Pistol Packin' Mama

Not all the news out there is bad! This tidbit ought to start your day with a smile.

Woman opens fire on intruder A man is wounded as she defends her home with two handguns.

Believe it or not, this happened in the People's Progressive Collective of the State of California. And it wasn't even a Hollyweird movie.

Firing nine rounds from two handguns, a 53-year-old Rancho Cordova woman fended off an intruder Thursday night after he crashed through her sliding glass door.

"Fended off?" Nine rounds, at least one hit. Hold your comments on her marksmanship for now though. There's a reason he wasn't perforated like the lid of a saltshaker. We'll get to that in a bit.

William Kriske, a 47-year-old parolee, was treated for a gunshot wound to the arm, then taken to jail and arrested on suspicion of burglary and resisting arrest, according to Sacramento County Sheriff's Sgt. Lou Fatur.

No mention as to whether or not this parolee just swung for his third strike as a career felon. The United States Supreme Court recently upheld California's "three strike" law, which mandates a life sentence at the Hotel San Quentin for bullet bait like Kriske.

"It was one of those nights. I have a few holes in my glass out front," Carolyn Lisle said Friday.

I don't know what kind of nights Carolyn is used to, but if you're in her neighborhood, I'd strongly suggest you call first before unexpectedly knocking on her door? Well, unless you're a journalist typical scumsucking lowlife granola crunching liberal reporter, desperate to put your old, tired anti-gun spin on what otherwise is a great story. Then by all means, please go knock. Loudly. At 2 a.m. I think you'll be fine. Really!

"That's OK, I don't think he'll be back," said Lisle, who emptied one .357 revolver at the intruder before she retrieved a second one and he crashed through another window to flee.

The only thing faster than a well executed magazine change or speedloader reload: Another loaded gun, lying close to hand.

Take note you pantywaisted, hand-wringing "oh, guns should be locked up and the ammo in locked up safely in a seperate locked room!", types. Notepaper handy, asswits? FOAD. Ms. Carolyn just demonstrated to you in unarguable terms that a gun is only useful when it's loaded, and in the hand of a responsible owner. What, you wanted her to throw her safely locked gunbox containing it's unloaded pistol at this previously convicted felon?

About that 9:1 ratio of round fired to criminal slime hit by said shots.........

"I was trying to miss my furniture. Priorities, right?" Lisle said.

By God, Carolyn, I hereby declare you an Honorary Texan! DAYUM! THAT my friends, is a line worthy of a Dirty Harry flick. Only better.

Lisle, shaken but spirited, recounted her night that started as a quiet evening of TV with three friends and two dogs in her living room.

There are friends, and there are friends. One stood by her for a brief moment, anyway.

At about 9 p.m., a noise at the sliding door prompted a male visitor to get up to investigate, but Lisle dashed to a back room to get one of her guns.

Points to Mr. Friend for not immediately cowering in fear. The lesson here though is to always arm one's self before investigating any damned noise. A gun is best, but even if all you have is a rolling pin, have something in your hand that's useful as a weapon!

"I knew it couldn't be good," Lisle said.

Carolyn knew that tip, and it paid off for her in spades. Or in saving her life, and the lives of her friends.

When the intruder shattered the glass, Lisle's three guests fled from the house. Lisle stood her ground and opened fire.

Hot lead makes for a very warm welcome. Two friends, zero points. Friend three, 0.5 points for at least having the balls to take that initial (albiet stupidly unarmed), look.

"He was like a mosquito hitting the window. Every time he turned around, poweee," she said.

I'd love to see the video of this. A good editor could overlay Nitendo scoring sounds on him, with bonus points for glass bounces and .357 hits. *m'heh*

Lisle wasn't sure the intruder was alone so she nervously watched her back as she squeezed off rounds.

For the uninitiated, that's called situational awareness, folks. It's one of the hardest things to train to a cop, a soldier or a fighter pilot. When faced with deadly threats, human nature has us narrow our focus down to a very narrow cone of vision and awareness. Normally, it takes hours upon untold hours of training to build this ability to keep one's 360 degree senses up and running.

She did it naturally. Very, very impressive.

When she emptied one gun, she still hadn't hit him. And he wasn't gone.

"He was still in the garage, flitting around," she said.

Flitting. Well, shitting rhymes well enough, so we'll use it here. He was damned sure shitting his drawers, trying to find a way out of the shooting gallery at which he found himself the only tin duck in the house.

She went to get another gun -- "I like to be prepared," she said -- and waited to see his next move. After tearing up the garage, he finally broke out through a garage window, but he veered toward Lisle's front door. She fired again, hitting him at least once.

Emphasis mine. Lesson, yours. All of ours, actually. I think I'll clean my .357 in a bit, come to think about it. Hers sure worked for her. Nice that she could drill the bastard for his going away gift. Pity she missed his "off" button though.

The bleeding intruder ran across the street and tried to hot-wire a motorcycle, but its owners, already armed to come to Lisle's aid, chased off the would-be thief, she said.

I think I'd be very safe living in that neighborhood. And I'd really not give a damn what the Police response time is. In fact, they can take an extra ten minutes or so. No need to end the festivities too early, right?

Here comes the moneyline quote though. FULL DRINK ALERT IN EFFECT!

She said one of the men yelled after the retreating burglar: "And that's just our womenfolk."

BUWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! *wipes mirthful tear*

A California Highway Patrol officer stopped the suspect a short distance away and sheriff's deputies arrested Kriske.

Pity, the CHP trooper didn't stop Kriske with a well placed round of .12 ga buckshot.

Lisle is still puzzled why someone would break into a well-lit living room with four people and two dogs.

"It was like he was out to hurt someone," she said.

The assholes lawyer will surely plead innocent due to a Kriske suffering from Chronic Cerebral Rectumitus. No doubt, in California Granolaville, that'd be an affirmative defense to prosecution.

Fatur said a prowler had been reported moving through neighborhood back yards at about the time Lisle's house was invaded.

More sporting when you have moving targets to play with!

Lisle, who said her guns are registered, will not face criminal charges, Fatur said. California law allows someone to use deadly force whenever a reasonable person believes an intruder poses a threat to kill.

What the hell? Sanity breaks out in Illinois, and now in California? Hmmm...next thing you know, they'll throw out that liberal dipshit of a governer they have out there and elect a Republ...... oh. D'oh!

Lisle is the second homeowner in the Sacramento area this year to use deadly force against an intruder. In January, a Sacramento man shot and killed one of two armed intruders who broke into his home. He wasn't charged.

California used to be a conservative state. Ronald Reagan is a Californian. Somehow, enough residual sensibility has managed to remain on the laws out there to uphold the rights of decent people in their homes. With the likes of Feinstein and Boxer out there, I've no idea how they've managed to even keep this remaining vestige of Second Amendment Freedoms.

Okay, here comes that damned liberal spin. You didn't think they'd just praise her for defending her home, did you?

Studies done to determine whether gun ownership deters crime have only stirred more controversy because of the way statistics are gathered and analyzed, and the way people recall their experiences, said William Vizzard, chair of the criminal justice department at California State University, Sacramento.

Given the fact that John Stossel just handed the collectivist media it's collective ass regarding it's unending lies about guns, shootings and statistics, it's no wonder that our intrepid reporter purposely befuddles the issue before he even dives into his favorite cesspool?

"We tend to see ourselves as heroic rather than idiotic," said Vizzard, who is also a 30-year law enforcement veteran.

The rest of us tend to see the likes of Kriske as the idiot, and Carolyn as quite the hero.

Vizzard, who has studied major research and written on gun issues, said two of the most prominent surveys differ dramatically in results, showing anywhere from 150,000 people a year to 2.5 million who claim success in thwarting crime with a gun.

Let's emphasise this. Even the low statistic cited iby Vizzard is many times the number of all deaths by shooting, be they accidental, homicide, suicide, police related or like Carolyn, acts of civil duty. Put that fact in your anti-gun bongwater, and spark it up.

"The answer is, no one can say for sure at the end of the day that the presence of a firearm doesn't increase your risk of getting injured, nor does it reduce your risk," he said.

What can be absolutely said, is that the absence of a firearm damn sure guarantees you're totally at risk, defenseless and nothing but a victim on the half-shell.

Lisle is pretty sure where she stands: "You need protection in this day and age."

Because this is from a California newspaper, I need to emphasise her intent. "Protection" does not mean "Trojan". Taurus, perhaps. Smith & Wesson, Colt, Ruger, H&K, Glock, etc, most certainly.

A retired state worker who once worked as a correctional officer, she did admit that she hadn't been to a shooting range lately: "After last night, I might go once in a while."

Better late than never! Carolyn, I'd be proud to send you a box of ammo.

Although I hope there's not a "next time", let's hope that she can get that score up to around 5 of 9 probable, with at least a two in the "X" ring?

Not that I'm complaining though. *backing away carefully*. Uh-uh. No MA'AM! No compaint here! (i'll just tippy-toe outta here while I still can)

hat tip to Bob Baird, for the heads-up!

Comments

[Ironbear]

Vizzard needs to be in the unemployment line wondering "WTF happened?" like Grey Davis.

Way to go, Gal: definately a Texican Lady - nuthin' honorary about it, Jim. ;]

[Valerie]

Didn't want to hit her furnitture. You go girl!

A Lefty Lemming acquaintance of mine confided recently that she had undergone the background check, taken the class and performed the required time at a rgun range to qualify for a concealed carry. Which is soon, if not already, to be legal in Missouri. My response was "Good. Glad to see you are taking care of business." Mine was the only response of this kind. The rest of the Lemmings in her pack were all jittery over the idea of a big bad gun any where near them. Sigh.

After the nonsense in Illinois, ( many thanks Jim for the GOOD news update on that farce!), I have decided a shotgun is the route for home protecttion. Point. Click. Go.

[Rivrdog]

Easily your best post, Jim, world class. If DuToit gives you any shit about putting Glocks in the same class as Colt or Smith, tell him I'll see him at the range, Glock 23 (.40SW) vs his 1911. No, that's not right. Tell him NOT to bring his 1911, I'll bring lots of ammo and before I leave the range, I'll have him converted from a 1911 guy to Pistolero comma, Shorty Forty type comma, one each.

My defense weapons are always ready, to hand and loaded. They will never be put in a safe. If my house gets burglarized and the guns taken (while I'm away), I'll live with that history. If some dweeb tries to tell me later that my loaded guns are now arming a criminal and that it's MY fault for whatever he does with the guns, I'll kick his ass, in court, if he sues and afterward at 4th and Main, regardless of the court results.

I am armed primarily with my attitude, THEN my guns.

[Dana Matthies]

A woman holding fast to her right to bear arms AND gladly bearing them. *GRIN* It takes a lot of courage to pull a weapon and fire it at someone WHEN THE SITUATION WARRANTS IT. I have to give her tons of credit! Frankly, our society hears too much anti-gun crap...this story, I feel, served its purpose.

I lived in Littleton, Colorado until just recently. I was personally affected by the Columbine Shooting. (I attended Chatfield High School - Columbine's rival and knew some of the students still attending Columbine). I saw the impact of the shootings on the community...I saw fear rob people of logic.

The community immediately became anti-gun and raised fists at those who defended their 2nd Ammendment Rights. Just for kicks, I watched Michael Moore's "Bowling for Columbine," and I was disturbed.

I was disturbed because people are idiots. You combine idiots and guns...and shit happens.
Not only did I have ties to Columbine, my 16-year-old cousin was playing with a gun and killed herself. Regardless, I never questioned the gun...but the user. Despite my losses, I STILL OWN A GUN. I ALWAYS WILL.

[H&DS]

Great composition Son: It really hits a home run.
Perhaps some "anti-geeks" just might read and get
an education that awakens their "sleeping" intellect. Oh well, one can dream? Right?

[H&DS]

Hi Son: I just have to relay what "ONE WHO MUST BE OBEYED" just said to me. Quote:"I need only
4 rounds to get at least two into him. If I miss
the furniture, it is because he is not behind it."

[Tina]

I like the "and that's just our womenfolk" quote the best and of course the fact that she didn't want to destroy the furniture!