What a "cool headed" young lady - - what was the police response time??

Fear mongering at it's finest.

Victim Injustice System

Indeed. So true. That is because of liberal criminal loving hug-a-thugs that run the system. There is nothing wrong with the penal code. All the laws that we need are in place already. Including gun laws.

Xdm9mm what a horrible thing to say to a child..

how awesome would it have been for them to open the closet staring down the barrell of a Mossberg 500 with 6 rounds in the chamber? Luckily she survived without having a gun.

@Lisa-1456364

The truth is a horrible thing to say? Please, tell me what fantasy land you live in.

All the laws that we need are in place already. Including gun laws.

You mean the gun law that says that you can't sell a gun to a criminal and should be penalized if you did?

Sorry, no, it's not in place. That's what the gun lobby is squealing so loudly about; they don't want such a law.

Byron, the law you apparently think is ok, tell me how that would work? The downside I see is it would require that the seller be able to predict the future which, of course, nobody can. Would you also hold car sellers responsible for traffic accidents caused by the purchaser committing a DUI and causing an accident? Are you truly ready for that? I have a wild and crazy idea. How about we hold those who actually commit crimes responsible for their actions?

The criminal assistance beauro propably had them out before office hours closed the next day, your tax dollars at work. just think if all these criminals were not on the streets, then none of those high paid jobs would be necessary those people would have to work for a living. cops, lawyers both defense and prosicuting, judges counselors a few psychologest they built a carriers around criminals so they have to insure their existance to justify there own. searriously what good would it do to be a probation officer if there were no criminals or a criminal investigator, if the crime rate drops to low all they have to do is let some out of the storage and training facility and whamo job security and pay raises, new jobs for family members, its a aweet deal.

This was in CA and the crooks are a protected class there. They will probably put the girl in jail for wasting the cops time.

When my daughter turned 16 and got her driver's license, I bought her a gun and taught her how to use it. It may not have made a difference but at least I gave her a fighting chance. Doesn't your daughter deserve that much?

This is why all girls and women need to be trained in the safety and use of firearms. A girl is no match against three men otherwise, and yes, 17 and 18 year old males are "men" even if they don't act like it. If they had come into the bedroom and been staring down the business end of a shotgun, they'd have defecated on themselves and then ran like mad. And if she'd killed a couple of them, nothing of value would have been lost. The sort of thugs that will break into houses and not care that anyone is home, are the type that will murder, rape and torture your family.

It was not common sense and bravery, it was plain luck! Good luck, but luck never the less!

Central Dispatch=Unsung heroes. Well done.

Or escalated it to murder, fool, and probably put another gun on the streets

In what possible universe would this girl having a gun lead to a good ending? Are you on drugs?

I can't freaking stand people like you. "A gun would have stopped the crime." Yeah, sure. If they had any guns in that house those boys probably would have found them and then this story would have a whole hell of a lot more blood in it.

I'd like to see one you jerkhole gun nuts actually point the gun at and then shoot a person dead and act as nonchalant as you do on the internet about it. I bet my savings that you'd either not follow through with it because most of you aren't natural born killers and are just people with very loud mouths and opinions; or you'd either follow through with it and spend the rest of your lives with PTSD and crippling guilt.

Ask any soldier or police officer that has actually killed someone, in the line of duty, by shooting them dead. It's not an easy thing to do. Even if you're trained for it.

Nominating your post for most idiotic news troll of 2013. The moment some 15 year old kid does something stupid with a gun your kind starts screaming to send the parents to prison. That is why you guys are clown shoes to the other 90%+ of America and no one believes the 2nd Amendment gives people the "right" to own guns.

@Milhaus-2271724

and no one believes the 2nd Amendment gives people the "right" to own guns.

Well, not quite. Maybe YOU don't but your opinion is not quite as relevant as that of the United States Supreme Court which DOES.

If you don't like it, get chosen to be on the Supreme Court and hear a case regarding the 2nd Amendment.

And to quote you;

Nominating your post for most idiotic news troll of 2013.

First, I commend the young girl. I am certain the boys would have heard me hyperventilating. Secondly, I say no to the gun argument. Maybe they deserve to be shot but I doubt it. Teenagers sometimes do some really stupid things, even crimes, and I prefer if we give their life a chance to straighten up. Yes, if they came at me and I was holding a gun I would probably pull the trigger but I would be sick about it.

I agree Bill. We own guns, but I think this was the best way for this girl to have handled it. I would have tried the same. However, saying that, I would have had my gun with me. If for some reason they would have discovered me, I woud shoot. But I definitely wouldn't shoot unless I saw them coming at me and I definitely don't think this young girl (unless fully trained) should have had a gun.

You mean there was no mention of a gun, it was locked in a safe on the second floor with a trigger lock on it, the Ammo was locked up in the basement cabnet these were responsible people. she did not have the necessary 15 minuts to get things together, the audacity of those criminals to come un announced, the cops did not even have time to properly great them, why don't we all just dispense with all the feel good BS and say that is one lucky girl! also those were petty teenage crooks,if they stumbled across her they more then likely would have pissed their pants and ran. a good old fashioned scream works wonders at the proper time. that is the real world you never know, so wake up from your dreams.

But instead she's alive and well.

Yes she is alive and well, she and the dispatcher seemed to have performed excellently in this situation.

A gun is not a "instant win" card. In this case it was not needed due to luck and the skill of the victim and dispatcher.

Unfortunately, there are many other robbery/home invasion cases out there where the resident WAS detected.

In the end, until the 2nd amendment is repealed, the RIGHT to bear arms is yours to use, or not to use.

I sincerely wish that anyone who ever faces a situation like this, comes out of it without injury, no matter how it is resolved.

Guns do not kill people, and guns do not save lives. The victims judgement, actions, luck and tools available all set the stage for a successful, or failed, survival of a crime. No one of these categories is solely responsible.

Well put NoLiberty, I only wish more people would look at it from your perspective.

She is 15 and gun could have gotten her killed. It's obvious she didn't need one and used her brains and courage instead.

You are a blithering idiot! How would a gun be preferable in this situation Corky? She kills or wounds all or some of them and get's to live with that... or they get the gun away from her and kill her with it then we have armed even more crininals. And your racist comment just shows you to be an ignorant bogoted douche'. And who's more cowardly, a person who would rather not kill anyone or a person who needs a gun to feel safe?

A gun in the wrong untrained hands is a bad idea for everyone.

That's totally idiotic.

If she had a gun, all it would have done is greatly increase HER chances of dying.

The statistics are clear: if you own a gun, you're twice as likely to be killed by someone else (and of course far more likely to be killed by a gun). Not to mention being about 11 times more likely to die from suicide.

Irony, folks. Just irony.

Dioan wow what a level headed young lady. Salute to you. Thank you to the Dispatcher for being on top the call.

All my piglets are well versed in the SAFE operation of evil semi-automatic weapons of mass destruction. If one of the piglets was hiding during a robbery there would be consequences to finding them, pigs go down fighting not like lefties sorry lambs to the slaughter! Forward, Oink!

P.S. (Pig $hit) What is a "bogoted douche'" is that some new pig Latin?

If she had a gun, all it would have done is greatly increase HER chances of dying

This piggy thinks she would have decreased her chances of being gang raped and killed. But you are welcome to hide and watch your little piggy's get raped and murdered, it is still a free country for now until Dear Leader takes care of that pesky constitution. Forward, Oink!

All right. Who are you and what have you done to Pigitry?

Some one diluted Piggies Kool Aid, I wonder if they got the Red Head too? you don't suppose that the Kool Aid has run out or people are becoming immune to it? what if every one starts waking up. will the imposter's running the country flee, we will know more tomorrow, when we see the headlines America Returns and runs Bill Ayers out of country, refuses to read Marshall Davis teachings and rejects the philosophies of Obama's Fathers anti Western socialist agenda, The expanse of theory supported by Derrick Bell, the Reshaping of the ME, over all redistribution of wealth for the common person the peasants, the hidden desire to be the first world leader under the new world order. the real Team Obama. and have you ever looked into his Psychic adviser, that advises him like Rasputin advised the Czar wow that girl is out their. Is Pigotry using a new form of bait or has the tide begun to turn at last? I dont Know but what ever is happening it has nothing to do with this story.

stonepipe2... Notice the spelling, "Pigitry" compared to "Pigotry". It is either a whole different person or "Pigotry" flip flopped on her own like so many Liberal Democrats do!

Looks to me like someone is making a mockery of Pigotry which I find very funny!

@pigitry... Pigotry is trying to laugh you off but is really actually hurt and insulted. LOL

http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/23/17430949-biden-takes-aim-at-2016-republicans-in-speech-to-dem-donors?threadId=3690610&commentId=75025491#c75023324

We can only hope that Pigitry continues to ham it up! I love it, and laughed at each and every posting. The best tongue and cheek ever posted by a pig.

GM stonepipe.

Very clever creation of the counterfeit bacon which makes it very unproductive for the canned ham!!! ☺

How is it heroic to have to hide and fear for you life?

And which two of the three burglars are you hoping will be put away?

And yet 999 times out of a thousand, they will risk their lives to protect you.

Go figure.

And 999 times out of 1000 when the police show up to the crime scene the victim is either already dead, robed, raped or beaten. Go figure.

The sort of thugs that will break into homes and not care that the residents are there, are the kind that will rape, torture and murder your whole family. Stop making excuses for these monsters. They are not 'kids'. At 17 and 18 years of age they are adults, and can be tried as adults. The California justice system is so screwed up, that these "little darlings" will be back out on the street in six months and the next girl, may not be so lucky. If they'd have found her, they didn't need a gun to kill her. They'd have raped her, and beat her to death. No gun required. It's evident from the comments on this thread that a bunch of people are living in fairy tale land, where guns are evil and the police will save your arse. Good luck with all that. You'll need it if thugs ever break into your house.

Of course the safest use for a gun is scrap metal.

I'm sure the thugs agree with you JimCA. I'm sure if these "little darlings" break into your house and want to rape your wife and kill your children, you'll be able to convince them of the error of their ways and they will suddenly decide to sit around in a circle and sing kumbaya with you. Idiots.

JimCA,

I'm sure you're from California. How is the liberal push of making all gun owners criminals working to reduce your crime? Not at all? What a shame... Texas has less murders per capita than you do and has probably one of the highest gun ownership rates in the country. There's no difference from shooting someone and killing them, than running over them with a car and killing them. They're just another tool used by criminals. The second amendment was put in place to keep the government honest. Why should they care about your rights, if you have no way to fight back for them? Just wait until the government passes a law that they can just walk into your house and search it for no reason under the precedence of, "What do you have to hide, right?" which they've already started to push towards under the "Patriot Act".

The dispatcher was awesome! I don't know how many times I've heard replays of calls to dispatchers and it seems as though they ask the dumbest questions - perhaps to calm things down? The "how do you know he's not breathing?" one when a person calls for help. Or the "Are you the homeowner? No? Then who are you?" questions when someone is calling for the fire department. This dispatcher was great and seemed to be actually listening.

I don't think a statement like that is correct. There are plenty of good parents whose children make bad choices and plenty of bad parents whose children learn from their bad example and make better lives for themselves. Good parents give their children the tools they need, however the child builds what he or she wants with those tools. I'm just thankful the young lady and the dispatcher worked together and there was a good outcome.

Military Vet, do you have children??? I have an older brother who is a pastor at a very large church and a younger brother who was always in trouble as a teen. I've never been in trouble for anything and never chose to do anything or be friends with anyone that could get me in trouble. My younger brother thought different we have the same parents and had the same rules he chose to do what he wanted to do.

I never understood how people can blame the parents each and everytime. Yes SOME parents are to blame and yes I believe parents should give guidance and a stable home to the children they create. BUT if a child desires more than what his or her parents gave them he/she should try to find the proper help and guidance outside of the home and not help himself to other people's belongings!

Blaming the parents is all the rage - but without thought.

My sister had a son and a daughter - the daughter is a police dispatcher, the son spends most of his time in prison.

For which should my sister have been held accountable?

I agree!!!! Way to go!!!

ABSOLUTELY!

Are you serious? I knew too many people killed by their own guns. I've never met anyone for whom a gun offered any protection at all.

JimCA - You need to get out more. I know hundreds of people who own guns and none of them have ever been killed by those guns.

???

The fact that your experience differs doesn't bring those people back to life. Not owning a gun would have spared them.

So now you are a fortune teller? You can prove factually that it was the guns fault that they died? They are inanimate objects with no will of their own. They are not inherently good or bad. THey are a tool, just like a hammer is a tool. Speaking of hammers, perhaps they should be banned as well considering how many people are killed by them.

Very, very few people are accidentally killed by a hammer or commit suicide with one.

If one is suicidal they will find a rope or a high bridge or a very sharp knife. People die in accidents all the time from thousands of different causes. It's PEOPLE who kill, not the inanimate object which has been so demonized by the left. It is just as ridiculous to ban hammers as it is to ban firearms.

ill take my chances with my own gun than hope that a criminal plays fair during our home invasion.people are just unreal.if you are affraid of a gun, dont own one.what are your ideas of changing a criminals heart? or stopping illegal acts? a bad economy makes people more desperate as well.its almost an economic perfect storm and you all would rather be a victim than defend yourselves or hurt a criminals feelings.and you want everyone else to be a willing victim just like yourselves.thanks,but ill handle my own future.

@Bob in Boston

Good morning BiB..... As you like to do comparative shopping so to speak, here are a few additional articles you might want to consider during your diatribes against "guns".

1- OK Homeowner Fires At, Scares Off Would Be Burglar As Wife and Daughters Sleep

http://gunssavelives.net/redirect/?redID=3445

2- Abused Wife in VA Shoots Husband During Attack

http://gunssavelives.net/redirect/?redID=3443

3- IN Resident Shoots and Kills 1 of 2 Armed Robbers

http://gunssavelives.net/redirect/?redID=3444

SallyAnn-4595694

Congratulations on your decision to defend yourself, instead of depending or hoping others will do it for you. And like you, I sincerely HOPE I never have to draw my firearm again.

Oh, please allow me to clarify one point. You note that you don't know the intentions of the "punks breaking in". In point of fact you DO know their intentions. They are KNOWINGLY committing a crime against you. Whether that is a monetary crime or a physical crime is immaterial. If they have entered your home without your permission, if they are accosting you out in the street, they mean you no good will. THEY are KNOWINGLY and WILLINGLY doing YOU wrong. There is no unknown about it, there is no grey area.

How can you call this a "happy ending"! Something was taken from this young girl, that can never be given back! What a shame that this girl, or anyone else, for that matter, has been exposed to such a climate that has the presence of mind to take the steps that she did. Crimes like these are so commonplace anymore, her innocence was taken long before it should.

Wow John! What country are you from?

They are lucky that this 'liberal' guy isn't in charge of the jails. First, I would remove all televisions and weight-lifting equipment. The last thing I want is a buffed-up criminal. If you want to eat you better work. If you want a class I suggest yoga. And, lastly, I would not segregate prisoners based on gang affiliation. You want to harm one another? Be my guest. Let's see how many people want to be in jail after that. And, I wasn't kidding, I am mostly liberal and vote Democratic every time. People are let out of jails solely because of economic issues, so I say make the prisoners earn their keep. Peace.

Wow, I think this is the first time ever that I agree with a Liberal Democrat! Could it be because your comment actually is logical and makes sense instead of bashing everyone. Kudos Bill.