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Guess the Ending: Trio of Suspected Armed Robbers Tries ‘Violently’ Breaking Into Home of Dad and His 2-Year-Old Son and…

Feb. 18, 2013 9:22am Jonathon M. Seidl

A father protecting his home and his 2-year-old son opened fire on a trio of suspected armed robbers in Virginia on Sunday killing two of them. The third man escaped and is still at large.

The local sheriff’s department in Prince Edward, VA, says it all unfolded around 4:30am when the three men busted down the door of the man’s home. The homeowner told authorities the men were armed and he exchanged fire with them, killing two of the suspects and sending a third running. A K-9 unit tracked that suspect, but his trail went cold and deputies believe he was picked up by a vehicle.

Local station WWBT-TV says the trio entered the home “violently” and has footage from the scene. A blurred image suggests one of the suspects died on the front lawn:

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The father and the child were not harmed.

The story is in stark contrast to another that gained attention last week in Miami, FL. There, two men broke into a family home in an apparent attempted robbery and held a man’s wife at gunpoint. When they tried to enter the room of the couple’s 11-year-old daughter, he jumped up and fought back. That’s when he was shot and died.

So far, no reports have suggested the dad in the latest incident in Virginia will be charged in the deaths of the suspects. The Virginia State Police, which is assisting in the investigation, did not immediately return a request for comment by TheBlaze.

“From the way it looks, he (the homeowner) was defending himself,” Prince Edward County Sheriff Wesley Reed said.

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joeslick
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:55am
Another “Toyota” incident…they asked for it, they got it.

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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:18am
  Proof positive………….scissors can’t do the job a gun can do.
  Geeze, these people who can afford to keep armed guards at their side and think we can defend ourselves against gangsters breaking into our homes. I dislike those lilly-livered libs.
  
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- zman173rd
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:35am
  the police’s job now is to determine if the homeowner did his “due diligence” in warning the suspects before shooting, whether he has a permit for the gun. Depending on what county he lives in he might be held liable if the gun wasn’t in a safe prior to removing it to protect himself. LAWS LAWS, too many made to protect the guilty. Common sense is out the window. “From the way it loos, he was defending himself.” DOn’t think I want to be in his shoes.
  
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- Joshua81
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:49am
  Not here in Virginia Z man… well, maybe in Northern, but I doubt it. He won’t be charged, the 3rd guy got lucky. You don’t have to keep your gun in a safe here, I keep mine on my hip all the time and right next to my bed when I sleep.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:52am
  “Two Pittsburgh police officers failed to follow their training by not being more aggressive in trying to speak with Ka’Sandra Wade in response to her disconnected 911 call on New Year’s”
  
  Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/da-criticizes-police-for-response-to-911-call-671020/#ixzz2LGaBRvyw
  
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- Dan_o
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:56am
  “From the way it looks, he (the homeowner) was defending himself,”….how could it be anything else? A bridge game gone bad?
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:57am
  Starting this week, Chicago police are changing their responses to 911 calls. They’ll no longer come right away to reports of things like criminal damage to property, vehicle thefts, garage burglaries,
  
  http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/02/04/chicago-police-changing-response-plan-for-some-911-calls/
  
  And locally where I lived there were burglars in a garage & they shot they homeowner dead.
  
  More crap from Chi-Town were the Democrats (Mayor, Reps, governor, President) have ruled since forever. The people of Chicago are so scr_wed. Tiny Dancer is protecting them. NOT!
  
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- term limits for congress
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:58am
  But,… what kind of loot were these perps expecting to find in that trailer? I think we may be missing a piece of the puzzle.
  
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- Sparky101
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:28am
  Shame on this man for using his gun to frighten criminals that had broken into his home. He used his gun as an offensive weapon as described by that whacko left coast chief of police. The criminals on the other hand used their weapons defensively, as they never expected to counter the home owner using his gun as a power trip. And now we have two, poor, dead criminals who will never again be able to help other home owners learn to use their guns in the California style. What a shame.
  
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- dietrdeb
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:45am
  I hope he used an assault rifle.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:45am
  What Joshua said. This kind of crap happens in the sticks a lot more frequently. These toads were likely looking for a quick buck to fence in Petersburg, and didn’t plan too well. Kudos to the home owner if it checks out. Lots of shotguns and dogs in the sticks for the enterprising thugs to take into account.
  
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- Miami
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:27pm
  I keep sending these to Bob Beclel on the Five since he says this never happens…
  
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- Tom70
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 1:18pm
  “Z” man just think what would have happened if that same situation had occurred in the peoples republic of California… His gun would have been confiscated, the investigation would have centered on weather or not the daughter was there at the time or not. He will probably have to attend anger management classes and sensitivity training if he isn’t outright jailed because he did not have an safe for the gun.
  
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- A_CALL_TO_CONSCIENCE
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 2:02pm
  Just so everyone knows, this was a crack house. The guy sold crack out of this basement.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 2:23pm
  A Call
  That could be, but last I checked, not too many of those pre-fab houses have a basement. 50 rock for your thoughts? 20 rock to go away and let it play out? 10 rock to explain the absence of pit bulls and 40oz bottles and cans ery where.
  
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- Bum thrower
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 2:37pm
  Two misunderstood ‘vunables’ dead because he had more that 10 rounds in his magazine. See, 10 rounders would have saved some lives….
  
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- DadRocked
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 2:41pm
  ACallToCConjscience –
  Based On? I live not to far from here.
  
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- chubster
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 2:44pm
  That’s funny, I’ll have to remember that one.
  
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- daisy1955
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:05pm
  Two of ‘em got what they deserved, anyway. I hope we keep hearing about these self defense stories. People need to know how important it is to be armed and prepared at all times. Sad commentary of the times we live in.
  
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- A_CALL_TO_CONSCIENCE
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:15pm
  I live in the surrounding area as well. I was told this by someone who was there on scene. They may be wrong, but that’s the word.
- Mil-Dot
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:24pm
  A Call,
  Could be valid info. Thanks for that. But, still, 2 cretins were smoked. And that is a good thing.
  
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- Joshua81
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:25pm
  Just so you know A_CALL_TO_CONSCIENCE, this house doesn’t have a basement, no trailer homes or modular homes do. Just so you know. Even IF he was selling as you say, that doesn’t mean he can’t protect himself in his home. The 2 got what they deserved, and the 3rd will be found.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:26pm
  A Call
  Then my apologies, except for the basement part… we will see. I am not far off either, hunt about 20 miles from there.
  
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- Dr Vel
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:34pm
  term limits for congress “But,… what kind of loot were these perps expecting to find in that trailer? I think we may be missing a piece of the puzzle.”
  
  Enough of this crap. You know damn well you are trying to infer the man must have been involved in some form of crime such as drug dealing for the motivation of the break in. Was the man who died protecting His daughter also a drug dealer? Why is this the very first thing you have to say without any inside information? Has it never occurred to you this mindset of yours is feeding this collapse into Hell once called a great nation? Has it never occurred to you there are evil violent murderous thieves out there looking for easy targets and accepting smaller returns in their theft and murder spree in exchange for their perceived sense of safety? If they use a gun to engage in crime murder is part of their M.O., else why the deadly weapon? They pick a trailer because it is easy to break into, obviously a less well financed target meaning less likely to defend themselves, and whatever small items they can grab to fence later could only be part of their hoped for gain. They could have cased the house, seen the wife if she exists, rape and murder could also been part of their goal. Other possible motives exist such as being Farrakhan worshipers trying to get a head start on the revolution. You sure as hell do not know, so stop with the Monday morning presuppositions of evil against the innocent victims.
  
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- Independent4233
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:56pm
  This is the true meaning of gun control.
  
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- A_CALL_TO_CONSCIENCE
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 4:58pm
  Oh of course not. I don’t think it’s that big a deal if he was selling anyway. I was leaning more towards if they were customers who had come back or something along those lines.
  
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- phillyherb
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 5:01pm
  Miam,
  Bob Beckel is a typical Liberal.
  He doesn’t see facts, that man lives in a fantasy world.
  He makes statements on “The Five” claiming they are facts, but never has the resources to prove them.
  What a joke he is.
  
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- Ollie123
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 5:05pm
  The best way to get a police officer to quickly respond within minuets, is to tell 911 you just shot an intruder with a gun!! Even if you didn’t and needed protection this is the fastest way to get the police at your doorstep
  
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- skippy6
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 5:56pm
  I see Wango nut didn’t bother with this one?
  
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- vngstr
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 6:10pm
  Hey Z, lose the legal stupidity… Ignorance is one thing, stupidity is you refuse to accept the truth!
  
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- workn4it
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 7:24pm
  If he was dealing in something illegal I’d think they would have arrested him on unrelated charges.
  
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- pissantno.10
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 7:56pm
  walkabout nothing has changed, thats the way they have allways operated in chicago . cook county is broke they have no money. you want protection you have to pay for it
  
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- OhioMarcus
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 8:46pm
  @joeslick – awesome comment man “Another “Toyota” incident…they asked for it, they got it.” – best comment on here, ever
  
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- scarydave
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 12:39am
  Good job. This guy took out 2 bad guys (permanently) and has a 3rd on the run. Not to mention he saved his sons life. See, guns can be great tools in the hands of law abiding citizens.
  
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thegoldman
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:54am
The criminal will not win…

He can’t go to a firing range, all he knows is how to pull the trigger, missing most of the time…

Sooner or later they will learn that having a gun is not good for their health…

Maybe this is obie heath care solution…

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RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:51am
Send in the trolls! I almost can’t wait. While those of us here express our relief that it was the intruders while shooting at the home’s occupants were the only ones injured in any way. The trolls will scream that we are nothing more than bloodthirsty Blazing Beckerheads and such. We will likely be called racist as well, since it will be the trolls who will jump to that conclusion. Of course, the race of the victims or assailants was mentioned in the story above, or video. One good thing, if the deceased have criminal records there is likely a list of known associates on file. The police should be able to track this guy relatively quickly.
Oh yeah, SOY, should there be a shoot out, wait for the info to come out before you scream conspiracy theory, please.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:56am
  Must be typing with all thumbs again. The above should read “Of course, the race of the victims or assailants was NOT mentioned in the story above, or video.”
  Its going to by TYPO MONDAY probably all day.
  
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- biohazard23
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:00am
  Good morning, RJ! Not enough coffee yet? :)
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:17am
  Morning BIOHAZARD, Its Monday, there is no such thing!
  How are you on this fine sunny day?
  
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- ICanComment
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:18am
  Today’s generous portion of trolling has been brought to you by the “Cyber Warriors for 0þamα” Project, and by viewers like you. After all, trolling is best left to the professionals.
  
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- Cavallo
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:22am
  They would have preferred if he had called 9-11 and then suffered the rape and murder of himself and his family. They’ll be upset that Bobo voters were made a public embarrassment of themselves, exposing the true nature of Leftist supporters. Luckily, being dead and/or a felon will not prevent them from casting their votes for Bobo the Wonder Marxist in his third and unprecedented term (unprecedented because the last socialist who had a third term was white, rather than a black homosexual, dog eating Marxist).
  
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- turkey13
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:31am
  Justice Roberts has agreed with the ACLU that race isn’t needed. It doesn’t make any difference since these guys are probably unemployed because of the Bush programs. This guy that shot them while they were just trying to make a living will be found guilty and charged with muder.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:43am
  Send the Meteors or Keaton would have disdained the use of gun s and immediately resorted to hand to hand combat. Either that or they would have called 911, curled up in to a fetal ball & urinated.
  
  Various courts have ruled that police do not have to respond to a 911 call.
  
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- biohazard23
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:57am
  RJ, I’m doing great! It’s chilly, but a nice day for a walk with the Little Man.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:04am
  “Generally, law enforcement officials have no duty to protect individual citizens from criminal acts. Their responsibility is to the general public.”
  
  http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publishing/preview/publiced_preview_briefs_pdfs_09_10_08_1521_PetitionerAmCuHeartlandInst.authcheckdam.pdf
  
  Which means if you live in an isolated location or a densely populated area where police dare not go, then you are scr_wed if apparatchiks like Meteors & Keats get their way.
  
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- chips1
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:09pm
  WALKABOUT:
  In that case, if something like this happens, a person should collect the bodies, cut them into pieces that fit in a USPS box where it can be sent to the investigating agency. “If it fits, it ships”.
  
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- dosdelgados
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:11pm
  So Turkey, you should put a sign on your house welcoming all these poor, destitute criminals to your home and offer them the fruits of your labor on a silver platter. Hand over your wife and kids for their pleasure as well, poor things just need to get their jollies and be on their way.
  
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- cgnick
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:27pm
  This kind of story brings joy to me. Love to see the good guy win and the bad guys lose. In this case they lost their lives. It is unfortunate that it came to that, but that’s the way it goes when try to invade another man’s castle. To the home owner, good shooting and good job protecting your home and your family.
  
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- Eneicnom
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 2:41pm
  This indecent is exactly why we need a National Registration Database. Here we have two people murdered again by a handgun. The home owner used an assault weapon in an irresponsible manner and one supposed suspect had to return fire in a defensive manner. After murdering two individuals he used the weapon to scare and intimidate the third. There is also a body of a man outside his home. The home owner murdered another man as he tried to run away. The story headline does not mention why three men were in the house. The home owner set these three people up by trying to sell them drugs when the home owner really only wanted to hold them up for money. The deal went bad and the home owner starts shooting. This guy endangered his child. His child needs taken away from him as he has proven a danger to people living in his house. Hopefully the Police can meet up with the man that got away from the homeowner to get down the real story.
- Fubared
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:11pm
  Encidiot
  Please post your source for that indecent incident you describe…anything you post is suspect, and this is not being reported locally. No offense, but you are a whack job and should be registered as such.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 6:24pm
  User Profile: Eneicnom
  
  Member Since: February 18, 2013
  
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- LIBERTARIAN T38
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 8:20pm
  Why even respond to Encicom? He’s like yoursensei, he just makes what he thinks are coherent, clever statements meant to distract and induce anger, like the anger inside him. Like Bill Maher, stupid thinks he’s smart… You just know he’s a child molester or something in his basement…where he stays all of the time…with his computer and neighborhood children who have no parents…curtains drawn over block glass windows…like most liberals, a degenerate who’s self-righteousness overpowers his conscience…
  
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- phil1765
  Posted on February 19, 2013 at 6:27am
  Cavallo
  That Bobo the wonder marxist comment almost caused me to fall out of my chair and injure myself. I am glad that I am not a liberal\socialist\communist\marxist or I would be forced by my beliefs to sue you for injuring me. Thanks for the laugh, that one should last a while.
  
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- texastommy
  Posted on February 20, 2013 at 9:12am
  Are you guys so dense that you missed the fact that ENEICNOM is mocking ENCINOM? ENEICNOM’s stuff is funny and a real parody of what ENCINOM would say.
  
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fastgen1
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:49am
Like I said previously, two things can happen here, 1. we can kill off all of the perps, or 2, they will quit breaking into homes. Ok– keep killing them, break into a home, get a shotgun blast in the guts.

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Lexguy
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:46am
DRT (dead right there!)

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- fb274
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:03am
  Helps to keep prison housing low (2 out of 3 – not bad).
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:47am
  There might have been a 4th person. Now they have to recruit, go solo or have the getaway driver change roles.
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:21pm
  All violent felons in US prisons should be terminated. End of story.
  
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- 338lapua
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:26pm
  I am ALL IN FAVOR of lowering prison population in this fashion.
  
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ChiefGeorge
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:46am
Right! Guns gotta go ya know! Can’t have the barnyard animals in control of their own lives. The farmers must get our guns to protect their assets on the farm, can’t have us slaughtering each other and then possibly going after the farmers.

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MAmax
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:45am
Bravo to this man! This is our most important defense of our children, saving their lives from worthless garbage that masquerade as human beings. Family, values and morals, true American ideals and the 2nd Amendment are what makes a safe and prosperous society. Kudos to this man for being all a Dad can, and should, be.

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- Edroch
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:53am
  Stories like this need to be told EVERYDAY on every media that will carry them. Yeah the left might get a mass shooting once in a while, but if we report stories like this EVERYDAY we will drown them out. Guns are used in self defense everyday.
  
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NOT A CRAZY
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:42am
Good shooting. Three armed intruders vs one guy in his own house and the Leftist think he shouldn’t have the right to more than 10 rounds.

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- paulwbrown
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:49am
  Seven rounds in NY!!!
  
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- Kafir-Islamsux
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:08am
  I will NOT comply… Molon Labe
  
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h20sue
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:41am
I can only hope and pray that they don’t charge the father/and owner. The intruders had no business breaking into someone else’s property and justly deserved dying or worse. What are we expected to do, “invite the ba$tard$ in for tea?” If Obama takes our guns away we will no longer be able to protect our families or property. Just because of deranged young men who want to help Obama destroy our 2nd Amendment. I would have done the same exact thing. We live on a major highway and trust me, our doors stay locked at all times of the day, and if someone tried this, they would encounter the same process. Walk past the thresh hole, uninvited, and see what happens? It will not be a pretty sight, I promise. If our large dog doesn’t take care of you, other items will. Country folks don’t put up with nonsense or stupidity.

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- Andybetterideas
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:15am
  It is Virginia – nobody here will charge the father with anything. (unless the Feds do it)
  
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- Witness1974
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:32pm
  They just found out the burglars were from D.C. They are charging the homeowner with impeding interstate commerce.
  
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carhouse
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:39am
nuff said

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Cryinthewilderness
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:37am
Get ready because I bet obama is going to make it illegal for you to defend yourself against any breakins. Since he wants the guns then you will not survive the thugs.

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- redfish52
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:19am
  There is an old man in Britain serving life in prison as I write this. His crime: He shot and killed a bugler in his own home with a shotgun that he was supposed to turn in or register and pay a large amount of money to own. The dead man was armed.
  
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- Bluebonnet
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:54am
  REDFISH2: This is a crime. If it ever comes to that, I’d use a bow & arrows or?
  When they try to come get our guns, the old saying, “only criminals will have guns.”
  Then, we have to protect ourselves from tyranny and from the outlaws. (much the same)
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:02am
  Red,
  There will be civil war in the streets before we allow that to happen. It ain’t gonna’ fly.
  
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- eliottd
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:06pm
  This is from the Seattle Times: “Forget police drones flying over your house. How about police coming inside, once a year, to have a look around?
  
  As Orwellian as that sounds, it isn’t hypothetical. The notion of police home inspections was introduced in a bill last week in Olympia.
  
  That it’s part of one of the major gun-control efforts pains me. It seemed in recent weeks lawmakers might be headed toward some common-sense regulation of gun sales. But then last week they went too far. By mistake, they claim. But still too far.
  
  “They always say, we’ll never go house to house to take your guns away. But then you see this, and you have to wonder.””
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 3:12pm
  Eliot-
  http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020373291_westneat17xml.html
  
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- Salamander
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 5:27pm
  Obama’s take on this: he acted stupidly and ruined the evening for a few guys who clearly just came over to have a beer with him! Maybe Obama should invite the survivor, the driver and the homeowner over to The White House for a beer! Heck, take the two corpses, too–just prop them in a chair so that can enjoy the ambiance and fellowship!
  
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- Salamander
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 5:28pm
  British comedy?
  
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biohazard23
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:37am
Hey, didn’t some liberal say that guns were not defensive weapons? But one was used here in defense of a father and his toddler. Wait, you don’t mean the liberal LIED to advance an agenda, do you?? Oh, the horror!

BTW, good shot, Dad. Too bad the last bad guy isn’t in a body bag.

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- Andybetterideas
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:16am
  Bet the father visits a shooting range in the near future to polish his skills.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:18am
  Ah! good one! We should send this story to that buffoon that calls himself a police chief…
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:25am
  LOL, watch it girl or you will be labeled as bloodthirsty. Frankly, wear it as a badge of honor in the face of the trolls. They can’t understand that we are actually rooting for the good guys.
  ANDYBETTERIDEAS, I suspect you are right, if he gets his weapon returned. There are enough liberals up there to hold it indefinitely in evidence. If so, I hope that he has the funds available to replace it.
  
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- Diego Roswell
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:37am
  The surviving son will go on to be a patriotic American and a well trained gun enthusiast no doubt. Good job dad. Just curious, where was mom and what gun and caliber was used?
  
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- biohazard23
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:01am
  I’ll take that badge of honor, RJ, all day long. :)
  
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- ColoOldTimer
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:36am
  Good job by the homeowner. Shame one got away but two “stayed”….
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:50am
  Andy out that way, the back yard is the shooting range. Provides venison too.
  
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ginger100
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:36am
sendthebunnies

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- Cemoto78
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:41am
  And this story will be all over the MSM as the reason gun control will never work. Oh, you mean The Blaze is the only site you can find this story…..I’m shocked.
  
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braddock66
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:35am
Two less Democrat voters.

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- NOT A CRAZY
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:44am
  I just figured out what is wrong with the comment section on theblaze.com, they need a “like” button on here.
  
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- bannedfromCNN
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:57am
  I love a story with a happy ending.
  
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- 101stIraqVet
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:01am
  Braddock, they are only dead, that’s never stopped a Democrat from voting.
  
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- gigeorge
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:12am
  Absolutely need a like button.
  
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- 700P
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:22am
  By my math, if the union coach bus gets them from 4 to 7 polling places, it could actually be 8 to 14 less voters.
  
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- 50calgunner
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:19am
  Them being dead will not stop them from voting! Happens all the time in Chicago.
  
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jman-6
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:34am
Guess these “thug rats” will never learn that all the gang banging shoot outs they see on tv never work out well in the real world! LOL Just the latest of the I-D 10 T Award!

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skyguy51
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:33am
At least the Blaze reports this. I doubt if even Fox News will since they seem to have went over to the dark side trying to broaden their viewer base.

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ginger100
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:33am
Like Russian roulette for 0bama supporters. An armed house wins.

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ThankYouFounders
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:33am
The feel good story of the day. Nice shooting Tex!

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Viking64
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:31am
Thank God this father or his son were not hurt, these creeps want to break into people’s homes for free drug money, etc, let them take the judgement they got. What would have happened if this father had not been armed, he and his son would most likely be dead. We must never give up your second amendment rights, then only criminals and government tyranny will prevail over most lawful citizens!

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- JRook
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:41am
  Ok it is more than blatantly obvious that jonathan, billy or beckett are going to feature at least one report a week on the use of hopefully a legally obtained weapon to combat the flood of violent criminals who will only be stopped when we figure out how to get guns int he hands of kindergarten students and their teachers. So there really is no reason for you to perpetuate the absurd myth that anyone is proposing the elimination of gun ownership or the confiscation of guns. 100% background checks and 100% gun registration is not an infringement on the 2nd amendment and it is ridiculous that it hasn’t been the law for 40 years.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:01am
  JROOK – You’re a blithering, ignorant idiot – http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/14/missouri-dems-introduce-alarming-gun-confiscation-bill-giving-law-abiding-gun-owners-90-days-to-turn-in-certain-firearms-or-become-felons/
  
  And here – http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/08/gun-confiscation-bill-introduced-in-california-we-can-save-lives/
  
  and here – http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/01/08/iowa-lawmaker-ban-semi-automatic-weapons-then-start-taking-them-from-gun-owners-if-needed/
  
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- TRK
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:14am
  But if people owning firearms can save one innocent life isn’t worth it?
  
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- Melvin Spittle
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:27am
  JROOK
  They are banning magazines over seven rounds. Do you not see a problem when faced with three thugs or do you prefer the ARMED thugs have the upper hand? I know you cannot stand it when fellow democrats are, as you would believe “murdered by a gun nut” because they are the true disenfranchised victims and have no choice but to rob folks.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:47am
  Rookie, actually, you are ridiculous.
  
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- uziah51
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:11pm
  JROOK thank you for reading the blaze you have a right to your opinion please keep reading. get
  both sides of the story, education of and remembering history is the key to not duplicating mistakes of the past gun control has always led to confiscation, which leads to oppression
  
  uziah
  
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- chips1
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 12:39pm
  After you defend your family, you remove the 30 round magazine and put in the 7 round clip. Don’t forget to have 2 rounds in those. If the police ask how you managed to fire 26 rounds, just tell them you reloaded several times. They believed Oswald was the only shooter, why wouldn’t they believe you?
  
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- kathynwolf
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 1:50pm
  JROOK,
  Since even the liberals admit that these measures won’t stop the mass shootings, it is safe to assume that the only reason to want 100% registration is eventual confiscation. Since criminals don’t get guns through private sales, and buying guns through a dealer requires a background check, the only ones hurt are private citizens. Who is saved by this 100% background check? NO ONE!!!
  
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- dblaess
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 2:52pm
  @JRook
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:41am
  Ok it is more than blatantly obvious that jonathan, billy or beckett are going to feature at least one report a week on the use of hopefully a legally obtained weapon to combat the flood of violent criminals who will only be stopped when we figure out how to get guns int he hands of kindergarten students and their teachers. So there really is no reason for you to perpetuate the absurd myth that anyone is proposing the elimination of gun ownership or the confiscation of guns. 100% background checks and 100% gun registration is not an infringement on the 2nd amendment and it is ridiculous that it hasn’t been the law for 40 years.
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  First there a number of Democrat lawmakers who have been proposing total ban on guns. Second as the most smartest police chief in the SF area just said, guns are not a defensive weapon only an offensive weapon. Please explain how this father used his gun in an offensive manner. Also do you get paid by the post or by the word?
  
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- ChildofTheSixties
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 5:13pm
  @JROOK: If You are really this confident in your Pres. and what most Americans believe is the wrong direction on this issue, PUT YOUR ADDRESS up for all to see, and pray that you don’t wind up the PREY of someone with ill intentions. Lib’s always act tough when it’s someone else’s skin in the game, that’s why so much is being said about all the “Talk Tough” Pol’s with their armed body guards. It’s all just rhetoric until your staring down the wrong end of someone else’s gun barrel. As a great philosopher once wrote: “If you don’t like the way I’m living, just leave this long haired country boy alone”.
  Molon Labe!
  
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Mil-Dot
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:30am
“So far, no reports have suggested the dad in the latest incident in Virginia will be charged in the deaths of the suspects.” Gee really? What a stupid statement. They always put that in there.

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- Andybetterideas
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:18am
  People from states like New York read this site too. That line is for them.
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 11:13am
  Lol Andy. Good one.
  
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ibanrfknm
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:29am
Excellent

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woodyee
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:29am
Good shooting!

Now THAT’S what we call “well-regulated”!

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progressiveslayer
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:29am
I like stories with a happy ending but it’s too bad the other dirt bag lived,oh well two out of three aint bad.
Just think if Barry and Feinstein and the other anti constitution anti freedom POS freaks had their way the man and his boy would be dead.

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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:46am
  Man, how about that home invasion in Miami where the cretins were going for the 11 year old girl and the father objected and got smoked. I hope they caught those animals.
  
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- IMCHRISTIAN
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 10:08am
  Will Barry and Feinstein have gun protection for all their lives? If the law enforcement was able to stop all evil they would do it but they are human and can’t be everywhere all the time.
  
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Bobby P
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:28am
His aim was true. That’s the only kind of gun control we need.

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WireWizard
Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:26am
This is only fair gun control; 66%

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- Fecal_Matters
  Posted on February 18, 2013 at 9:34am
  Too bad he didn’t have 100% gun control…He needs more training. BTW, I think we should donate some ammo to him!
  
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