Tactical Decisions Game, but for real

[roscott]

Okay. Here's a tactical decisions game, but one that became quite real for my family.

Location: Your Home

Time: 1:30 AM

Situation: You are asleep in bed, with your house alarm set. You awaken to the alarm going off and the front door banging open. You grab your HD weapon, and move to where you can see the door. There is a person standing in the entry, with a hood obscuring their face. The door is open and a driving rain is pouring through the doorway. What do you do?



This situation is exactly what happened in my house a couple years back. My dad grabbed his gun and went to confront the threat. Fortunately, he stays calm under stress, and we soon discovered that the hooded individual in our entry was my sister's (emotionally disturbed) friend. We always lock the doors at night, but somehow it wasn't locked that night.

Something to consider when you say that all invited persons are accounted for. (We were certainly not expecting her to show up that night.)
I thought this was an interesting situation to consider, as it could have ended very tragically.

 

[roscott]

And of course, no disrespect meant to JimFloyd for stealing his Tactical Decisions Game.

 

[jblomenberg16]

I think that is a great reminder that ID'ing the target is very important rather than just letting bullets fly and asking questions later.

 

[JimFloyd]

Great post. Thanks for sharing! No offense taken at all!

Regards,

Jim

 

[Wabatuckian]

Likely tell him to show me his hands, and have someone call 911.

The key words are "emotionally disturbed." Nobody will be coming into my house at 1:30 in the morning unless they are breaking in or emotionally disturbed.

Either personality type could go south real quick.

 

[jforrest]

Grab the shotgun and confront the individual. When I see them I'll tell them to stop right there or I will shoot! Then pump it for intimidation and obviously chamber a round. Anything other than listening to my exact orders very well may result in 00 Buck center mass.