What use is a gun in the home?
This is not a trick question.
The answer is: to protect yourself...and just maybe reduce the criminal population.
Investigators said the home invasion occurred about 2:30 a.m. at the home Roger Dan Garrison, 49, in the 19000 block of Northwest County Road 335.
Two of the suspects, Jonathan Gaal, 19, of Ocala, and Brian Bond, 19, of Summerfield, forced their way inside as three alleged accomplices awaited nearby in a car. According to sheriff’s investigators, Garrison’s brother, Martin Randy Garrison, 54, was asleep on a couch in the living room and had a .25-caliber handgun under the couch. When Gaal pointed a handgun at Martin Garrison, the older man fired three shots at Gaal at point-blank range.
Gaal ran out of the home, but collapsed and died in the front yard.
A gun in the hand is much better, and safer, than waiting for the cops to remove your body and clean up the mess after the criminals leave.
The answer is: to protect yourself...and just maybe reduce the criminal population.
Investigators said the home invasion occurred about 2:30 a.m. at the home Roger Dan Garrison, 49, in the 19000 block of Northwest County Road 335.
Two of the suspects, Jonathan Gaal, 19, of Ocala, and Brian Bond, 19, of Summerfield, forced their way inside as three alleged accomplices awaited nearby in a car. According to sheriff’s investigators, Garrison’s brother, Martin Randy Garrison, 54, was asleep on a couch in the living room and had a .25-caliber handgun under the couch. When Gaal pointed a handgun at Martin Garrison, the older man fired three shots at Gaal at point-blank range.
Gaal ran out of the home, but collapsed and died in the front yard.
A gun in the hand is much better, and safer, than waiting for the cops to remove your body and clean up the mess after the criminals leave.
posted by RightinFlorida | 7:18 PM
2 Comments:
It's a shame that this situation occured, however you have to think about what the outcome would of been if Mr. Garrison hadn't had a weapon to protect himself and his property. It's NOT the GUN that kills people, it's the PEOPLE that kill PEOPLE, so if you want to point a gun at someone then you need to be able to pull that trigger. From many years in the military, we are trained to NEVER point a weapon at someone without the intention of discharging that weapon. I know there's people out there that are saying why didn't Mr. Garrison shoot Mr. Gaal in the leg or something, but the bottom line is.............you aim your weapon to kill, not wound. RIP Mr. Gaal, and let's hope that some of your younger friends learn from your mistake. You hate to hear of someone getting killed for ridiculous reasons, but if you want to commit the crime you better be able to do the time. Unfortunately in this case, Mr. Gaals' time has expired.
I couldn't agree more, Pete. A stupid way to die, BUT a good lesson to other punks that some potential victims are armed. Thanks for the comment.
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