14yr old shoots armed intruder in az

[Osiris]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/23/phoenix-boy-14-shoots-armed-intruder-while-watching-three-younger-siblings/?test=latestnews

[freespirit]

that's a pretty traumatic event for anyone, let alone a 14 yr old. kid's got some stones, that's for sure.

Good job, kid.

[Cebu_4_2]

Published June 23, 2012
FoxNews.com

A 14-year-old Phoenix boy shot an intruder who broke into his home while brandishing a gun as the teenager watched his three younger siblings, police said.
The teen and his brothers and sisters were at home alone at their residence at 55th Avenue and Baseline when a woman rang the doorbell Friday. The teen didn't open the door because he didn't recognize her, Police Officer James Holmes said Saturday.
Soon after, the teen heard a bang on the door, rushed his siblings upstairs and got a handgun from his parent's bedroom. When he got to the top of the stairs, he saw a man breaking through the front door and point a gun at him.
The boy shot the 37-year-old man, who is in critical condition but expected to survive and be booked into jail.
Holmes said the suspect did not get a shot off. He declined to release his name until he is booked into jail.
The woman who rang the home's doorbell got away.
Holmes hailed the teen's actions and his parents for teaching the kids to never open the door to strangers.
"The police and indeed our community does not ever want to see a situation where a teenager of that age has to take a weapon to protect his family ... but this young man did exactly what he should have done," he said. "I'm not sure he gave full thought about what he had to do. He just acted."
Holmes said that the gun the teen grabbed was his father's, but did not know whether the boy had been trained to use it.
He said the family, whose names were not released, is declining to speak to reporters about the ordeal, saying that they "are all pretty traumatized."
"The dad was pretty much out of his mind with distress, officers couldn't even talk to him," Holmes said. "It's going to take them a while to recover mentally."
He said police don't yet know what the suspect's intentions were and that will be one of the first questions they ask him when he is well enough to talk.
"This was mid-block in a neighborhood, at 4:30 in the afternoon in summertime and children are there," he said. "They just took a heck of a gamble for this particular house, and we've got to try to figure out why."
Holmes added that the family is lucky that the teen acted so swiftly and effectively.
"As ugly as this is, and as much as this family is going through, we don't have injured children on our hands," he said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[Twisted Titan]

Thank God he was in Arizona.......... his azz would have been roasted if he was up north

[BrewTech]

Holmes said that the gun the teen grabbed was his father's, but did not know whether the boy had been trained to use it.

If not, it's called natural talent!

[D sciple]

Exodus 22

1“If a man steals an ox or a sheep and slaughters it or sells it, he shall pay five oxen for the ox and four sheep for the sheep.

2“If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account. 3“But if the sun has risen on him, there will be bloodguiltiness on his account. He shall surely make restitution; if he owns nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft. 4“If what he stole is actually found alive in his possession, whether an ox or a donkey or a sheep, he shall pay double.

[Xizang]

I can't help but think that the bleeding heart liberals will be gathered around the armed intruder, wanting charges brought against the 14 year old boy - and against his parents for leaving a loaded firearm where he could access it. You know for a fact the liberals are coming after this kid...

[steyr_m]

I can't help but think that the bleeding heart liberals will be gathered around the armed intruder, wanting charges brought against the 14 year old boy - and against his parents for leaving a loaded firearm where he could access it. You know for a fact the liberals are coming after this kid...

I believe the tide is turning [on the everyday Joe level] against the bleeding hearts. Now if we can win the hearts and minds of some of the idiots in our universities,

[steyr_m]

That will be a day that boy will never forget. The day he became a man, picked up a weapon and defended himself and his siblings. His life will be different from now on.

[Xizang]

That will be a day that boy will never forget. The day he became a man, picked up a weapon and defended himself and his siblings. His life will be different from now on.

The little shit is gonna get a lot more respect, for sure. From now on, he will be sitting at the big table with the adults.

[steyr_m]

The little shit is gonna get a lot more respect, for sure. From now on, he will be sitting at the big table with the adults.

I don't know if I would word it like that exactly, but yeah sure.....

[iOWNme]

The gun is the great equalizer. It puts an 80lb woman on equal footing with a 250lb attacker. If you TRULY want equality in society, you will push for every citizen to carry a firearm. For then all citizens are on equal ground.

Great story.

[freespirit]

The little shit is gonna get a lot more respect, for sure. From now on, he will be sitting at the big table with the adults.

the worst thing the parents could do right now would be to glorify and idolize this kid. he needs to know that what he did was the right thing to do, but he needs to know the seriousness of the situation. i forsee many counseling sessions in this kids future, possibly mandated by the state...

how the parents handle this with the kid will be more important than the fact he had to fire on another human being at the ripe old age of 14...

[Osiris]

I would be interested to see what locals say and/or think. There was another incident like this in AZ recently but it was an adult that shot the intruder, there wasn't much talk about it after that. AZ is pretty pro-gun/self defense.

[muffin]

Well yes sir, yes sir, yes it was me
I know what I've done, cause I know what I've seen
I went out back and I got my gun
I said, "You haven't met me, I am the only son"

[Osiris]

Update...

http://www.azcentral.com/community/swvalley/articles/20120629laveen-boy-shot-intruder-once-father-shot-him-twice-abrk.html

[woodman]

Wow! The guy didn't die. What a shame.

[PlatinumBlonde]

The gun is the great equalizer. It puts an 80lb woman on equal footing with a 250lb attacker. If you TRULY want equality in society, you will push for every citizen to carry a firearm. For then all citizens are on equal ground.

Great story.

The old saying applies here--'God made all men, Samuel Colt made all men equal'.

[Gaillo]

Wow! The guy didn't die. What a shame.

Indeed! That usually means a lawsuit in the future. :(