Guns for Beginners: Don’t Be A Victim!

By Dean Weingarten

A resident in North Carolina successfully used a handgun to defend his home against two intruders. One of the intruders was found in a vehicle with life threatening injuries: the other fled on foot and was captured. The reporter at WCNC comes to the exactly opposite conclusion of what most people would, and felt compelled to give the following advice. . . .

Police say the answer is clear — you should never fight back. Their biggest piece of advice — DO NOT RESIST!

Here are other ways to protect yourself:

— Try to stay calm: Don’t make any sudden movements to upset the robber.

— Tell the robber about anything that might surprise him for example, someone is on their way home.

— If you have to move or reach, tell the robber what you’re doing.

— And of course, try to get a good look at the robber so you can describe them later.

The reporter would have us believe that robbers never want to rape anyone, beat anyone, or kill anyone. I expect reporters to be exposed to reasonably frequent reports of assaults, rapes, and murders. To give such advice, a reporter must believe that those people only were hurt… because …read more

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