[MR] OT: A cautionary tale about opening the door

[Dexter Guptill]

[CC'ing Atlantia, because that's where I read it]

Janie,
You did everything right. When someone pulls the trigger, it means that all
of their plans failed, and it's a last resort. Yours worked. This is not to
say that "pull the trigger" = "bad planner", it's more like von Clausewitz's
dictum: No plan survives contact with the enemy. You did not have to pull
the trigger, and I'm glad for you on that count. I hope that venting on
these lists, has helped you process the experience. May the Portsmouth (or
whoever) Police catch this guy. He needs to become No Longer A Problem.

I'm not currently certified, but I have taught personal-protection classes.
The only suggestion I would make, is to get a ready-access pistol safe, like
a GunVault(tm) or something similar. That way, you can keep the gun loaded,
while still having it away from Chris's inquisitive little hands.

We don't have kids, so I don't have to worry about that. Target stuff is
locked up in steel gun cabinets, and unloaded. There's a couple of "ready
guns" designated for home defense and concealed carry, and those are
available and loaded. Just don't put a trigger lock on a loaded gun. Use a
ready-safe, instead.

On 8/6/06, Janie <janielee at cox.net> wrote:
>
> I try to look out the window to catch sight of the guy.  Not only can I
> NOT
> see pizza boxes, I cannot see him because he is standing so close to my
> door.  There is no pizza sign on top of the silver car blocking my
> driveway.
> The Bad Feeling (tm) strikes me.  Not waiting to see what will happen
> next,
> I grab the portable phone, dial 911, and take my son upstairs with me.  I
> inform the very sympathetic 911 operator, "I am loading my weapon..."  We
> agree that I am not shooting through the door.  I lock the bedroom door
> and
> wait.  I cannot see "Pizza Guy" from the upstairs window, either, because
> he
> is STILL standing too close to the door.
>
>

Erich von Kleinfeld, mka
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