Surviving Home Invasions

by Angel Shamaya
Founder/Director
KeepAndBearArms.com

January 17, 2001

Something horrible just happened in Las Vegas. A home invasion resulted in three people being hurt. One of them, a 27 year old woman, was murdered. Following is a brief excerpt from the report as found in The Las Vegas Sun:

"Their friend, a 27-year-old woman, had been bound and killed Monday morning by two home invaders as two of her roommates were left bound and battered in another room.

"Two men broke into the house in the 5000 block of Hayward Avenue, near Nellis Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, about 9 a.m. as the three occupants slept.

"'One of the male victims was hit over the head with a wine bottle and the other was woken up with a gun in his face,' Lt. Wayne Petersen of Metro Police's homicide unit said.

"The woman, whose name was withheld until her family could be notified, was bound in another room, then later killed."

The villains are still at large, and it is safe to assume they are still armed and dangerous.

If you're the praying kind, put in a good word for another grieving family, and aim your love toward Las Vegas.

Home invasions have become quite popular of late. I've seen two or three dozen reports of home invasions this month alone, and I don't seek them out; I find them while searching around for gun-related news. And I've seen a pattern. Many who frequent this website already know the pattern, but I'm hoping you will share this message with someone who doesn't want to end up like the most recent victim in Las Vegas -- but who doesn't have the tools necessary to quell such an attack.

People who defend themselves in a home invasion fare better than those who don't. That's just how it is. Read the following reports, and see for yourself. A "good guy wins" story from Las Vegas comes first, and do note the details of several other Las Vegas self-defense stories -- including those involving home invasions: Las Vegas homeowner shoots intruder to death (July 19, 2000)

Then come back and read as many as it takes for you to understand that defending your life and your home IS the answer to home invasion... then let's see about getting you trained.

• Home invader shot and killed by robbery victim (Chattanooga, Tennessee, January 13, 2000)
• Homeowner Kills Would-be Intruder (Fulton County, Georgia, January 11, 2001)

• Burglary suspect confronted by armed citizen, arrested (Gainesville, FL, January 10, 2001)

• Man charged with burglary shot in leg (Tampa Terrace, FL, January 7, 2000)

• 70-year-old Korean War veteran wounds robber (Richmond, Virginia, December 29, 2000)

• Man killed in botched robbery attempt (Indianapolis, Indiana, December 28, 2000)

• Home Intruder shot and killed while punching man's wife in their bedroom (New Orleans, December 24, 2000)

• Armed Neighbor Prevents Rape (Kitsap, Washington, December 18, 2000)

• Burglary suspect held till cops arrive (Georgia, December 8, 2000)

• Armed Doctor Stops Burglary - and Burglars (Washington, December 8, 2000)

• Home Invasion Stopped by Armed Citizen (North Carolina, November 23, 2000)

• Son shoots man who is attacking his dad (Florida, November 25, 2000)

• Vass man kills armed robber (North Carolina, November 21, 2000)

• Man shot during home break-in, possibly the rapist police were seeking (Colorado, November 21, 2000)

• Man shot after committing robbery (North Carolina, November 11, 2000)

• 77-year-old Los Angeles Man Shoots Prowler after Being Fired Upon (California, November 12, 2000)

• North Carolina Resident Shoots Intruder (Cleveland County, NC October 28, 2000)

• Revolver thwarts robbery (Florida, October 22, 2000)

• Gun-toting attorney foils burglary (Kentucky, October 21, 2000)

• Homeowner likely won't face charges for shooting intruders (Colorado, September 26, 2000)

• Suspect Shot in Burglary Scuffle (Albuquerque, September 15, 2000)

• Monterey Park Man Stops Home Invasion (California, September 16, 2000)

• Robber dead, 2 hurt in home invasion (Miami, FL, September 2, 2000)

• Home Invasion Arrests: One Citizen Stops 4 Criminals (Salt Lake City, 8/22/2000)

• Self-defense cited in highway shooting (Charlotte, NC, 8/21/2000)

• Police: shooter acted in self-defense (Philly, 8-3-2000)

• Man fatally shot an intruder in self-defense (Ohio, 8/12/2000)

• Armed Citizen Shoots Felon Who was Out on Bond (Florida, 8/18/2000)

• Intruder shot to death - Man had broken into ex-girlfriend's house

• Man Shot Dead Attacking Neighbor (Florida, August 9, 2000)

• Have Gun, Will Not Fear Any More (Susan Gonzalez Story)

• Robbery Foiled by Armed Citizen (Altoga, Texas, July 2000)

• Robbers Stopped When One of Four is Shot with Shotgun (Fairview, Oregon, July 19,2000)

• Man kills 1 intruder, injures 2nd (Parkland, Washington, June 7, 2000)

• Female Accountant shoots gunman, may have saved seven lives

• Intruder Killed by Homeowner (Utah, May, 22, 2000)

• No charges anticipated in killing of armed criminal in Philly (Philadelphia, June 17, 2000)

• Prosecutor puts lead in purported pilferer (Prescott, AZ, June 5, 2000)

• Short wait, gunfire nets suspect in burglaries (Arizona, 3-9-2000)

• Atlanta cop's wife shoots, kills intruder (3-31-2000)

• Armed intruder shot by former roommates (Witchita, KS 5-1-2000)

• My Heart is Still in My Throat by Texas Mom
• Two PA Men, 75 & 80, Fend off Burglars (May 4, 2000)