Armed Female Marine Protects Home from Burglar

[RamboLiberal]

An O'Hara Township woman was able to protect her family from a burglar, but what the burglar did not know was that the house he was about to break into was the home of an armed Marine.

"It's basic instinct. I would think if you have a gun and someone is breaking into your house, what else are you supposed to do? You react," Holly Smith said.

Before the attempted break-in, she received a call from her uncle telling her there was a burglar in the area.

Ten minutes later, she heard someone breaking in.

"I saw a boulder, it was about the size of my head come through the door and land right here, and I aimed the pistol, and I yelled I have a weapon," Smith said.

http://kdka.com/local/ohara.township.marine.2.1345696.html

[Gumbo]

1. She's lucky

That the police didn't give her trouble over the warning shots. Personally, if I catch someone breaking into my house, no verbal warning or warning shots.

[MissMarple]

2. In Colorado, if someone breaks into your house you can shoot him.

[rfranklin]

3. It was probably her uncle...

pretending to be an intruding rapist.

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[proteus_lives]

4. Where are all the grabbers demonizing this Lady Jarhead for home-defense?

[TPaine7]

5. I guess she's part of the well regulated militia of anti-gunners twisted legal understanding

and so her case does not offend.

[taurus145]

7. OK, I'll protest for them in absebtia

What a dumbass! Wasting good ammo on warning shots!

Didn't quite dill the bill but it's the best I can muster.

Kudos, Holly, uh MARINE!

[Remmah2]

8. The perp is lucky she was armed.

She'd of ripped his arms and legs off with her bare hands and sent him running on his stumps.