What are you gonna do when some punk starts to break into your humble domicile in the middle of the night, and keeps coming at you even after you warn him you’re armed? If you’re armed, you’re gonna shoot the punk. It’s a lesson Detroit homeowners have learned. Detroit’s punks? Not so much . . .
From WXYZ.com:
Detroit Police say a woman shot and killed an intruder Friday afternoon at her home in the 22700 block of Grove. Police say a man in his 20s attempted to break into her home through a rear window. When the homeowner heard the noise, she grabbed her handgun and warned the invader that she was armed.
The suspect continued to break in and the woman shot him once in the chest.
We’re told he fled the scene and was found down the block. He was transported to a local hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival.
And there you have it. Choice > action > reaction > consequence. Some choices and actions, like home invasion robberies, are foolish. Some reactions, like homeowners defending themselves, are predictable. And some consequences are permanent.
It was just last month that Detroit PD Chief James Craig called for more Motor City residents to follow the law and tool up for self-defense. It looks like all they needed was a little encouragement, because they’re answering the call. Big Time.
It was just last week that a Detroit mother used possibly the world’s worst-maintained Hi-Point carbine to repel a gang of home-invasion robbers. Just like the unnamed woman in today’s story, that mother warned the invaders that she was armed. And just like them, today’s dead criminal assumed she was bluffing.
For Detroit’s criminal underclass, this is not a safe assumption any longer. And thank God for that.
The new CCP is essentially a single stack Glock 19, but with almost no reduction in dimensions. Walther’s english-language page lists the following dimensions: 163mm L / 130mm H / 30mm W
From:
http://www.carl-walther.de/cw.php?lang=en&content=products&sub=2&subsub=22&product=1975
For us imperial-unit folks, that’s 6.41″ L / 5.11″ H / 1.18″ W. The double-stack G19 holds 15 rounds for exactly the same 30mm of width (1.18 in) and it’s a little shorter at 127mm height (five inches).
It’s probably a far more comfortable gun to hold, though. It’s just not any more concealable than a G19 with about half the capacity.
Who NEEDS Facebook? Not 80 million gunowners!
Tragic. The suspect was just turning his life around, too.
The irony was so, so tasty.
So many aspiring rappers, so few bullets.
Um, that isn’t in Detroit. That is Eastpointe, Detroit police have zero jurisdiction, not even the same county.
Who are you, and what have you done with the real 9th?
Welcome to my hometown. Now you know why I carry extra mags for the Glock when I go back. Just in case.
“Minutes later police showed up and de-escalated the situation and sent everyone on their way.” That’s something new. I think the real story was missed here.
Oh the humanity! If only it had been one of those safe-for-babies-and-old people 59-round magazines!
Wait, what? Nothing bad happened? Huh … how ’bout that?
I’ve been hesitant to buy one of these, but they sure look fun. I have a 75 round drum magazine for my AK.
To be fair, I wouldn’t be particularly surprised if defensive gun uses are happening at the same rate but simply getting better reporting. On the flip side it doesn’t matter whether it’s really happening more often or not, if the bad guys turn on the TV and see more of their compatriots getting shot maybe they’ll take the hint.
To tell you the truth, I’m more than a little disgusted at the straws we’ve been grabbing at lately and calling them victories.
Thanks but I’d rather have the NSA work a little harder to build a file on me than uploading all my info to facebook.
Tell your color blind boss the logo is really green, see if he believes you.
” WALTHER CCP, a compact 9 mm Luger. Its gas-delayed blowback action and polygonal barrel ensure outstanding shooting characteristics”
Whoa, Is this correct? Gas-delayed blowback? Like a HK P7? I’m curious and look forward to seeing one.
I have seen a few range and field accidents in my time. The field accidents were non-shooting but highlights the dumb luck factor.
The field accident that stands out is when a friend a I were driving on a track on a country property and a stone kicked up by the front tyre shattered the left-side rear vision mirror (we drive on the right side of the car) and a piece of glass just missed my left eye and made a cut between my eye and the bridge of the nose under the eyebrow. Being a head wound, it was messy and we had a hard time explaining what had happened when we got back to town. Luckily my friend had a first aid kit in his car with quick clot pads.
The second was at a range back in the good old days of self-loading-rifles. One of the many rifles we had on an approved list was the SAFN, aka FN49. They were approved for use in .30-06 and 8mm Mauser. Some will see the problem already (and the FN49 was also made in 7mm Mauser, 7.65×54, and armory converted to 7.62). One user was caught short and asked someone for “two rounds for a SAFN”. His rifle was in .30-06. One stage of the match was a walkdown where the detail would walk line-abreast and engage targets as they turned on. During this stage I heard from beside me a Bang and then a BOOM!!! I turned and saw the the rifle fall forward, the shooter fall backwards, and bits of the gas system falling around us. The bolt had held but the gas had vented into the receiver and had blown off the receiver cover. The shooter’s injuries were only a few small cuts above the right eye.
My driving skillz are worse than my fighting (armed or un-armed) and I run as fast as a casual jogger so fleeing in my case either gets someone else hurt or give the attacker my back essentially…
Nonetheless, that guy has abysmal reaction time and poor decision making skillz (then again, my adrenaline won’t be kicking in anytime soon behind a keyboard). Did Terminator get arrested?
FU.K Russia.
One thing about these mags is that they need copious amounts of liberal tears to function properly. Good thing those are in nearly infinite supply!
Don’t let a moment of bravery ruin you forever.
I love how all the “news” a$$holes are screeching endlessly without end that FB has caved and removed all posts about guns. What a bunch of stupid f**ks.
I live in the Detroit area, and there has been a noticeable shift in the public attitude toward crimmials, starting in 2000 when MI changed from a ‘may issue’ state to a ‘shall issue’ state, and especially since 2008 when there was a rush to get CPL’s when concern grew that the Obama administration would somehow attempt to limit future permits.
In my opinion, the Michigan CPL process is textbook… for the law abiding citizen it’s easy, for the crimmial it’s impossible, with multiple layers of background checks to weed out the crimminal element but still ultra-convenient for the average citizen.
To this add the Michigan lethal force laws (Act 311 of 2006 section 780.951) which declares that it is a ‘rebuttable presumption’ that a shooting is justified in the event of carjacking, sexual assault and home invasion.
Then add in the MASSIVE number of CPL’s that have been issued to law abiding citizens throughout the state (CPL classes are a HUGE industry around here)
Then add the game of ‘victim roulette” where (because we don’t exercise open carry), the crimmial can never know whether their next victim is armed.
And finally (and very important)… add a police department and city administration which is FINALLY siding in favor of justified self defense, and the result is a very bad time for the street crimminal.
Last year, for example, we had 3 justified shootings in under 2 weeks. In 2 of the cases, the shooter wasn’t even taken in to the police station, and they were handed back their weapon at the scene.
The detroit area, which has suffered from violent crime for years, is finally starting to turn the tables on the crimminal element, and I, for one, am optimistic.
A lot of people do still exercise open carry.
Careful…lets not get into conversations here that even jokingly suggest unlawful behavior. In fact I would be highly suspicious of new user posts suggesting same. That would be exactly the kind of dirty tricks our Executive branch and now their front groups at MDA and Evolve would like to play to discredit 2A rights blogs or other orgs.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/365903/how-atf-manufactures-crime-charles-c-w-cooke
From a woman’s prospective like the photo. Ever think that pistol was undoaded and safety checked before putting in his pants that way? It’s a photo of a nice looking guy and nice looking pistol & rifle supporting other gun owners. My favorite color to wear is red, but a true blue voter. I’m just a gal having morning coffee, waiting for husband to leave for golf outing, so I can go pick up my new Ruger .revolver at local gun store. He never knows when a new gun shows up, I don’t know when he gets a new gun, too much sharing in a marriage is over rated. And too much ragging on other responsiable gun owners is not cool, I’m old enough to be a lot of yall’s mom, so just consider this a gentle chiding to mind your manners.
Nose and Nuts. Bleeding nose takes some fight out and most guys can’t take one good front kick to the nuts.
Another good one is side kick to the knee, preferably to the side.
Fighting is about staying alive. Use the dirtiest tricks you know as fast as you can. there are no medals in a street fight. Once your opponent is distracted by pain, leave.
“And as always, have nice day. ”
Bravo good sir. Bravo (golf clap)
Selling retail for Bitcoin makes zero sense if the rest of the supply chain still wants dollars. The volatility puts all the risk on the vendor; you still have to pay your suppliers in real dollars which means a conversion (which results in fees just like credit cards) and then have to settle for what you can get. If it isn’t enough to cover your payment to the supplier, you get to make up the difference. if you’re on such a tight margin that the cash flow from taking credit cards is a problem, this hardly seems like a solution to me.
I’m fine with no charge cards or a cash discount – everyone is up front about what is happening and what is being charged but taking Bitcoin at retail is just a publicity stunt IMO.
I bet homeowners with guns can do more to raise Detroit’s academic performance on standardized tests than a $10 billion education grant from the feds could.
call it the “Ruger-Darwin” effect.
You have two hands………….Grab both of them!
Tough call. One thing I wouldn’t do is waste precious time calling the police.