When the burglar is minutes away, the cops are
half an hour away. Sounds like Robert (mr. Not
Joe) would have been well served, to have a
pump shotgun with good loads. And some
training on how to use it safely.

--
Christopher A. Young
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"George"
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Robert Green wrote:

You're joking, I am sure, but you did remind me of why I
bought my
first gun and moved from my first apartment. It was a 300
pound guy
slamming himself against the front door, breaking a hinge,
shouting
out "I am going to GET you Joe!" (My name's not Joe,
FWIW.) It took
the police 30 minutes to respond as I wondered how long
the door
would hold. The next day I bought a .380 Beretta I
nicknamed
"Sergeant."


Anyone who has contemplated having the proper tools on hand
(or has
attended training from a competent instructor) will tell you
that a
shotgun is what you want. I have a pump shotgun with a 18
1/8" barrel
for personal protection in the home.