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Reminds me of my grandmother, who also shot someone who didn't take her seriously.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/localnews/columnists/all/stories/111105dnmetfloyd.ca92bdf.html

Talk-show hosts and radio jocks have had a lot of fun with the story of the 66-year-old grandma who was packin' a .38 pistol when she found a bald-headed, muscle-bound burglar crouching in her front-hall coat closet.

She warned him to get down and lie still – you can hear it on the 911 tape – but when he ignored her and tried to grab the gun, she shot him in the thigh.

Ms. Buxton, in her ladylike and good-natured way, has played along, dutifully recounting the scary moments when she confronted the intruder, a car theft suspect who was trying to run from the cops.

There's high entertainment value in the taped conversation between her 28-year-old granddaughter and police dispatchers, as Ms. Buxton screams angrily (and uncharacteristically, since she rarely curses) in the background, "How dare you come in my house, you lousy son of a bitch!"

She was so awash in adrenaline, in fact, that the police had already caught the guy and were taking her statement when she realized she was still wearing the same outfit in which she had awakened: a T-shirt that said, "WORK FOR GOD – THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS ARE GREAT." And underpants.

"I said, 'Excuse me, I need to get some pants,' " she recalled primly.

Good for her.

Go Granny!


(and now enter the banninators)

That poor innocent burglar was just trying to get some money to survive on in this corrupt Kapitali$t society. He didn't deserve to be shot! Legal guns are a danger to every decent, honest criminal.

That poor innocent burglar was just trying to get some money to survive on in this corrupt Kapitali$t society. He didn't deserve to be shot! Legal guns are a danger to every decent, honest criminal.

I would have shot him in the ass, so he'd have to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of his life.

Pistol-packin' mamma, indeed!

:D

This is why honest people shouldn't have guns.

I would have shot him in the ass, so he'd have to wear a colostomy bag for the rest of his life.
I would have emptied the gun into him, hoped the neighbors didn't hear it, and tried to dispose of the body. New Jersey is no place to be caught with a burglar's corpse and an illegal gun in your house.

That poor innocent burglar was just trying to get some money to survive on in this corrupt Kapitali$t society. He didn't deserve to be shot! Legal guns are a danger to every decent, honest criminal.

See, I was right. :)

I would have emptied the gun into him, hoped the neighbors didn't hear it, and tried to dispose of the body. New Jersey is no place to be caught with a burglar's corpse and an illegal gun in your house.

That's right! You live in NJ. I bet your new Governor will put the final nail in the coffin for gun ownership there...

You could move if you could get a good job down here...

This is why honest people shouldn't have guns.

Huh? What? Hopefully you're being sarcastic.

Notice the rest of the article:

"Ms. Buxton sees owning a gun – one that she knows how to use, maintain and handle – as part of her obligation to be self-sufficient.

"I'm tired of it seeming that the word 'woman' equals 'victim,' " she said. She believes women, especially those who live alone, should own a firearm and know how to use it."

That's right! You live in NJ. I bet your new Governor will put the final nail in the coffin for gun ownership there...

You could move if you could get a good job down here...
Despite the stupid gun laws I like living in NJ. I'm not moving. I'll just be a criminal instead.

Despite the stupid gun laws I like living in NJ. I'm not moving. I'll just be a criminal instead.

What, you'd rather be booked on gun posession than booked for being dead?

Despite the stupid gun laws I like living in NJ. I'm not moving. I'll just be a criminal instead.

I can see the headlines now:

"Alcoholic Communist Arrested Attempting to Overthrow Democracy w/ "Arsenal" of 1 9mm pistol and 20 rounds of ammunition."

Story at 11.

I'm not moving. I'll just be a criminal instead.Not in Ms. Buxton's neighborhood, you won't!

:D

Despite the stupid gun laws I like living in NJ. I'm not moving. I'll just be a criminal instead.
You mean you're not a criminal already?

What, you'd rather be booked on gun posession than booked for being dead?
No, he's not going to be caught...

You mean you're not a criminal already?

I think he ment to say "more criminalishly".

I can see the headlines now:

"Alcoholic Communist Arrested Attempting to Overthrow Democracy w/ "Arsenal" of 1 9mm pistol and 20 rounds of ammunition."

Story at 11.
I gave my 9mm to my mother. I only have a .38 special now. Mom uses cor-bon 115 gr. JHP +p. I pity anybody stupid enough to try to break into her house.

You mean you're not a criminal already?
Technically yes. I own a gun and the state of New Jersey says I can't until I go through a whole shitload of red tape and forms. My other criminal activities are in my past.

No, he's not going to be caught...

"Getting busted is like the girl that gets pregnant. Nobody thinks it'll happen to them. But it does, and it'll take years off your life."

I gave my 9mm to my mother. I only have a .38 special now. Mom uses cor-bon 115 gr. JHP +p. I pity anybody stupid enough to try to break into her house.

Creepy. I bought my mom a 9mm Makarov w/ HP ammo.

I get her to the range once or twice a year for practice.

Creepy. I bought my mom a 9mm Makarov w/ HP ammo.

I get her to the range once or twice a year for practice.

Ouch.

*makes note not to burgle Kecibukia's mom's house*

Ouch.

*makes note not to burgle Kecibukia's mom's house*

*makes note that South Islands was thinking of burgling mom's house*

*Looks for South Islands on map*

Despite the stupid gun laws I like living in NJ. I'm not moving. I'll just be a criminal instead.

I feel the same way about living under King Dick of Bridgeport...I mean...Chicago.


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I feel the same way about living under King Dick of Bridgeport...I mean...Chicago.


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That's the awful thing about the gun laws in some parts of the country. They don't actually stop anyone from getting a gun. I can buy more guns anytime I want. They only make criminals of everyone who chooses to own one. I don't brandish a gun at people. Don't use it to resolve traffic problems, I don't get drunk and decide to play with my revolver. I'm a pretty responsible gun owner, but technically I'm a criminal.