Chief Tango sends us our feel good story this morning from Salinas, California;
Investigators said the homeowner saw Ray Espino, 27, lurking outside his house and then armed himself because he feared for his safety. The homeowner then went to the garage where he heard noises and encountered Espino and shot him once, police said.
Espino was critically injured but he was upgraded to stable condition late Monday afternoon. The homeowner wouldn’t go on camera but said, “The whole thing scared the hell out of me.”
Police said the homeowner was taken to the police station, questioned and released. Investigators said he was fully cooperative with detectives.
Read more: http://www.ksbw.com/news/salinas-homeowner-shoots-burglar-police-say/25484504#ixzz2yy79Tb6Q
Espino was admitted to the hospital in critical condition, but his condition has been upgraded to stable.
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19 responses to “Wednesday morning feel good story”
Well, durn.
Sounds like the Homeowner could use some time at the Gun Range as well as shot at least twice. The fact that taxpayers have to still feed, clothe, house, and care for that critter is all that hacks me off about this!
What Proud Infidel said. The po-po should have had to send a meat wagon instead of an ambulance.
Guys, it’s La-La Land. They don’t think the way we do out there. The homeowner could have been considered to be the bad guy, not the intruder.
Proud…I agree, more range time and TWO center mass, always.
Okay, send “Homeowner” to range. Don’t come back until “Homeowner” understands fully how dis-assemble, clean, re-assemble and fire his weapon, placing at two rounds C/M so he doesn’t have to support Mr. Wannabe Dead Gangbanger for the rest of his life. Oh wait, its California…
Two rounds? I’ve always been a fan of what Pat Rogers refers to as the “Non-Standard Response”: Fire until the problem ceases to be a problem.
LebbenB You make a very valid point.
My philosophy is to keep shooting until the target stops moving or I run out of ammunition (I always carry spare reloads).
Ditto. I usually carry a 1911 (All you Glock/M&P/XD guys just at ease, okay.) If I can’t solve the problem with 17 rounds of 230 gr HPs, it just ain’t my day.
MajMike, I believe that is every MOJO’s philosophy. I know it’s mine and ever shall be.
best advice EVER: “Don’t shoot till you think he’s dead. Shoot till HE thinks he’s dead”
Espino will now probably sue “Homeowner” for violating his criminal rights to pursue his liveliehood, too… 😎
A double tap center mass wit a single follow on to the nugget.
That’s the failure drill. Also known as a “Mozambique Drill.”
Doc Savage That was always my choice, two center mass and if they so much as wobble instead of hitting the floor…one to the melon.
The taxpayers don’t have to pay for his hospital stay, he has health insurance. Right? After all, it is the law. Maybe the perp was trying to get money to pay his insurance premiums.
/sarc off
For sure there will be a civil suit, brought by the perpetrator’s family via a lawyer handling the case on a contingency fee basis.
As far as I know, the rule is: it’s a pistol with limited wounding ability so fire two shots center mass then check. If the threat continues to be a threat keep shooting until the threat stops.
If there are multiple threats, share your rounds among the threats. Gunsite, Thunder Ranch, and the others have rules for sharing — for 3 threats, it is 1-2-3-3-2-1. Anybody have different rules?
If I recall correctly, Cooper designed the Mozambique for a threat with a vest. About the Mozambique, a Tom Clancy character once said, “Now THAT is a professional job.”
So … I have these 12-gauge rounds with 15 each 00-buck. The recoil is severe but at 10 yards the damage is dramatic. I plan to make some 9-buck rounds — I hope that they are a little easier to shoot well.
Try looking at the #4 buck loads some time…. very controllable, not as big of pellets but ‘way more of ’em. I think actually more muzzle energy, too.
For “in-house” home protection, I keep a mag loaded with frangible ammo. I don’t want any “through and throughs” putting holes in my walls. My insurance deductible is too high, so I’d have to pay for the patches.
Tooth paste is a cheap alternative to spackle. Just sayin’…