Homeowner holds '3' Burglars at gunpoint until cops arrive.

[The_Outlaw]

A Texas homeowner says he was able to hold three suspected burglars at gunpoint until police arrived and arrested them.

KHOU.com reports that Houston resident Randy Magdeleno arrived home Wednesday morning to find three juvenile suspects inside his residence.

“So I grabbed my rifle and I came around through here in my kitchen,” he told the station. “It was scary. I didn’t know what I was walking into and hearing people running around inside my house at the same time.

Magdeleno said he caught two of the suspects downstairs and another upstairs and ordered all three to lie on the floor, the station reported. He said he didn't know if they were armed.

Police eventually arrived and took the three juveniles into custody, according to the report.

Houston homeowner holds 3 burglary suspects at gunpoint until police arrive | Fox News

This homeowner showed 'amazing' restraint imvho.

 

[TroutStalker]

Would have loved to be a fly on the wall to see the reactions on their faces when they realized things weren't going as planned. Priceless.

 

[The_Outlaw]

Would have loved to be a fly on the wall to see the reactions on their faces when they realized things weren't going as planned. Priceless.

Tell me about it!
I'm sure that they probably just about pooped themselves when the homeowner ordered them down at gunpoint!

 

[Michael Ramsey]

Sad part is that they will probably be OR'd with a slap on the wrists because they are "juveniles".

 

[nybuckboy]

It would have interesting to see what would have gone down had they been 3 men in their 30's - 40's... guaranteed they would have been armed.

 

[UATKP]

Good for the homeowner! At least he got the drop on them. He's fortunate that he didn't have to shoot one of the punks... and so's the punk. )

 

[AndeyHall]

Held them at gun point? I'm sorry but you come in my house, you've signed your death warrant. I'm not giving you the chance to get out of jail in 2 years and come back.

 

[webbch]

Vigilante justice is NOT a valid reason for shooting someone, whatever your feelings may be about the incompetence of the legal system. I'd say the guy did the right thing.

I've never shot anyone before, but from reading numerous other accounts, an emotionally stable human being who takes another's life inflicts substantial emotional trauma on themselves in the process. It's not entirely about "them". I'd hate to live with my conscience telling me that it wasn't absolutely necessary, regardless of whether I could've legally gotten away with it.

 

[Chief1297]

I'll just say they were very fortunate. There are some of us who wont issue a verbal challenge to someone who has already shown that they dont care if someone is home or not. They dont care if it is against the law and have no respect for anyone or anything. People that break into an occupied dwelling or a home are dangerous because they really, really dont care.

 

[AndeyHall]

Vigilante justice is NOT a valid reason for shooting someone, whatever your feelings may be about the incompetence of the legal system. I'd say the guy did the right thing.

I've never shot anyone before, but from reading numerous other accounts, an emotionally stable human being who takes another's life inflicts substantial emotional trauma on themselves in the process. It's not entirely about "them". I'd hate to live with my conscience telling me that it wasn't absolutely necessary, regardless of whether I could've legally gotten away with it.

You call it vigilante justice, I call it justice. I imagine your tone would be a little different if it were a child or wife in the home rather than the man. You decide to go into someone's home, you should understand the possible consequence could be your ultimate demise. You don't want to die? Then the best thing you can do is stay out of my home unless invited.

 

[Firefighterchen]

Vigilante justice is NOT a valid reason for shooting someone, whatever your feelings may be about the incompetence of the legal system. I'd say the guy did the right thing.

I've never shot anyone before, but from reading numerous other accounts, an emotionally stable human being who takes another's life inflicts substantial emotional trauma on themselves in the process. It's not entirely about "them". I'd hate to live with my conscience telling me that it wasn't absolutely necessary, regardless of whether I could've legally gotten away with it.

You call it vigilante justice, I call it justice. I imagine your tone would be a little different if it were a child or wife in the home rather than the man. You decide to go into someone's home, you should understand the possible consequence could be your ultimate demise. You don't want to die? Then the best thing you can do is stay out of my home unless invited.

LOL it's for the WOMEN and CHILDREN for Pete's sake!!

Glad the home owner made it out okay, I would of locked the door of the room I was in, called 911, and defended my position. Too many things could go wrong in this situation, glad this wasn't the case.

 

[itsb]

Vigilante justice is NOT a valid reason for shooting someone, whatever your feelings may be about the incompetence of the legal system. I'd say the guy did the right thing.

I've never shot anyone before, but from reading numerous other accounts, an emotionally stable human being who takes another's life inflicts substantial emotional trauma on themselves in the process. It's not entirely about "them". I'd hate to live with my conscience telling me that it wasn't absolutely necessary, regardless of whether I could've legally gotten away with it.

grow a set of balls and stop thinkin someone will be there to take care of you

 

[Firefighterchen]

grow a set of balls and stop thinkin someone will be there to take care of you

So you believe the guy in the OP did the wrong thing by not shooting?

 

[ribeye]

He didn't have that choice, his rifle wasn't loaded according to the Blaze. Sorry, I haven't learned to post links yet.

 

[itsb]

So you believe the guy in the OP did the wrong thing by not shooting?

the theifs,more than likely are armed,3 to 1 you are out numbered,they have thrented you by breaking into your house,what if they try to over take you,rember the 3-1 thing,sh-t can hapen very fast,you may be lucky enough by asking them to be good until the law gets to your house to take control ! A crook should be afraid of the home owner.you sound like a liberal saying that a crook has rights too!

 

[wolf_fire]

Three cheers to the homeowner. However, if these juveniles get the same punishment that the folks that robbed by house got, none of them will see a jail cell. The legal system in this country is broken.

 

[itsb]

folks,dont get me wrong,Im not sayin kill everyone,Im sayin,things can turn around very fast,theifs dont care what hapens to you,they will kill for the fun of it and little will hapen to them,if some of them get blown away then they may start to think about there actions,rember this whole thing probily went down in just seconds.

 

[webbch]

You call it vigilante justice, I call it justice. I imagine your tone would be a little different if it were a child or wife in the home rather than the man. You decide to go into someone's home, you should understand the possible consequence could be your ultimate demise. You don't want to die? Then the best thing you can do is stay out of my home unless invited.

In your first post, you take the position of shooting an intruder based on a territorial instinct, which I don't agree with. If I misread, my apologies. This last post alludes to a legitimate self-defense argument, which I agree with. There was never any question about whether or not the intruder was in the wrong for breaking into his home. I have no sympathy for whatever happens to a criminal while they are committing a crime.

Apparently, this guy didn't feel that his life was in grave danger, so didn't shoot the intruder. Perhaps you just disagree with his assessment of the situation. He probably could have shot them and gotten away with it. Can't fault him for the decision he made. I suppose we can argue over whether he'll a) sleep better knowing that he didn't take a life or b) sleep worse because those guys may get out and do it again.

I'd like to see someone try to argue option b) as the reason for shooting an intruder in court....

 

[Firefighterchen]

So you believe the guy in the OP did the wrong thing by not shooting?

the theifs,more than likely are armed,3 to 1 you are out numbered,they have thrented you by breaking into your house,what if they try to over take you,rember the 3-1 thing,sh-t can hapen very fast,you may be lucky enough by asking them to be good until the law gets to your house to take control ! A crook should be afraid of the home owner.you sound like a liberal saying that a crook has rights too!

Nice deflection. Couldn't even answer a simple yes or no question before going on a childish name calling rant.

I assume because you failed so miserably at answering this question, that you completely missed my first reply. You sound like a liberal who can't answer a single question about firearms and defensive tactics but turn to insults to try to get your point across all the while ignoring the short history that completely proves you wrong. If Obama had a son, he would be just like you.

 

[BluesStringer]

the theifs,more than likely are armed,3 to 1 you are out numbered,they have thrented you by breaking into your house,what if they try to over take you,rember the 3-1 thing,sh-t can hapen very fast,you may be lucky enough by asking them to be good until the law gets to your house to take control ! A crook should be afraid of the home owner.you sound like a liberal saying that a crook has rights too!

Since you can't spell, it's quite possible that you can't read either, which, if that's the case, I guess I'm wasting my time replying to you. But on the off-chance that it's not the case, may I suggest you do a little research on the posters that you go out of your way to insult in such a knee-jerk fashion? You can click on Firefighterchen's (or anyone else's) user name in any post they make and select, "View Forum Posts" to find out if your knee-jerk reaction has any validity to it at all, which, just an FYI, it didn't in this case.

That said, I always refrain from criticizing anyone who doesn't shoot, especially when the prospective shooter lives to tell about it and the bad guys go to jail. Would I have made the same choice under the same circumstances? Well, I would not have been in the same circumstances, so it's not a fair evaluation. I always carry when I'm away from the house. I would not have come home and had to go to my garage to get a gun, and even if I did, it would not have been a bolt-action (maybe even single-shot) .22LR. And as someone else said, the gun wasn't even loaded according to Link Removed.

folks,dont get me wrong,Im not sayin kill everyone,Im sayin,things can turn around very fast,theifs dont care what hapens to you,they will kill for the fun of it and little will hapen to them,if some of them get blown away then they may start to think about there actions,rember this whole thing probily went down in just seconds.

So what it really sounds like is that you are a hair-triggered, wannabe vigilante wanting to rid society of every kid who ever thought about committing a crime. I have no sympathy for criminals, teenagers or otherwise, but in this case, you're talking about execution, not a legal shoot. The kids all sat there and waited for the cops to come, so it didn't just happen in seconds. The guy did a damn good job of bluffing since his gun was unloaded.

I hope you shoot your guns more accurately than you shoot your mouth off.

Blues