Having at need.
I just finished speaking with the local authorities.
I was out in my front yard when a large dog, a stray in my neighborhood, walked past my house. I didn’t think anything of the dog at the time, having seen the big fellow loping around the neighborhood since I moved in. A while later, I took my own dog, Sandy, out to do her business. The big stray came up, took one sniff, and then locked Sandy’s throat in a death grip. I ran to the house and grabbed a rake and proceeded to beat that stray soundly about the head and shoulders, it did no good. A neighbor ( the nice Latino next door) came to help with a metal pipe, but the stray just would not let go of Sandy’s throat. I had no choice. I went back into my house, retrieved my AMT 9mm Backup, returned to the front yard, where this altercation was going on, found a position where the round would not over-penetrate into Sandy, and fired a single hollowpoint round into the stray’s ribcage. I then called 911 to report the shooting.
Here is the dog I shot:
Poor pooch
I have never fired a handgun at anything not made of paper in my life, but what else could I do?
I often heard the saying that it is better to have a gun and never need one than to need a gun and not have one. Hëll! I’ve used that phrase a few times myself. I never thought I would ever actually need the arsenal I am building up. Firing pistols and rifles at the range is fun and I am giving some thought to trying my hand at deer hunting next year, but that was the extent I ever expected to use any firearm.
I am now more grateful than ever to those who have protected my right to the defense of myself and my own. Thanks to the 2nd Amendment and the people who go to the mat to preserve it, I had the right gun (cop said my 9mm was the perfect round for the job, much superior to a rifle in this use; I chose wisely) at the right time to save the life of my dear family pet and perhaps prevent someone else from having their dog (or worse, their kid) mauled.
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November 21st, 2009 at 1:33 amSorry you had to do that. But, completely justified. I hope your dog is ok.
November 21st, 2009 at 12:49 pmI own four dogs and a cat(Two Labs, a Golden Retriever, and a Pug). My dogs are good watch dogs, not attack dogs. I own four acres, all fenced in, so mine don’t roam and none are invited in.
There are five or six breeds of dogs that I will not own, and the poor thing pictured above heads the list. Some breed of dogs were bred and still are to be very aggressive and at the slightest provocation from animal or a child sends them into attack mode.
I would do the same, but probably when I first notice the pit bull on my property. Take no chances, here.
There is nothing to glamorize about using a gun. It is a serious business and always should be considered so. The world is becoming a much more dangerous place, especially with unemployment over 15% here in S. California where I live. The police now come to every home, where a silent alarm has been set off with a garage door, or not getting out of the house quick enough after setting the alarm, with guns drawn because there are so many home invasions and people are beaten, beaten to death, or killed. It could be your life you are protecting. What if you had no defense between killers and your family? The understanding for many has probably come in the last moments of their life, wishing they had protection.
Killing anything is dramatic. It is not like the movies. We need to remind ourselves of that as we send off our youth to fight, die and become wounded or crippled. We must remember our soldiers and their families, not only while in the service, but when they are home and needing a helping hand.
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