Police See Shocking Increase in Home Invasion Robberies

[CalvinHobbes]

If they're going after oil execs and politicians I'm okay with it.

 

[Softballslug]

Why is it so hard to realize this fact:

Criminals are criminals because they don't obey the law!!!! The ONLY ones
that obey the law are the law abiding citizens of any country. NO LAWS, yes even gun control laws, will EVER have an effect on CRIMINALS!!!!!

 

[thomsbrain]

this has been common in the bay area for years. they target asian families in wealthy neighborhoods because the perception is that asians often keep lots of cash and/or jewelry inside their homes (and to a certain extent, they've been correct in that perception).

and IIRC, the last hero to try to grab the family gun and do something about it ended up in a casket. if you have home insurance, it will cover the theft, so no point getting your ass blown away for no reason. oh yeah, and don't open the door for strangers in the first place. 😉

 

[DaShen]

Originally posted by: Auggie
I know for a fact that Houston's increase is due to Katrina evacuees being largely in Houston.

QFT :| They should increase punishment for these losers (the ones committing crimes that is.

 

[spacejamz]

oh yeah, and don't open the door for strangers in the first place. 😉

alot of the 'home invasions' in the Dallas/Ft Worth area happen because alot of people leave their garage doors open and then leave the door from the garage into the house unlocked...

common sense can go a long way to prevent some of these situations from occurring...granted some of these took place in nice upscale neighboorhoods (Coppell and Keller are some of the suburbs where this happened alot last year) that should be safe, but locking doors would seem prudent...

 

[xit2nowhere]

Some want to ban guns, 'cause they kill. Chuck Norris on the other hand can kill even without a gun. So what now, ban Chuck Norris ?

😀

 

[Amplifier]

I'm sure glad gun control is around to keep weapons out of the hands of criminals!

 

[I Saw OJ]

Originally posted by: xit2nowhere
Some want to ban guns, 'cause they kill. Chuck Norris on the other hand can kill even without a gun. So what now, ban Chuck Norris ?

😀

Good luck with that!

 

[jagec]

Gun control has always been a societal thing...what both sides fail to realize is that saying "Well, Country X passed such-and-such a law, and Y happened as a result" is invalid for Country Z, since different cultures have entirely different ways of dealing with weapons and all things related to them.

Japan has a stupid high suicide rate, despite no guns and precious few knives...I'd say that indicates a lot more about Japan than about guns.
Canada has roughly an equal proportion of guns as the US, but less crime..I'd say that has a lot more about Canada's culture (and population density😛) than the weapons themselves.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: jagec
Gun control has always been a societal thing...what both sides fail to realize is that saying "Well, Country X passed such-and-such a law, and Y happened as a result" is invalid for Country Z, since different cultures have entirely different ways of dealing with weapons and all things related to them.

Japan has a stupid high suicide rate, despite no guns and precious few knives...I'd say that indicates a lot more about Japan than about guns.
Canada has roughly an equal proportion of guns as the US, but less crime..I'd say that has a lot more about Canada's culture (and population density😛) than the weapons themselves.

What it proves is that crime and suicide rates are independent of hardware, and 100% cultural.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: ahurtt

Originally posted by: compuwiz1
As for Sacramento, letting Thunder Valley casino be built, in a huge metro area, will go down as a huge mistake.

I live near one of the main routes to there. There has been a huge increase in crime, DUI arrests, and all kinds of people are hanging out at our local convenience stores, begging for money, or trying to sell you a watch, or drugs. Also, we see lots of POS cars broken down all over the place. Neighbors are getting arrested for domestic violence, as well as cars getting reposessed right and left. This can't be good!

You know what you have to do right? Burn it doooowwwnnn!!!

burn baby burn!

goddamned race based business monopoly. racist as hell.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: loic2003

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: loic2003

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
/waits for the inevitable lame war between the pro-gun and anti-gun groups

There is no argument. Clearly, being able to own a lethal weapon in your home significantly decreases any chance of being attacked and makes your world warm and safe. Never mind the hugely inflated rates of accidental deaths, successful suicide attempts and unnessary killings, at least everyone is a lot safer in their own homes.

Super duper!

"Hugely inflated" is the key phrase there. :roll:

I'm not having this argument. Suffice to say that allowing lethal weapons in the hands of a population who are notoriously stupid is clearly a bad plan. Justify it all you like, I no longer give a crap and have no intention of visiting that shithole ever again.
Best of luck to you all!
xxx

Elitism is fun, isn't it? Makes you feel all superior and stuff, huh?

Yeah, he can just wait for the cops to show up while someone is invading his home. Or maybe he'll just bend over for them.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: loic2003

Great point, I totally retract my statement. Instead of finding those who have guns, we should allow everyone to have a gun in order to lower gun crime!

Would you propose a house by house, room by room search for guns? Would you dig up every yard, looking for stored guns? That sounds like a lot of work.

Probably easier to let those who wish to arm themselves, arm themselves.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: spacejamz

Originally posted by: Skanderberg

Originally posted by: loic2003

Originally posted by: iamaelephant
/waits for the inevitable lame war between the pro-gun and anti-gun groups

There is no argument. Clearly, being able to own a lethal weapon in your home significantly decreases any chance of being attacked and makes your world warm and safe. Never mind the hugely inflated rates of accidental deaths, successful suicide attempts and unnessary killings, at least everyone is a lot safer in their own homes.

Super duper!

Mainland Japan (meaning the big island) has one of the (if not the single) largest suicide rates in the world and guns are banned completely.

Edit: aren't most deaths unnecessary?

maybe we should ask England how well their gun ban is going?

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yeap. now are trying to ban knives! even kitchen knives! just shows you that criminals will use whatever they can do the crime.

 

[EyeMWing]

Yeah, I've got my SKS in my bedroom, prettymuch just propped up in a corner, and five clips (that's 50 rounds, and yes, on an SKS, they're clips, NOT magazines) just chillin' next to it. I've shot my girlfriend 45 times, myself 16, my neighbors 23, and I haven't killed a single person staging a home invasion yet.

Oh, and I stabbed a kitten with the bayonet.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Yeah, I've got my SKS in my bedroom, prettymuch just propped up in a corner, and five clips (that's 50 rounds, and yes, on an SKS, they're clips, NOT magazines) just chillin' next to it. I've shot my girlfriend 45 times, myself 16, my neighbors 23, and I haven't killed a single person staging a home invasion yet.

Oh, and I stabbed a kitten with the bayonet.

damn kittens! they should be outlawed!

 

[Nebor]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Yeah, I've got my SKS in my bedroom, prettymuch just propped up in a corner, and five clips (that's 50 rounds, and yes, on an SKS, they're clips, NOT magazines) just chillin' next to it. I've shot my girlfriend 45 times, myself 16, my neighbors 23, and I haven't killed a single person staging a home invasion yet.

Oh, and I stabbed a kitten with the bayonet.

You're a fool if you actually use an SKS for home defense. Collateral damage liability is HUGE.

As far as the people saying that guns are bad, etc... I tell you this, I'd rather have a fighting chance with a gun than to just submit to the will of criminals.

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Yeah, I've got my SKS in my bedroom, prettymuch just propped up in a corner, and five clips (that's 50 rounds, and yes, on an SKS, they're clips, NOT magazines) just chillin' next to it. I've shot my girlfriend 45 times, myself 16, my neighbors 23, and I haven't killed a single person staging a home invasion yet.

Oh, and I stabbed a kitten with the bayonet.

You're a fool if you actually use an SKS for home defense. Collateral damage liability is HUGE.

As far as the people saying that guns are bad, etc... I tell you this, I'd rather have a fighting chance with a gun than to just submit to the will of criminals.

This is just evidence of someone who bought a gun because it was cool and really has no understanding of firearms overall. Home defense should either be a pistol, non-magnum load, or a shotgun with pistol grip stock. With either weapon the owner better be proficient in it's use and be able to shoot someone without hesitation......if not then keep the guns on TV or in a safe.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Yeah, I've got my SKS in my bedroom, prettymuch just propped up in a corner, and five clips (that's 50 rounds, and yes, on an SKS, they're clips, NOT magazines) just chillin' next to it. I've shot my girlfriend 45 times, myself 16, my neighbors 23, and I haven't killed a single person staging a home invasion yet.

Oh, and I stabbed a kitten with the bayonet.

You're a fool if you actually use an SKS for home defense. Collateral damage liability is HUGE.

As far as the people saying that guns are bad, etc... I tell you this, I'd rather have a fighting chance with a gun than to just submit to the will of criminals.

That's not what it's primarily here for - but I'll be damned if I'm going to be concerned about the holes it's going to put in my walls, my neighbors walls, and my neighbor's rugrat's skull, if for some reason, I have to use it. Not old enough to own a handgun yet (wtf @ 21), and I can't be arsed to buy a cheap 12ga yet.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Yeah, I've got my SKS in my bedroom, prettymuch just propped up in a corner, and five clips (that's 50 rounds, and yes, on an SKS, they're clips, NOT magazines) just chillin' next to it. I've shot my girlfriend 45 times, myself 16, my neighbors 23, and I haven't killed a single person staging a home invasion yet.

Oh, and I stabbed a kitten with the bayonet.

You're a fool if you actually use an SKS for home defense. Collateral damage liability is HUGE.

As far as the people saying that guns are bad, etc... I tell you this, I'd rather have a fighting chance with a gun than to just submit to the will of criminals.

That's not what it's primarily here for - but I'll be damned if I'm going to be concerned about the holes it's going to put in my walls, my neighbors walls, and my neighbor's rugrat's skull, if for some reason, I have to use it. Not old enough to own a handgun yet (wtf @ 21), and I can't be arsed to buy a cheap 12ga yet.

:roll:

Good luck with the criminal charges and civil suits...

 

[Ronstang]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Yeah, I've got my SKS in my bedroom, prettymuch just propped up in a corner, and five clips (that's 50 rounds, and yes, on an SKS, they're clips, NOT magazines) just chillin' next to it. I've shot my girlfriend 45 times, myself 16, my neighbors 23, and I haven't killed a single person staging a home invasion yet.

Oh, and I stabbed a kitten with the bayonet.

You're a fool if you actually use an SKS for home defense. Collateral damage liability is HUGE.

As far as the people saying that guns are bad, etc... I tell you this, I'd rather have a fighting chance with a gun than to just submit to the will of criminals.

That's not what it's primarily here for - but I'll be damned if I'm going to be concerned about the holes it's going to put in my walls, my neighbors walls, and my neighbor's rugrat's skull, if for some reason, I have to use it. Not old enough to own a handgun yet (wtf @ 21), and I can't be arsed to buy a cheap 12ga yet.

You are officially an idiot who should not own a firearm and the typical moron who owns an SKS as his only weapon.

 

[theeedude]

I don't believe it. There is no crime in Houston, because people in Texas can own guns. 😀

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Yeah, I've got my SKS in my bedroom, prettymuch just propped up in a corner, and five clips (that's 50 rounds, and yes, on an SKS, they're clips, NOT magazines) just chillin' next to it. I've shot my girlfriend 45 times, myself 16, my neighbors 23, and I haven't killed a single person staging a home invasion yet.

Oh, and I stabbed a kitten with the bayonet.

You're a fool if you actually use an SKS for home defense. Collateral damage liability is HUGE.

As far as the people saying that guns are bad, etc... I tell you this, I'd rather have a fighting chance with a gun than to just submit to the will of criminals.

That's not what it's primarily here for - but I'll be damned if I'm going to be concerned about the holes it's going to put in my walls, my neighbors walls, and my neighbor's rugrat's skull, if for some reason, I have to use it. Not old enough to own a handgun yet (wtf @ 21), and I can't be arsed to buy a cheap 12ga yet.

you have got to be kidding. If not then you should not have the SKS or any fvcking gun at all. you are not responsible enough to have it.

i really hope this i not how you really think. if so it really shows you are not responsible enough to have them.

 

[dmcowen674]

I am not surprised.

I warned about this quite a long time ago in P&N.

As you widen the gap between rich and poor this is what you can expect.

Especially when the poor have no hopes of not being so poor with hard work.

The business practices of pandering only to the rich is what is causing this.

Unless to U.S. returns to it's roots it is cooked.

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: EyeMWing

Originally posted by: Nebor

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Yeah, I've got my SKS in my bedroom, prettymuch just propped up in a corner, and five clips (that's 50 rounds, and yes, on an SKS, they're clips, NOT magazines) just chillin' next to it. I've shot my girlfriend 45 times, myself 16, my neighbors 23, and I haven't killed a single person staging a home invasion yet.

Oh, and I stabbed a kitten with the bayonet.

You're a fool if you actually use an SKS for home defense. Collateral damage liability is HUGE.

As far as the people saying that guns are bad, etc... I tell you this, I'd rather have a fighting chance with a gun than to just submit to the will of criminals.

That's not what it's primarily here for - but I'll be damned if I'm going to be concerned about the holes it's going to put in my walls, my neighbors walls, and my neighbor's rugrat's skull, if for some reason, I have to use it. Not old enough to own a handgun yet (wtf @ 21), and I can't be arsed to buy a cheap 12ga yet.

you have got to be kidding. If not then you should not have the SKS or any fvcking gun at all. you are not responsible enough to have it.

i really hope this i not how you really think. if so it really shows you are not responsible enough to have them.

It would take a lot to get me to point that thing at anybody. If they're that much of a threat, taking time to think about collateral damage is going to get me dead.

If it's that grave of a situation, a one-in-a-million shot at bad ****** happening is a lot better than a certainty as far as I'm concerned.

Originally posted by: Ronstang

You are officially an idiot who should not own a firearm and the typical moron who owns an SKS as his only weapon.

It's my only weapon because I just moved out of my parent's house. We had a FRICKIN' ARSENAL there, but this was the only piece registered to me. So it's the only one I took.