Burglar shot twice after he locks Houston homeowner in gun cupboard

A dumb burglar was shot in the shoulder and leg after mistakenly locking the owner of the house in his own gun cupboard, police said.

Three armed invaders broke into a Houston home at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

A dumb burglar was shot in the shoulder and leg after mistakenly locking the owner of the house in his own gun cupboard, police said.

Three armed invaders broke into a Houston home at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

But, unluckily for them, they hadn't realized they'd stuffed him in his own weapons store. Thinking the burglars had left, the homeowner crept down the stairs carrying a loaded gun in case they were still around.

Seeing one of the attackers on the ground floor, he opened fire hitting him in the shoulder and leg. The suspect returned fire but failed to strike.

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That's a GREAT idea! Let's lock our victim in this gun closet! Dumbass...

:lol: What a dumbass (the burglar).

Ban the guns!

Ban the guns!

mccoyca112

[QUOTE="mccoyca112"]

Ban the guns!

Murderstyle75

Criminals don't get their guns legally. They're criminals.

[QUOTE="mccoyca112"]

Ban the guns!

Murderstyle75

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="mccoyca112"]

Ban the guns!

the_bi99man

Criminals don't get their guns legally. They're criminals.

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="mccoyca112"]

Ban the guns!

sherman-tank1

[QUOTE="sherman-tank1"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] Then the burglar might not have had a gun either. Murderstyle75

[QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] Then the burglar might not have had a gun either. Murderstyle75

Criminals don't get their guns legally. They're criminals.

And what's going to happen if they ban guns? You think the criminals are going to turn them in? Of course not. The illegal guns will stay in circulation, and even more, formerly legal, guns will go into the circulation of illegal guns. The only people left without them will be the nonviolent, law abiding citizens, who never would have used them for anything but self defense anyway.

When the guns are outlawed, only outlaws have guns.

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="sherman-tank1"]Sure, then the burglar would have a knife and just stab the person because he doesn't gave a gun to fight back with.

sherman-tank1

Or the burglar wouldn't have the balls to show up on the first place. While everybody has access to a knife, how many knife crimes do you even hear about.Murderstyle75

Statistically? A whole shitload more, in places where guns are illegal.

Criminals are criminals for a reason. The guy who breaks into a house with a gun is going to break into that house, no matter what. It's not about "having balls" or not. It's about criminals being criminals.

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

Criminals don't get their guns legally. They're criminals.

the_bi99man

And what's going to happen if they ban guns? You think the criminals are going to turn them in? Of course not. The illegal guns will stay in circulation, and even more, formerly legal, guns will go into the circulation of illegal guns. The only people left without them will be the nonviolent, law abiding citizens, who never would have used them for anything but self defense anyway.

When the guns are outlawed, only outlaws have guns.

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"]Or the burglar wouldn't have the balls to show up on the first place. While everybody has access to a knife, how many knife crimes do you even hear about.the_bi99man

Statistically? A whole shitload more, in places where guns are illegal.

Criminals are criminals for a reason. The guy who breaks into a house with a gun is going to break into that house, no matter what. It's not about "having balls" or not. It's about criminals being criminals.

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="mccoyca112"]

Ban the guns!

sherman-tank1

I just don't believe the constitution was ever intended for personal protection.Murderstyle75

You would be incorrect in that assertion.

[QUOTE="sherman-tank1"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] Or not since you do need to have a bit of balls to successfully use a knife. Most people are only tough with a firearm.Murderstyle75

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="sherman-tank1"]Unless the victim is adept at disarming somebody with a knife, chances are the burglar will have the upper advantage. 

cain006

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] Or the burglar wouldn't have the balls to show up on the first place. While everybody has access to a knife, how many knife crimes do you even hear about. And I do want to make one thing clear. I'm not completely against guns. I just don't believe the constitution was ever intended for personal protection. It was meant to overthrow an unjust government which our society is not armed to fight against. Murderstyle75

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] Or the burglar wouldn't have the balls to show up on the first place. While everybody has access to a knife, how many knife crimes do you even hear about. And I do want to make one thing clear. I'm not completely against guns. I just don't believe the constitution was ever intended for personal protection. It was meant to overthrow an unjust government which our society is not armed to fight against. Murderstyle75

It's not like criminals are manufacturing nuclear weaponsplaymynutz

[QUOTE="mccoyca112"]

Ban the guns!

Murderstyle75

It doesn't matter if he has a gun or not. 

If a burglar breaks into your house you're at risk. End of story.

By saying that if the burglar didn't have a gun he may never would have broken into a home implies that a gun is the catalyst for a burglary. 

[QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"]Or the burglar wouldn't have the balls to show up on the first place. While everybody has access to a knife, how many knife crimes do you even hear about.Murderstyle75

Statistically? A whole shitload more, in places where guns are illegal.

Criminals are criminals for a reason. The guy who breaks into a house with a gun is going to break into that house, no matter what. It's not about "having balls" or not. It's about criminals being criminals.

http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/Sn04304

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/14000-knife-victims-a-year-860857.html

http://sob.apotheon.org/?p=1323

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1546085/The-vagaries-of-UK-knife-crime-statistics.html

There's a tiny handful of relevent papers/reports. Plenty more where that came from.

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"]Then the burglar might not have had a gun either. Wasdie

It doesn't matter if he has a gun or not. 

If a burglar breaks into your house you're at risk. End of story.

Exactly.

By saying that if the burglar didn't have a gun he may never would have broken into a home implies that a gun is the catalyst for a burglary. Wasdie

Which is asinine, obviously.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"]Then the burglar might not have had a gun either. the_bi99man

It doesn't matter if he has a gun or not. 

If a burglar breaks into your house you're at risk. End of story.

Exactly.

By saying that if the burglar didn't have a gun he may never would have broken into a home implies that a gun is the catalyst for a burglary. Wasdie

Which is asinine, obviously.

Which begs the question, why are you even humoring him? That's his arguing point. Don't even bother.

Which begs the question, why are you even humoring him? That's his arguing point. Don't even bother.

Wasdie

True. I'm done now. 

[QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] Then the burglar might not have had a gun either. Murderstyle75

Criminals don't get their guns legally. They're criminals.

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="cain006"]:lol: dude there's a huge amount of knife crimes in the UK.

cain006

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] Or the burglar wouldn't have the balls to show up on the first place. While everybody has access to a knife, how many knife crimes do you even hear about. And I do want to make one thing clear. I'm not completely against guns. I just don't believe the constitution was ever intended for personal protection. It was meant to overthrow an unjust government which our society is not armed to fight against. Murderstyle75

IIRC the gun laws in Detroit are fairly strict, Also the number of murders in the US had been dropping. In 1992 it was at 23,000. Also the the number voilent cirmes had fallen, I read that it fell like 25%. 

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

Criminals don't get their guns legally. They're criminals.

00-Riddick-00

[QUOTE="00-Riddick-00"][QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] Meanwhile virtually every illegal gun in this country was once a legal firearm.Murderstyle75

You're the one who made the original statement. Stop shifting the burden of proof onto others.  

[QUOTE="cain006"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] Meanwhile Brits see around 550 murders a year. We get more than that just in Detroit. America has over 12000 murders a year even with strong gun ownership.Murderstyle75

The locations are largely irrelevant considering the areas where all those crimes happen are all in poverty-stricken places like areas of London or Chicago. The reason why countries such as Switzerland and Japan have next to no violent crimes is because they don't have those kinds of areas, not because of gun laws.

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="00-Riddick-00"] lol not even remotely true.Wasdie

You're the one who made the original statement. Stop shifting the burden of proof onto others.  

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="00-Riddick-00"] lol not even remotely true.Wasdie

You're the one who made the original statement. Stop shifting the burden of proof onto others.  

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] Prove it.Murderstyle75

You're the one who made the original statement. Stop shifting the burden of proof onto others.  

You've made now 2 statements without any sources. 

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="the_bi99man"]

Criminals don't get their guns legally. They're criminals.

00-Riddick-00

It is. It would still be true after the gun ban, however, considering the stockpile of 270 million privately owned firearms.

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"][QUOTE="Wasdie"]

You're the one who made the original statement. Stop shifting the burden of proof onto others.  

 

Wasdie

You've made now 2 statements without any sources. 

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] No. You are disagreeing with my statement without evidence that I'm wrong. The most common way criminals get guns is through straw purchases.Murderstyle75

You've made now 2 statements without any sources. 

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] No. You are disagreeing with my statement without evidence that I'm wrong. The most common way criminals get guns is through straw purchases.Murderstyle75

You've made now 2 statements without any sources. 

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

[QUOTE="Murderstyle75"] No. You are disagreeing with my statement without evidence that I'm wrong. The most common way criminals get guns is through straw purchases.Murderstyle75

You've made now 2 statements without any sources. 

Read your own article. Never says straw pruchase are the largest source of guns for criminals. No study nor actual numbers are given. "One of the most common" != the most.

Your source also goes onto say "ATF officials say that only about 8% of the nation's 124,000 retail gun dealers sell the majority of handguns that are used in crimes" which means they are activly breaking current laws. 

I honestly don't know what's your point here. You still haven't backed up your claim and you've actually shown that 92% of all gun retailers follow the current laws in place. Not exactly helping your case.

So he shot him in the arm and leg... sounds like a dumb move. He's lucky the burglar was even less accurate.SolidSnake35