60yo Texan woman shoots and kill armed intruder

[numbaonecoltsfan]

Grandmother shoots at armed robbers in Texas home, killing one - National News - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

https://www.click2houston.com/news/person-fatally-shot-in-west-harris-county-deputies-say



Not sure exactly why but this amused me. Said the neighbors called police after seeing the dead suspect in the front yard.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Grandmother shoots at armed robbers in Texas home, killing one - National News - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

https://www.click2houston.com/news/person-fatally-shot-in-west-harris-county-deputies-say



Not sure exactly why but this amused me. Said the neighbors called police after seeing the dead suspect in the front yard.

I also found that amusing. Grandma: 1; Bad guys: ZERO

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

This one's ripe for a parody thread.....
"There, I was, walking into my buddy's house with him after we'd been out target shooting. He said, "Sboot! wrong house!" and some crazy old bat DID shoot......."

 

[Thor]

Good shootin' Granny.

Two armed dudes walk in through the garage door armed...sounds like it could be a neighborhood where it would be valuable to know how to shoot.

 

[NHT3]

First thought into my mind was an old song.. Little ol lady from Pasadena.... "Go granny, go granny, go granny, go

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[STEEL CORE]

Don't mess with Texans, especially a 1956 model.


Baby Boomer +1, Bad Guy-0.

 

[numbaonecoltsfan]

Don't mess with Texans, especially a 1956 model.


Baby Boomer +1, Bad Guy-0.

I wasn't going to call her old either. I know quite few 60 year olds that would give me all kinds of trouble.

 

[Alamo]

Don't mess with Texans, especially a 1956 model.


Baby Boomer +1, Bad Guy-0.

As a medical first responder, I have treated a fair number of older model Texans, including quite a few pre-WWII vintages. While the flesh is weakened, they are no doubt mentally tougher than their 50 yo children. Generally this population is majority female and are quite put out that their daughters have called 911 because their much more emotive daughters have called 911 because mom had, in her words, "a spell."

My favorite one tho is an older fellow, somewhere late 70s to early 80s. 911 was called because he fell. He was sitting in a recliner in his front room surrounded by family. I asked him how he fell, thinking maybe he tripped or got dizzy or something.

"I fell while climbing a tree."

"Why were you climbing a tree?"

"That's where my deer stand is."

"Ok. How did you get from there to your recliner?"

"I got up and walked."

"OK. Do you have any pain?"

"I landed on my back and it hurts a bit."

"Do you want to go the hospital?"

"No, you boys can go home. I'm fine."

At this point the family all clamor at him until he agrees to go to the ER and get checked out. I heard later he was basically fine, just needed to rest a few days.


I would not try to break into his house either.

 

[femurphy77]

The one neighbor basically said "This is how we roll in Texas". Damn you have to love that attitude!

 

[patience0830]

As a medical first responder, I have treated a fair number of older model Texans, including quite a few pre-WWII vintages. While the flesh is weakened, they are no doubt mentally tougher than their 50 yo children. Generally this population is majority female and are quite put out that their daughters have called 911 because their much more emotive daughters have called 911 because mom had, in her words, "a spell."

My favorite one tho is an older fellow, somewhere late 70s to early 80s. 911 was called because he fell. He was sitting in a recliner in his front room surrounded by family. I asked him how he fell, thinking maybe he tripped or got dizzy or something.

"I fell while climbing a tree."

"Why were you climbing a tree?"

"That's where my deer stand is."

"Ok. How did you get from there to your recliner?"

"I got up and walked."

"OK. Do you have any pain?"

"I landed on my back and it hurts a bit."

"Do you want to go the hospital?"

"No, you boys can go home. I'm fine."

At this point the family all clamor at him until he agrees to go to the ER and get checked out. I heard later he was basically fine, just needed to rest a few days.


I would not try to break into his house either.

I wanna emulate THAT guy. Thank you, my Brown County brother. That is a warm fuzzy for me on a day when I need one.

All except the falling down part.

 

[oldpink]

God bless Texas, and God bless Texans.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Shannon Watts could not be reached for comment, she's in the state of denial.

 

[HubertGummer]

Who knew guns could be used to protect life

 

[Alamo]

I wanna emulate THAT guy. Thank you, my Brown County brother. That is a warm fuzzy for me on a day when I need one.

I recommend you don't emulate the part where he falls out of the tree.

 

[patience0830]

I recommend you don't emulate the part where he falls out of the tree.

I use my harness when climbing. . . But yes, there is that.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Good shootin' Granny.

.sounds like it could be a neighborhood where it would be valuable to know how to shoot.

From the sound of it, not really. Well any neighborhood it would be valuable to know how to shoot, but this neighborhood doesn't sound like it would be a "high risk" one.
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