Right after forcing in, should I have still have the capability, there
would be strangers
with multiple holes in them. Could just be bad writing.

Wes

There was an interesting home invasion where I lived in LV probably 20 years
ago. Two thugs start breaking down the door. Daughter panics and runs into
the bedroom closet. Thugs come in and beat Dad. Duct tape him and throw
him in the SAME bedroom closet, not knowing daughter is in there. They're
ransacking the house. Daughter unties Dad, Dad gets 44 Mag. (not joking)
which was luckily in same closet, and blows one of the perps away instantly,
and seriously wounds the second one who goes to prison.

Sometimes it all doesn't go ABC. I have a .357 on top a étagère in my
living room about ten feet from the front door. Hidden by the top crown
molding. In a bad situation, it would take me some time to get it out and
fire. I keep it up there because we have kids in the house at times. Glass
shelves, so they could not climb up there. I'd like to make some type of
box where it would be instantly handy right beside the door. I have seen
picture frames with hidden compartments, and such things.

Point is, one doesn't always have time or warning to get the gun quickly.
And definitely, I would not use a "small caliber gun" for protection. Must
been just what he had.

We have had recent robberies and burglaries in our neighborhood, which is a
town of 1200. Some of these are "hot prowls" where perps are going through
the house with people in them. It's not paranoia if they are really out to
get you, and it happens every day.

Steve