The child and his mother were hiding in a bedroom when the gunmen tried to force their way in. One of the men shot through the door, striking the boy in the groin area.
The child, who was carrying a .22-caliber rifle, shot back, hitting one of the criminals in the neck. The men fled the scene shortly thereafter, investigators said. [More]
What a tragedy. The gun grabbers would rather this heroic boy and his mother had been killed. Then they'd have more blood to dance in, and more "Authorized Journalist" collaboration to call for disarming, you, me, and the children we have trained to behave responsibly with firearms.
Maybe they can push for strong national "safe storage" laws and can engineer that outcome next time.
Hey Colin Goddard--why don't you tell this kid he's seen too many movies.
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I am a Community Supervision Officer in Texas, and have supervised gang members in the past. The part of Texas where this took place is a regular hive of gang activity. The details of this incident, as presented thus far suggests - I repeat, suggests - that this was gang activity with a specific purpose beyond a mere home invasion or simple gun snatch. We need to withhold additional judgment until more details are available.
"...engineer the outcome..."
Like the PDRK did with Jessica Carpenter?
Well, Ogre, if you "supervised" your gang members a bit better, maybe there wouldn't be so many engaged in crime?
OR, if more people were armed and ready to defend themselves, perhaps more of these criminals would find their just reward.
The lady needs to buy a better gun... and one for the boy as well. Hats off to this 11 year old who had the grit to shoot even after being wounded.
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