I would like to share a friends experience when her mother was a victim of a home invasion. Though things went different for her the lessons in her case do bring up a point.
My friends mother had a revolver and made easy enough access to it when the home invasion/robbery occurred. She produced her firearm in a self defense posture then didn't use it. One of the suspects took it from her and shot her with it. She lived but has many health issues from the wounds.
The point is somewhat self-explanatory. Prepared as she thought she was, she made a critical mistake and I often wonder not only how many people will make the same mistake, but how many people would change their view on what to do if they have a self defense situation.
The case the Op speaks of brings another of my most pondered thoughts as to how many people who (as already mentioned in previous post) after knowing how vulnerable we can be in our own home would actually change their view on self defense.
Even more so, how many of them that say they wouldn't change their view would quickly do so if they where in the same predicament and could reach a firearm?
Sad to say I know some would not.
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