rugbyman2000
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This one happened to my uncle a few weeks ago in northern Lancaster County, PA. He is a retired Army Ranger and I was really proud of him for exercising so much caution to protect his family, while also saving the stranger's life, too.
Anyway it was about 3 AM when a stranger came knocking at their front door. They live in a pretty rural township where you can see several neighboring houses, but there are no sidewalks or street lights and there is a good bit of distance between neighbors. My uncle went to the door with his Glock 9mm ready, and addressed the stranger without opening the door. The guy said his car broke down and needed to use the phone. My uncle did not yet reveal that he was armed, and never opened the door. He told the man he would gladly call someone to help him out, whether it be a friend or police or road service, etc. But my uncle told the man he couldn't open the door in the middle of the night.
The stranger continued pressing my uncle to open the door and let him use the phone. Eventually my uncle told the guy he was armed and would call the police to help with the car trouble. My uncle told me the guy took off running as soon as he was informed my uncle was armed,and he never came back.
Our best guess is that the stranger was drunk or high, and may not have meant any harm (burglars and rapists don't usually ring the doorbell). If it really was a drunk with car troubles, it's easy to guess why he didn't want the police to help.But nevertheless, I was proud of my uncle for not taking any chances, and also thinking smart and refusing to open the door, which could have escalated the situation. I can just imagine a beligerent drunk pushing his way into the house toward the phone, and doing something stupid to get himself shot in the process. Anyway, another story of sound thinking and personal protection that averted a situation that could have been escalated to something much worse.
The very mention of a gun sent the perp running, without even seeing it!
This one happened to my uncle a few weeks ago in northern Lancaster County, PA. He is a retired Army Ranger and I was really proud of him for exercising so much caution to protect his family, while also saving the stranger's life, too.
Anyway it was about 3 AM when a stranger came knocking at their front door. They live in a pretty rural township where you can see several neighboring houses, but there are no sidewalks or street lights and there is a good bit of distance between neighbors. My uncle went to the door with his Glock 9mm ready, and addressed the stranger without opening the door. The guy said his car broke down and needed to use the phone. My uncle did not yet reveal that he was armed, and never opened the door. He told the man he would gladly call someone to help him out, whether it be a friend or police or road service, etc. But my uncle told the man he couldn't open the door in the middle of the night.
The stranger continued pressing my uncle to open the door and let him use the phone. Eventually my uncle told the guy he was armed and would call the police to help with the car trouble. My uncle told me the guy took off running as soon as he was informed my uncle was armed,and he never came back.
Our best guess is that the stranger was drunk or high, and may not have meant any harm (burglars and rapists don't usually ring the doorbell). If it really was a drunk with car troubles, it's easy to guess why he didn't want the police to help.But nevertheless, I was proud of my uncle for not taking any chances, and also thinking smart and refusing to open the door, which could have escalated the situation. I can just imagine a beligerent drunk pushing his way into the house toward the phone, and doing something stupid to get himself shot in the process. Anyway, another story of sound thinking and personal protection that averted a situation that could have been escalated to something much worse.
The very mention of a gun sent the perp running, without even seeing it!