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When Thieves Broke In, This Grandma Grabbed Her Gun, Then Was Stunned at What 911 Told Her To Do
This 80-year old Tampa grandma was resting her new hip upstairs after recent surgery, when she heard a commotion downstairs and quickly realized it wasn't her husband, who was out playing bridge.
So she grabbed her gun, and ran to the steps.
I don't know what was going on in my mind. Honestly, all I wanted was my gun, she told WTVT-TV, adding that she really didn't want to have to shoot anybody.
Sure enough, a would-be robber had smashed her glass door with a rock and cut out the screen. She yelled at him and warned him that she had a gun. But when she called for help, she was stunned to hear their advice.
When I called 911, she kept saying, put the gun down, put the gun down. And I said, No, I'll put the gun down when I see the police, Logan recalled.
Damn straight! As we say, When seconds count, the police are minutes away.Nothing will protect a woman under threat as well as cold steel and a trigger.
It was a request that this tough grandma refused to fulfill while there were still likely one or more criminals in her house.
Her shouts seemed to have worked as the man or men were scared away, with police investigating.
And N.J. says there's no way she'll be getting rid of her gun, especially after the scary incident. She told MTVT-TV that she is a strong believer in having guns inside your house because no one has the right to break into your private domain.
I'll definitely have the gun up there, she added, that is for sure.
ZitatWhen I called 911, she kept saying, put the gun down, put the gun down.
Welcome to my home. That door you just kicked in was locked for your protection, not mine.
Good One Rev!
******************* "The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly." Abraham Lincoln
"The sanctity of human life before birth, the respect for our culture's religious underpinnings and the hallowedness of the M/F marital bond are all being stripped of their value and reduced to natural commodities with the sole purpose of serving our personal gratification."
ZitatAnd N.J. says there's no way she'll be getting rid of her gun, especially after the scary incident. She told MTVT-TV that she is a strong believer in having guns inside your house because no one has the right to break into your private domain.