Hi all!
A few weeks ago my wife woke me up at 5 am saying "someone is trying to break into our house". After only a few seconds of thinking she was paranoid and telling her to go back to sleep, our front door came crashing in. Of course, I jumped up and grabbed the only thing close to the bed, a small LED flashlight. I walked to the top of the stairs (our bedroom is on the second floor) and as I approached the stairwell, I could begin to see someone standing just inside our door.
To my surprise, it was a well dressed and clean cut 25'ish year old white male. I asked him who he was and what he was doing and he replied that he and his brother were coming in. By this time, my wife was on the phone with 911 and since we live in downtown Indy, the police were not far away. I kept my light in his face and he never really attempted to move from where I originally stopped him.
Once the police arrived, my wife met them at the back door. They let their german shepherd go inside the house and I had a front row seat as it charged in and took the guy down. The officers followed and had him cuffed within a few seconds.
Apparently the guy was just drunk and at the wrong house. He didn't mean us any harm but the whole event got me thinking.
We have had a few lawn mowers stolen from us, along with the occasional graffiti tags around the neighborhood, but I never expected a home invasion while we were actually home at the time.
Growing up, my dad and older brother were big into hunting, skeet shooting, reloading and all around 'outdoorsy' stuff. I was more into team sports and computers. Although at one time they had a pretty impressive arsenal of firepower, all I managed to get from them was a .22 target pistol (which was in storage at the time of the break in). I don't know a lot about guns or anticipate ever owning a large stockpile of weapons.
So why am I at INGO?
To make new friends, get some information and upgrade my firepower. I have enjoyed reading everyones posts over the past couple weeks and look forward to participating as much as I can.
Tyler
A few weeks ago my wife woke me up at 5 am saying "someone is trying to break into our house". After only a few seconds of thinking she was paranoid and telling her to go back to sleep, our front door came crashing in. Of course, I jumped up and grabbed the only thing close to the bed, a small LED flashlight. I walked to the top of the stairs (our bedroom is on the second floor) and as I approached the stairwell, I could begin to see someone standing just inside our door.
To my surprise, it was a well dressed and clean cut 25'ish year old white male. I asked him who he was and what he was doing and he replied that he and his brother were coming in. By this time, my wife was on the phone with 911 and since we live in downtown Indy, the police were not far away. I kept my light in his face and he never really attempted to move from where I originally stopped him.
Once the police arrived, my wife met them at the back door. They let their german shepherd go inside the house and I had a front row seat as it charged in and took the guy down. The officers followed and had him cuffed within a few seconds.
Apparently the guy was just drunk and at the wrong house. He didn't mean us any harm but the whole event got me thinking.
We have had a few lawn mowers stolen from us, along with the occasional graffiti tags around the neighborhood, but I never expected a home invasion while we were actually home at the time.
Growing up, my dad and older brother were big into hunting, skeet shooting, reloading and all around 'outdoorsy' stuff. I was more into team sports and computers. Although at one time they had a pretty impressive arsenal of firepower, all I managed to get from them was a .22 target pistol (which was in storage at the time of the break in). I don't know a lot about guns or anticipate ever owning a large stockpile of weapons.
So why am I at INGO?
To make new friends, get some information and upgrade my firepower. I have enjoyed reading everyones posts over the past couple weeks and look forward to participating as much as I can.
Tyler
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Glad to hear everything worked out OK. This is a great site with lots of great people and tons of info. Find a weapon that suits you and your wife, get some training for the both of you and both get your LTCH's.
