My brother caught some meth-head robbing our home place yesterday. Pulled the Colt out, told hime to sit down and called 911. He said it's amazing how fast the response time was when the dispatcher realized he was holding a pistol on the bad guy.
Turned out the guy has a pretty long record for theft and drug convictions. Sheriff said the guy would be a long time getting out this time.
Bad guys-0 Good guys-1

louie, he has a good question there. If a cop pulls up on a scene with a perp being held at gunpoint the cop doesn't really know who the good is or who the bad guy is.The LEO is probably going to tell both guys to spread eagle on the ground while he disarms both.Then he will start asking questions. At least that is what happened to me.

There are some scum around that area! My parents are right down the road.

I think it's time for me to become an armed citizen.

WTG! I remember an incident in Mesquite many years ago where a resident pulled up in front of his house to see a guy backing out the window with a
load of goods. He reached behind the seat and grabbed his 44 carbine and told the guy to stop. He didn't and the resident dropped him in the yard. By the time he reloaded here comes another one that did not stop until the carbine went off. At that point he realized there was a guy in the get away car they were trying to get to, ordered him hands up but he was fumbling
In the seat for what he expected was a gun, carbine goes off and takes that one out through the windshield. Another one breaks from the house and he let's another round go but just about takes his arm off and drops across the street. One thief survives best I recall, all others DOA. I hunting buddy of mine was the first officer on the scene. He said it was a mess. The homeowner nauseous and pale as a ghost, he had been robbed three times prior.
He was no billed by the grand jury.
It could have been his wife or children that rolled up on these thieves with a much different results.
Glad it was him and he was a prepared citizen.
This was close to if not more than 20 years ago and that's my recollection of the story.
I think it's time for me to become an armed citizen.

No I hear ya...thats what I would do too... Just sounded weird by the way it was asked I guess. To me anyways. Dang internet...

Good. Too bad your brother didn't put that POS down. I hate thieves.