would you think it better to run out an opposite door to a neighbors house or call for help and pray they don't bust in by the time the cops show up? Other game plans gladly welcomed

12/29/2010 12:52:22 AM

Grab gun. Shoot them.

12/29/2010 12:52:42 AM

just rage quit, bro

12/29/2010 12:53:07 AM

shoot through the door

ask who it is..

12/29/2010 12:53:31 AM

strip off clothes. run out screaming and act crazy as fuck, preferably wielding a weapon.

if you're crazier than the other guy maybe they'll be freaked out.

12/29/2010 12:57:08 AM

if you are crazier than the person trying to break in, you win

12/29/2010 12:59:27 AM

get a paintball gun

buy some of these

http://www.pepperball.com/

dont stop shooting.

[Edited on December 29, 2010 at 1:07 AM. Reason : or take the more reasonable course: insure your belongings, run, profit.]

12/29/2010 1:01:47 AM

i would grab something heavy or sharp
hide
and hope i could surprise them
preferably from behind



ya, i'd prolly piss my pants

12/29/2010 1:07:11 AM

you should first post on tdub asking what to do

12/29/2010 1:10:34 AM

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"strip off clothes. run out screaming and act crazy as fuck, preferably wielding a weapon"

Yep. You don't fuck with crazy

12/29/2010 1:13:26 AM

if there's a chance of me ending up on a live filming of cops, I want to be pantless yet wearing a wife-beater and brandishing a shotgun.

12/29/2010 1:29:48 AM

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"strip off clothes. run out screaming and act crazy as fuck, preferably wielding a weapon. if you're crazier than the other guy maybe they'll be freaked out."

This sounds absurd enough that it may work

12/29/2010 1:44:11 AM

shotgun

12/29/2010 2:00:23 AM

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"get a paintball gun buy some of these http://www.pepperball.com/ dont stop shooting."

yeah but does that do anything if you don't hit them in the face? I wonder what about just icing some paintballs and turning your velocity to max, that's got to hurt like a bitch

12/29/2010 2:09:53 AM

publicly declare that u would shoot them but secretly plan to run out the back and call the cops. since most robberies are by someone you know.

12/29/2010 2:12:19 AM

I sleep with a cocked and loaded .45 beside my bed, with a loaded magazine beside it. If 27 rounds of 230 grain JHP won't stop them... nothing will.

12/29/2010 4:06:00 AM

What is the opposite of "break into?"


"fix out-of"?

12/29/2010 4:45:10 AM

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"I sleep with a cocked and loaded .45 beside my bed"

Thanks for the tip. We'll make sure to shoot you before you wake up.

12/29/2010 4:45:54 AM

^,^^doublepost suspend

12/29/2010 5:06:51 AM

shotgun

12/29/2010 7:35:49 AM

If someone is trying to break into your house, now is not the time to be posting on TWW.

Calling from a neighbor's house would be my MO if I had more than one entrance/exit to my apartment. Which I don't. So I'd barricade myself in the bedroom and call from there.

12/29/2010 8:50:06 AM

Grab the chloroform, grab a condom and drop ma' pants.

12/29/2010 8:53:33 AM

1) Grab your cell phone
2) Leave the house
2a) Call the cops while leaving the house
3) Go to a neighbors house where you can watch the robbery to get a description of the men, the car, license plate, etc.


Seriously, shooting someone is a messy, messy prospect emotionally and legally and should only be a last resort. Anyone stupid enough cavalier about it doesn't need to be listened to.

12/29/2010 9:01:14 AM

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"strip off clothes. run out screaming and act crazy as fuck, preferably wielding a weapon. if you're crazier than the other guy maybe they'll be freaked out. "

Out crazing the other guy usually works.. I have a thumb i can slip out of joint easily and all i have to do is do that act like it hurts like fuck and act crazy and people usually don't want to mess around.

[Edited on December 29, 2010 at 9:07 AM. Reason : .]

12/29/2010 9:04:42 AM

in this state its better to escape

IMO in any situation you should escape if possible, especially if you have no kids

if you have youngins in the house you secure them

12/29/2010 9:09:21 AM

If you are in Texas you can shoot someone robbing your neighbor's house.

12/29/2010 9:15:59 AM

bust a cap in their grill piece. if they're gonna be that brazen while breaking in, they aren't desperate or in-need, they just don't give a fuck.

12/29/2010 9:18:12 AM

shoot them in the nards

[Edited on December 29, 2010 at 9:25 AM. Reason : haha wrong thread]

12/29/2010 9:24:13 AM

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"if you're crazier than the other guy maybe they'll be freaked out."

this stems from a friend of mine who said he knew a girl who was attacked and the guy started to attempt to rape her. for whatever reason she started singing opera music really, really loud. the guy got freaked and, kept asking her wtf was wrong with her and eventually ran off.

12/29/2010 9:28:15 AM

I like this acting crazy method.

12/29/2010 9:30:29 AM

I'd "Home Alone" em

keep the change you filthy animal

12/29/2010 9:33:31 AM

so was someone trying to break in your place, jen?

12/29/2010 9:35:40 AM

Quote :

"1) Grab your cell phone 2) Leave the house 2a) Call the cops while leaving the house 3) Go to a neighbors house where you can watch the robbery to get a description of the men, the car, license plate, etc. Seriously, shooting someone is a messy, messy prospect emotionally and legally and should only be a last resort. Anyone stupid enough cavalier about it doesn't need to be listened to. "

this.

12/29/2010 9:36:08 AM

Every single female living alone should own a gun and know how to use it properly/safely.

I recommend a shotgun for the stopping power and lack of need for accuracy. One of the first things I did when I moved out here was taught my girlfriend how to use my 20 gauge. We practice with it at least once a month, and keep it in a place in the bedroom that is easy to get to. It makes me feel a lot more comfortable when I have to go out of town and she is here alone.

12/29/2010 9:37:33 AM

Quote :

"this stems from a friend of mine who said he knew a girl who was attacked and the guy started to attempt to rape her. for whatever reason she started singing opera music really, really loud. the guy got freaked and, kept asking her wtf was wrong with her and eventually ran off. "

Picturing this made me LOL

12/29/2010 9:38:45 AM

cody had to once go out of town and i was here alone. i thought i heard someone in the kitchen and i got really freaked out. i got up and ran down the hallway screaming gibberish without turning any lights on (i figure if i kept it dark i would seem extra crazy). luckily it was only the cat.

[Edited on December 29, 2010 at 9:42 AM. Reason : screraming]

12/29/2010 9:42:35 AM

Now your cat is going to have you locked up in Dorothea Dix

12/29/2010 9:44:30 AM

If anyone broke into my place, they would regret it immediately. Gambit would seriously tear them a new one, or worse. Also, I plan on getting a shotgun at some point.

This thread reminded me of something. A couple weeks ago, I was happily sleeping in my bed and I heard this weird noise from the living room (sounded like it was coming from the hall near my front door). Gambit immediately popped up and started howling, then jumped down and ran to the front door. He sat there snarling at it for a while then continued to sit there for a good 10-15 minutes, occasionally growling again or doing this weird snort. He finally came back to my room but it made me feel safe nonetheless

[Edited on December 29, 2010 at 9:58 AM. Reason : .]

12/29/2010 9:48:08 AM

Last time there was someone strange in my house, I was half awake and heard someone moving around, so I stumbled into the living room managing to get half dressed along the way to tell them not to let the cat out. Luckily it was just surprise, unscheduled early morning maintenance.

So in all likelihood if someone ever breaks in I'll walk up to them half asleep to talk about cats.

12/29/2010 9:52:06 AM

Quote :

" this stems from a friend of mine who said he knew a girl who was attacked and the guy started to attempt to rape her. for whatever reason she started singing opera music really, really loud. the guy got freaked and, kept asking her wtf was wrong with her and eventually ran off."

urban legend

12/29/2010 10:12:57 AM

Yeah when we were drinking on Lake norman one night we saw a drug deal go bad and one guy get the shit kicked out of him and my family friend i was hanging out with was well in the same buisness (i think but i never saw anything) at the time and he went nuts started waving a 40 around everywhere and screaming some dumb shit and the other guys (4) took off. My friend looked over at me and said "the craziest mother fucker never gets fucked with and smiled."


This is why i too, subscribe to this philosophy.

12/29/2010 10:17:56 AM

My wife and kids are barricaded in the bedroom with wife on the phone to the cops and I have my shotgun pointed at the door and my carry gun on my hip. And hopefully my little yipper dog is giving the intruder's ankles hell
This is if I think someone is already in the house. If they aren't in yet, I go out into the living area to meet them with my shotgun and carry gun while wife and kids are in the bedroom calling the cops.

12/29/2010 11:46:34 AM

I would like to hear someone talk seriously and with authority about the legality of just shooting a burglar

seems to me that it ought to be legal, but I've heard that it's not

12/29/2010 11:54:03 AM

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"Thanks for the tip. We'll make sure to shoot you before you wake up."

Unpossible. I'm such a light sleeper that if a mouse farts downstairs I wake up.

12/29/2010 11:57:11 AM

^^ Depends on the state.

12/29/2010 11:58:17 AM

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"I recommend a shotgun for the stopping power and lack of need for accuracy. One of the first things I did when I moved out here was taught my girlfriend how to use my 20 gauge. We practice with it at least once a month, and keep it in a place in the bedroom that is easy to get to. It makes me feel a lot more comfortable when I have to go out of town and she is here alone."

I'd like to do this, but my girlfriend's shoulder is in absolute shit condition

12/29/2010 12:00:22 PM

i can't recall what NC law says in regards to shooting an intruder

that said, shotgun to the kneecaps is pretty effective

blah blah blah if you're gonna shoot, shoot to kill blah blah blah dead people don't learn any lessons blah blah blah

12/29/2010 12:01:03 PM

I got a pretty good tip from a state trooper. He said to unload a full clip into a guy instead of just a few shots. If you only shoot him a couple of times it looks like you were calm and knew what you were doing. If you just bust out a whole clip it looks like you were scared for your life - which makes all the difference to a jury.

But then again depending on the state's laws that might not make a bit of difference. I'm pretty sure, however, if you see a gun on them you should be able to fire at will no matter what.

12/29/2010 12:06:32 PM

Shoot people who rob you. Duh

I'm astraladvent and I approved this message.

12/29/2010 12:06:51 PM

I believe its something along the lines of you can't shoot someone who is standing out side your house, you can't shoot someone who is standing in your house, but you can shoot them if they are actively breaking into your house.

12/29/2010 12:16:42 PM