theken206
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Geez I sure do like living in the hood. Never short on action!!!
Just right quick the perp/perps didnt actaully attempt entry but one of them sure considered it and note that the chrono of these events might be off a bit, I was paying more attention what was going on than to what was happening if you get what im trying to say.
So first I tell the story as its fresh then i will state the lessons learned.
Its about o dark 3 ish 30 and im still up because im a night owl, have a crappy schedule and was watching Conspiracy Theory on the couch in the living room{yeah the one with Mel Gibson, good flick} and I here tires screeching. I placed it up on the highway.
Getting closer, now I hear the faint wail of sirens. The screeching makes its way onto my street and I figure there is a solid chance that said vehicles screeching tires are going to turn into my APT's.
So what do you know ERRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! just as im doing a press check on my mini-14 the vehicle pulls into my APT's makes a left and stops just in front of my dads truck about 35 feet away from my window{more on how I know that later} just about as im killing the light and the tv I hear the rocks in front of my window crunching, fence being jumped, the sound of someone in the bushes.
WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP in the near distance
Now there is a person silloueted in my kitchen window seemingly deciding on coming threw it or to di-di on out of there. I rack the bolt on the mini {yes, round WAS chambered as I indicated with the press check}to let em know its not the best idea
and said person stops dead in there tracks whilst person in the sticker bushes continues to thrash around.
Im in a crouched shooting position front sight on the person standing in front of the window when said person takes off{wise move on his part as I really didnt want to shoot anyone but was pretty damn ready too} too the left of the window. Note the fence line and the sticker bushes and what not are to the right of the kitchen window from inside my APT.
I hear a round chamber in my dads room and figure hes in the game now as well with his GLOCK so I move to the hallway and knock on his door letting him know what up and where the threats are. "yeah man I know theyre right f***ing there dude" as he unlocks his door. He goes back to his shooting position night sights trained on the window{ I was right behind him at this point} I head back into the hallway switching the mini-14 for my shotgun. I figure something a little more APT forgiving with it being loaded with birdshot for the first couple rounds might not hurt and chamber a round as I take up a crouch in the hallway.
I scurry over and open my door, now every possible entrance is visible. Back into the T of the hallway back aginst the bathroom door. Douchebag in the sticker bushes it still making a bunch of noise and who knows where the other douchebag has ran off too. The whoop whoop of the cops trying to lure them out is getting closer. Its now time to call the fuzz and let em know where these guys are at.
Of course the phone has been left off the charger and is dead. Just great, just frickin great. Screw it back to my postition, more thrashing, seems the cops are joining in on the show. Now we are both at my dads bedroom window. " over there guys to the right, to the right". Police dog is barking, they have one of them.
That was enough to lower the ol' deafcon level. I go open the blinds up at the kitchen window to observe the show. Like TV but better, lots of "you had better come out or the dog comes loose". Lots of back and forth searching by the cops. Maybe an hour or so goes by. Now I want to know whats the what so I head out to talk to the cops and see a white truck parked at an agle right next to my dads truck. Stolen I figure, one of the cops confirms it. Stolen car chase, they bailed out here.
At this point they had caught one of the perps. A female, turns out her male counter part is still out there. Keep an eye out for anyone shredded up from the sticker bushes or for that matter anyone wierd out of place ECT ECT. "sure man, good luck" as I head back in.
So here is what I learned.
1. No such thing as too well prepared. When touble makes an entrance it wont be on your time. You WILL be caught off guard most likley and will have to act accordingly. I was real glad to have another weapon stashed in a handy spot as I ended up swapping it for what I had and it would have been real handy had I been taking a leak or something half asleep, I might not have had a chance to get to the mini-14 out in the living room had things been diffrent.
2.Having a K.I.S.S plan on what to do under duress is highly important.
Im glad we both knew just what to do and neither of us were fuddling or fumbling around trying to figure out what to do or the like. That made it safer for all involved, inlcuding the dumbass trying to get him/herself shot.
3. Murphy{as in murphys law of fame "that which can go wrong will go wrong" } is a mother and will rear his ugly head when he sees fit, not you.
The phone being dead may have not mattered in the end but it sure was a problem when it happened and could have been worse had the situation been taken a turn for the same.
4. Staying calm and using your head is pretty damn important and something you need to remind yourself of sometimes. Your naturall fight or flight instincts tend to cloud your mind. I think being having been through crap like this before and other types of stuff was a distinct advantage in staying level headed.
5. Once agin, when something happens you are either going to be ready or not and will have to act accordingly either way. Having a flexible, well rounded home defense plan is the way to go.
Just right quick the perp/perps didnt actaully attempt entry but one of them sure considered it and note that the chrono of these events might be off a bit, I was paying more attention what was going on than to what was happening if you get what im trying to say.
So first I tell the story as its fresh then i will state the lessons learned.
Its about o dark 3 ish 30 and im still up because im a night owl, have a crappy schedule and was watching Conspiracy Theory on the couch in the living room{yeah the one with Mel Gibson, good flick} and I here tires screeching. I placed it up on the highway.
Getting closer, now I hear the faint wail of sirens. The screeching makes its way onto my street and I figure there is a solid chance that said vehicles screeching tires are going to turn into my APT's.
So what do you know ERRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! just as im doing a press check on my mini-14 the vehicle pulls into my APT's makes a left and stops just in front of my dads truck about 35 feet away from my window{more on how I know that later} just about as im killing the light and the tv I hear the rocks in front of my window crunching, fence being jumped, the sound of someone in the bushes.
WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP in the near distance
Now there is a person silloueted in my kitchen window seemingly deciding on coming threw it or to di-di on out of there. I rack the bolt on the mini {yes, round WAS chambered as I indicated with the press check}to let em know its not the best idea
and said person stops dead in there tracks whilst person in the sticker bushes continues to thrash around.Im in a crouched shooting position front sight on the person standing in front of the window when said person takes off{wise move on his part as I really didnt want to shoot anyone but was pretty damn ready too} too the left of the window. Note the fence line and the sticker bushes and what not are to the right of the kitchen window from inside my APT.
I hear a round chamber in my dads room and figure hes in the game now as well with his GLOCK so I move to the hallway and knock on his door letting him know what up and where the threats are. "yeah man I know theyre right f***ing there dude" as he unlocks his door. He goes back to his shooting position night sights trained on the window{ I was right behind him at this point} I head back into the hallway switching the mini-14 for my shotgun. I figure something a little more APT forgiving with it being loaded with birdshot for the first couple rounds might not hurt and chamber a round as I take up a crouch in the hallway.
I scurry over and open my door, now every possible entrance is visible. Back into the T of the hallway back aginst the bathroom door. Douchebag in the sticker bushes it still making a bunch of noise and who knows where the other douchebag has ran off too. The whoop whoop of the cops trying to lure them out is getting closer. Its now time to call the fuzz and let em know where these guys are at.
Of course the phone has been left off the charger and is dead. Just great, just frickin great. Screw it back to my postition, more thrashing, seems the cops are joining in on the show. Now we are both at my dads bedroom window. " over there guys to the right, to the right". Police dog is barking, they have one of them.
That was enough to lower the ol' deafcon level. I go open the blinds up at the kitchen window to observe the show. Like TV but better, lots of "you had better come out or the dog comes loose". Lots of back and forth searching by the cops. Maybe an hour or so goes by. Now I want to know whats the what so I head out to talk to the cops and see a white truck parked at an agle right next to my dads truck. Stolen I figure, one of the cops confirms it. Stolen car chase, they bailed out here.
At this point they had caught one of the perps. A female, turns out her male counter part is still out there. Keep an eye out for anyone shredded up from the sticker bushes or for that matter anyone wierd out of place ECT ECT. "sure man, good luck" as I head back in.
So here is what I learned.
1. No such thing as too well prepared. When touble makes an entrance it wont be on your time. You WILL be caught off guard most likley and will have to act accordingly. I was real glad to have another weapon stashed in a handy spot as I ended up swapping it for what I had and it would have been real handy had I been taking a leak or something half asleep, I might not have had a chance to get to the mini-14 out in the living room had things been diffrent.
2.Having a K.I.S.S plan on what to do under duress is highly important.
Im glad we both knew just what to do and neither of us were fuddling or fumbling around trying to figure out what to do or the like. That made it safer for all involved, inlcuding the dumbass trying to get him/herself shot.
3. Murphy{as in murphys law of fame "that which can go wrong will go wrong" } is a mother and will rear his ugly head when he sees fit, not you.
The phone being dead may have not mattered in the end but it sure was a problem when it happened and could have been worse had the situation been taken a turn for the same.
4. Staying calm and using your head is pretty damn important and something you need to remind yourself of sometimes. Your naturall fight or flight instincts tend to cloud your mind. I think being having been through crap like this before and other types of stuff was a distinct advantage in staying level headed.
5. Once agin, when something happens you are either going to be ready or not and will have to act accordingly either way. Having a flexible, well rounded home defense plan is the way to go.
Now its actually going to happen pretty soon though.
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