# Family fights back when 3 gunmen storm their home **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [February 23, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203 "2013-02-23T22:07:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/1 "2013-02-23T22:07:04Z")
This family got lucky. Their son may have saved all their lives that night. [http://www.khou.com/news/local/21-year-old-protects-family-kills-suspect-during-home-invasion-in-NW-Harris-County-192475271.html](http://www.khou.com/news/local/21-year-old-protects-family-kills-suspect-during-home-invasion-in-NW-Harris-County-192475271.html) > [@](#): > > The family was in the middle of baking a cake, when there was a knock at the door. > > “I see a young boy and I think it is a friend of my son so I open it a little bit,” the father explained. “These guys push and out comes two more, they push me on the ground.” > > After the father was down, the suspects went after the mother. That is when the son ran and got his dad’s gun. He opened fire and hit one of the suspects, who died in the back bedroom. The other two suspects fled the scene. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/2 "2013-02-24T15:10:04Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > This family got lucky. Their son may have saved all their lives that night. > > [http://www.khou.com/news/local/21-year-old-protects-family-kills-suspect-during-home-invasion-in-NW-Harris-County-192475271.html](http://www.khou.com/news/local/21-year-old-protects-family-kills-suspect-during-home-invasion-in-NW-Harris-County-192475271.html) It was a tragedy. A tragedy that two got away. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/3 "2013-02-24T18:08:42Z")
With all the houses that are empty over half the day, why does anyone break in while people are home? ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/4 "2013-02-24T18:13:34Z")
[one possible answer](http://youtu.be/2_urvjCXg6c) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/5 "2013-02-24T20:07:51Z")
“I knew you were coming, so I baked you a cake.” Seriously, the son showed bravery and grace under pressure. I’m sure he feels badly about taking a life, but it was either the intruder or he and his family. I hope he does take comfort in that and doesn’t let himself feel consumed by guilt. After all, the intruders were the guilty parties in all of this. The son ultimately did a good thing in protecting his home and his family. ---
**Author:** ![panaccione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/6 "2013-02-24T23:28:19Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > With all the houses that are empty over half the day, why does anyone break in while people are home? Why does anyone break into somebody’s homes considering the consequences? Because they’re stupid, and lack morals. Good on that, son. That’s one hell of a story he’ll have. Bet he has no problem finding a woman. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/7 "2013-02-24T23:57:37Z")
> [@handsomeharry](#): > > It was a tragedy. > > A tragedy that two got away. Indeed! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/8 "2013-02-25T04:21:58Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > With all the houses that are empty over half the day, why does anyone break in while people are home? One thing I learned in three decades of working in prisons: there are a lot of really stupid criminals in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/9 "2013-02-25T04:32:19Z")
Thank God there was a gun at the ready; who knows what these guys might have done. > [@panaccione](#): > > Good on that, son. That’s one hell of a story he’ll have. Bet he has no problem finding a woman. 🙂 Yeah. No better way to snag a woman than with an exciting story of how you had to shoot those criminals who were going after your parents. Bet that’ll be a fun one to tell at the water cooler. ---
**Author:** ![Mdcastle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/10 "2013-02-25T04:52:11Z")
Too bad the family had to spend money for the bullets and clean up the blood in the bedroom. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/11 "2013-02-25T05:11:32Z")
Just wait till the relatives of the dead robber file a multi-million $$ wrongful death lawsuit against the kid. They will have to spend lots of money to defend their son. That is why killing intruders is a better way to go. The two who got away will testify to what a wonderful lad the dead guy was…“he was a devoted father…aspiring rapper…family man, etc.” ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/12 "2013-02-25T05:21:11Z")
In other Houston news, [4-year-old boy dies after shooting himself](http://www.khou.com/news/local/BREAKING-NEWS-HPD-Homicide-investigating-fatality-of-child-in-north-Houston-192861781.html). [Stabbing at shooting range](http://www.khou.com/news/local/HSCO-Two-people-injured-in-stabbing-at-Spring-shooting-range-192765931.html). [9-year-old shot in the leg near shooting ranges](http://www.khou.com/news/local/Sheriff-9-year-old-shot-in-the-leg-in-Fort-Bend-County-192758121.html). I like my gun news balanced. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Glazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e57/32.png) [@Glazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glazer)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/13 "2013-02-25T06:18:22Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Thank God there was a gun at the ready; who knows what these guys might have done. > > Yeah. No better way to snag a woman than with an exciting story of how you had to shoot those criminals who were going after your parents. Bet that’ll be a fun one to tell at the water cooler. It’s funny how seldom it comes up in life. I didn’t shoot the robber in our house. I just held him at gunpoint and made him call the cops. Kept the gun on him till the cops got there. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/14 "2013-02-25T10:51:04Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > In other Houston news, > > [4-year-old boy dies after shooting himself](http://www.khou.com/news/local/BREAKING-NEWS-HPD-Homicide-investigating-fatality-of-child-in-north-Houston-192861781.html). > > [Stabbing at shooting range](http://www.khou.com/news/local/HSCO-Two-people-injured-in-stabbing-at-Spring-shooting-range-192765931.html). > > [9-year-old shot in the leg near shooting ranges](http://www.khou.com/news/local/Sheriff-9-year-old-shot-in-the-leg-in-Fort-Bend-County-192758121.html). > > I like my gun news balanced. 🙂 Yeah, but if even one bad guy is shot for every 10 accidental shootings, it’s worth it. Or something. ---
**Author:** ![panaccione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/94ad74/32.png) [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/15 "2013-02-25T11:00:16Z")
> [@Eonwe](#): > > Thank God there was a gun at the ready; who knows what these guys might have done. > > Yeah. No better way to snag a woman than with an exciting story of how you had to shoot those criminals who were going after your parents. Bet that’ll be a fun one to tell at the water cooler. Ok, maybe that point of view is a bit crass. Still, it’s nothing to be ashamed of. What’s wrong with owning it? This kid showed true bravery and presence of mind when it counted the most. I’d be proud. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/16 "2013-02-25T13:59:42Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > One thing I learned in three decades of working in prisons: there are a lot of really stupid criminals in the world. You could say the smart ones are still out there. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/17 "2013-02-25T15:28:02Z")
> [@handsomeharry](#): > > A tragedy that two got away. And this is exactly the kind of attitude that makes gun control advocates think everyone not in favor of gun control is some kind of Dirty Harry wannabee psycho. “Man, I can’t wait until someone breaks into my home so I can shoot them in the face…I hope it’s more than one! The only thing better than one dead guy is three dead guys!” Responsible gun owners don’t go around _hoping_ to use their gun, they do so as a last resort. They would be glad that they only had to shoot one person instead of three. ---
**Author:** ![smee\_goan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@smee\_goan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smee_goan)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/18 "2013-02-25T15:36:41Z")
One dead schitzo-paranoid, one live normal itsza draw… ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/19 "2013-02-25T17:03:26Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > With all the houses that are empty over half the day, why does anyone break in while people are home? Because its easier to beat the location of the best stuff out of someone than to actually look for it? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203/20 "2013-02-25T17:10:06Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > Just wait till the relatives of the dead robber file a multi-million $$ wrongful death lawsuit against the kid. They will have to spend lots of money to defend their son. That is why killing intruders is a better way to go. The two who got away will testify to what a wonderful lad the dead guy was..“he was a devoted father..aspiring rapper..family man, etc.” The line around here is “He was turning his life around” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fights-back-when-3-gunmen-storm-their-home/651203.md?page=2)