Here’s a horror story for you, with as happy an ending as the horrendous circumstances allowed.
In retrospect, I can say it probably would have ended better if the parents had been able to access a gun. In Massachusetts where it happened, even owning handguns let alone carrying them legally is a hassle, but it can be done. For most of my life I lived in bordering New Hampshire, and back in the day jumped through the hoops to get a non-resident Massachusetts carry permit. That became unnecessary for me when the Bay State’s Bartley-Fox law was amended to allow cops, including out of state cops, to carry off duty there.
My hat is off to these courageous parents. The dad at one point in the struggle with the big, knife-wielding killer yelled to his family to bring him his gun, trying to bluff the monster into surrendering. He didn’t really have one.
I sure hope he got one since. If that mom, dad or now-adult daughter ever read this, I want them to know they have a free tuition at one of my classes (http://massadayoobgroup.com).
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It was very lucky that any of them survived that night. Midnight curfew for a 15 year old girl? I don’t think so. Lock your damn doors and give the kids a key. Have an emergency plan. Jump through whatever hoops you have to and get a gun and training. If dad had frozen they would all likely be dead. Mom, hit that POS with something heavy and don’t stop. Going through life with your head in the clouds and thinking nice thoughts is not a plan.