allowed to sue the intruders for the cost of the expended ammo.
4. July 2010 at 7:13 pm