“He’s the really nice guy that you see out walking his dog–speaks to everyone, just a friendly guy. Everyone is concerned for him and his for his family as far as the emotional toll this must be taking on them,” said neighbor Brad Castlen.
No matter how justified the circumstances, the aftermath of a defensive gun use can be difficult for someone who is forced to use a firearm to stop an imminent threat. In this case, the shooting seems to be a clear case of self-defense.
The threat that was stopped was posed by a man with a machete who broke into a DeKalb County, Georgia home yesterday morning before dawn. In this case, the attacker was the homeowner’s.
The man with the machete had apparently broken a number of the defender’s windows before forcing his way into the home and confronting him.
“He was yelling and screaming at him with the machete and it was really menacing. My neighbor kept telling him, ‘I’ve gotta gun, I’ve gotta gun, I’ll shoot you.’ Then the man broke in and he [the homeowner] shot him. He was trying to protect his life,” said the neighbor.
Laurie Gentry and her husband knew the intruder with the machete, but told FOX 5 News she has no idea what could have sparked such a violent encounter.
News reports indicate the homeowner won’t be charged with a crime.
Give him a medal and a beer ticket.
Bad thing to have happen. Bad thing to have to do. Sometimes it has to be done, then you have to live with the fact that you had to kill someone. God speed. Hopefully the good will prevail. And that’s the name of that tune….
He chose, poorly.
That line always makes me laugh. Kudos to the Indiana Jones reference!
Yeah. Brought a knife to a gunfight.
Do feel sorry for the homeowner, though.
Besides the trauma, the cleaning bill will suck.
I wonder if his homeowners ins will cover the window damage under comprehensive…???
He puts one of yours in the hospital, you put one of his in the morgue… it’s the Chicago way….
Just like a Wop (my mom was Italian so shut up)….. brought a knife to a gunfight…
What a great movie and what a great turnout to this home invasion…
Who would claim to be that who was not?
You carry a badge, carry a gun.
I am having a hard time imagining what motivated the alleged home invader. Lover’s quarrel? Demon possession? Schizophrenia?
On this one, who knows?
Drug psychosis is a possibility.
Kudos to the homeowner who provided the intruder “the help he really needed” in that break from reality…
Geoff PR,
/begin_political_correctness
Oh man, what a terrible thing to say.
/end_political_correctness
Although I have to admit I did chuckle quite a bit. Reminds me of the quip, “Some people just need killing.”
Hey someone lost their life here. Can we just have a moment of silence in quiet reflection!
Times up.
Some people are just nuts, evil, or both.
All it takes is a misplaced pile of leaves for some people to violently assault a sitting US Senator.
Carlin once said “Think of how stupid the average person you meet is and now consider that half of all people are dumber than that”.
There are days that I think Carlin may have been being exceedingly generous with that statement.
Methamphetamine
‘Tweaker’ was my first guess.
Be interesting to follow this one and find out what the tox screen discovers…
That’s my first guess. Those tweakers on meth are just a mess!
TDS is rampant these days.
In the home gun beats knife every time with furniture as obstacles, for the rushing man with the blade.
My first thought was “roid rage.”
Hmmm…I’ve got some nasty hemorrhoids myself, but how could it be that bad?
TMI
You won the intranets with that.
A terrible thing to be forced to do, but the alternative is much worse. The only option is to use the most effective self defense you have at hand. Good news that the homeowner and family were unharmed. Hope they all come out of this trauma alright.
And I suppose the cops made off with the dead guy again. Ever stinking time dinner shows up here come the cops to drag it off, ain’t right I tell ya
That’s what I’m talkin about. Long pig. Fire up the grill honey we’re eatin good tonight!
You keep what you kill.
Not sure if this will be posted on the site but here’s an home invasion occurrence involving an home owner armed with an AR-15 vs four intruders:
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2019/07/11/homeowner-ar-15-repels-four-armed-intrusion-suspects-killing-two/
There are times where a AR-15 is definitely needed…
“The threat that was stopped was posed by a man with a machete who broke into a DeKalb County, Georgia home yesterday morning before dawn. In this case, the attacker was the homeowner’s.“
…was the homeowner’s ? Furry? Former college roommate? Escaped gimp?
“Escaped gimp?”
Well, the ‘Gimp’ wasn’t sleeping, that’s for sure.
(And I’ve heard you best not wake him up, now, ya hear?)
Thank you for the information but, please someone proofread the articles before posting.
” In this case, the attacker was the homeowner’s”
Homeowner’s what…..?
Please slow the roll and review for content, spelling and grammar. It makes a difference.
It was a Crime Mystery. He gave us all the clues, now we solve the mystery.
I second the motion, but predict that TTAG will ignore you the same way Wayne LaTrine ignores the millions of NRA members. TTAG writes for snowflakes now, and they can’t spell any better than they can understand multiple syllables.
The roll’s already slowed by, what, 1.5 – 2x vs pre-sale? (In terms of articles per day.)
“In this case, the attacker was the homeowner’s.”
Ummm…what? Maybe its me, but that sentence doesn’t make any sense…
i can never seem to get enough of these room temperature challenge stories
The intruder was the homeowner’s. As in pw0ned.
I’ll show myself out…
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