Pregnant Florida woman uses AR-15 to fatally shoot intruder

[brad3579]

No need for anyone to have an AR I guess
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/home-invader-fatally-shot-florida-pregnant-woman-ar-15-n1076026

[Kelor]

CNN tweeted that it was an "Automatic Rifle".

https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1191525810689196033

[Ghost]

"Two unknown males broke in and made demands of them. The male victim, who is the homeowner, began to get pistol-whipped and beat up," Hillsborough County Sheriff's Maj. Frank Losat told reporters on the scene.

"During that incident, the female homeowner retrieved a firearm, which was in the house legally, and fired one round which struck the male victim that was deceased in the ditch."

Homeowner Jeremy King said he'd be dead if not for his fast-thinking, eight-months-pregnant wife. He said both home invaders had pistols and they fired one shot.

“Them guys came in with two normal pistols and my AR stopped it,” King told Bay News 9. “(My wife) evened the playing field and kept them from killing me."

King suffered a fractured eye socket, a fractured sinus cavity and a concussion to go along with 20 stitches from the attack.

The husband, whose 11-year-old daughter was at home during the home invasion, said he and wife did not know their attackers.

“We also know this was not a random act," Losat said. "This family was probably targeted.”

I’m curious about the last paragraph.

[yukonjasper]

Good for her.

Good grief, there are some really horrible writers out there. I wonder if an editor actually looked at this story- if so, the editor is bad also.

[Rip Van Winkle]

"Two unknown males broke in and made demands of them. The male victim, who is the homeowner, began to get pistol-whipped and beat up," Hillsborough County Sheriff's Maj. Frank Losat told reporters on the scene.

"During that incident, the female homeowner retrieved a firearm, which was in the house legally, and fired one round which struck the male victim that was deceased in the ditch."

Homeowner Jeremy King said he'd be dead if not for his fast-thinking, eight-months-pregnant wife. He said both home invaders had pistols and they fired one shot.

“Them guys came in with two normal pistols and my AR stopped it,” King told Bay News 9. “(My wife) evened the playing field and kept them from killing me."

King suffered a fractured eye socket, a fractured sinus cavity and a concussion to go along with 20 stitches from the attack.

The husband, whose 11-year-old daughter was at home during the home invasion, said he and wife did not know their attackers.

“We also know this was not a random act," Losat said. "This family was probably targeted.”

I’m curious about the last paragraph.

I'd like to know why they shot the dead guy in the ditch. or is it?

[xd ED]

Good for her.

Good grief, there are some really horrible writers out there. I wonder if an editor actually looked at this story- if so, the editor is bad also.

and fired one round which struck the male victim that was deceased in the ditch."

I thought that was classic.

[Ironbear]

Come on you guys... give the writer and editor a break! Writing about a violent encounter, involving a gun, can really rattle a person... Think about the adrenaline dump!

[yukonjasper]

Mental health counselors are standing by.......

[Grayskies]

But aren't those just weapons of war?!

[Holland&Holland]

But aren't those just weapons of war?!

So wait, if we can save one child by banning ARs we are supposed to do that, now an AR saves 2 adults and 2 children so no?

[Grayskies]

But aren't those just weapons of war?!

So wait, if we can save one child by banning ARs we are supposed to do that, now an AR saves 2 adults and 2 children so no?

Depends on intersectionality and political party affiliation.

[Ghost]

But aren't those just weapons of war?!

So wait, if we can save one child by banning ARs we are supposed to do that, now an AR saves 2 adults and 2 children so no?

Depends on intersectionality and political party affiliation.

Maybe it didn’t identify as an AR?

[Holland&Holland]

Maybe it didn’t identify as an AR?

AK then? Or maybe a piston AR?

[linksep]

Maybe it didn’t identify as an AR?

AK then? Or maybe a piston AR?

No, if it was an AR or AK it would be too busy shooting up schools... This particular weapon identifies as a single-shot break-action shotgun and you can't tell it any different or you're some kind of 'phobe.

[Grayskies]

I would have guessed a Biden double barrel shotgun but that would have to be fired in the air twice to scare away the persons who made a poor choice tho driven to that choice by Trump somehow.