Gun control means being able to hit your target - ask this lady

[fnfalman]

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/EE389F1DE650BC99862574F40012AA36?OpenDocument

A woman who was raped in her Cape Girardeau, Mo., home last weekend shot and fatally wounded the attacker when he broke in again early Friday morning, officials said.

Prosecuting Attorney H. Morley Swingle said no charges would be filed against the woman, 57, who shot Ronnie W. Preyer, 47, a registered sex offender, in the chest with a shotgun.

Officials said she did not know him.

At about midnight Oct. 25, she heard glass break in her basement and was grabbed by a man as she tried to flee out the front door. He punched her in the face, forced her into a bedroom and raped her, Swingle said.

She reported the crime to police, and her landlord repaired the window.

On Friday, she was home alone, watching TV about 2:15 a.m. when a man broke the same basement window and switched off the electricity to the house, Swingle said.

She tried to call 911 but couldn't with the power off. So she got a shotgun and waited as the man began banging on a door from the basement. She fired when he came crashing through the door.

After she fled to a neighbor's home to call police, officers found Preyer, badly wounded, stumbling away. He died at St. Francis Medical Center several hours later.

Swingle said the victim identified Preyer from photos as her previous attacker. When he was shot, Preyer, of Jackson, Mo., had wet caulking on his clothing from the recently repaired basement window.

Preyer had been convicted in New Madrid, Mo., in 1989 of rape and robbery and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was convicted in 2006 of failing to register as a sex offender, and earlier this year of misdemeanor assault.

Said Swingle, "I will not be filing any sort of charge against this ... woman, who was clearly justified under the law in shooting this intruder in her home."

[Gas Man]

Go lady!!

[MikeSP1]

Good on her, too bad she couldn't have shot him before he raped her the first time :(

[FT BSTRD]

My sister and brother-in-law live in Cape.


Good on her. I believe every house should be required to own and keep a firearm for home defense.

I'd bet he wouldn't have broken in the first time were that the case.

[jeeps84]

Every body should know the laws in their areas. The use of deadly force is highly frowned on here.

We have to retreat to the furthest point and escape if possible. How ever, if someone breaks through two doors or traps you. Then fire away. I would be in trouble if it happened to me. The fucker would be dead in my house.

[No Worries]

Every body should know the laws in their areas. The use of deadly force is highly frowned on here...
Colorado has the "Make My Day" law, which comes from the landmark 1985 Colorado statute that protects people from any criminal charge or civil suit if they use force - including deadly force - against an invader of the home. This law has been upheld in every case.

[t-homo]

Castle laws are great. The end of this story is great, but its a terrible story.

[Ducati Diva]

Poor lady now she not only has to deal with the horror of being raped but the mixed feelings that go along with killing someone.
Personaly laws be damned if anyone tries to come in my house I will shoot first and ask questions second, by the time the cops get there they'll be inside next to a room with no exit!

[FT BSTRD]

Poor lady now she not only has to deal with the horror of being raped but the mixed feelings that go along with killing someone.



I'd say the feelings are less mixed than one might believe.

My guess is that the time between the initial event and the following encounter was just enough for her to formulate a plan of attach should their paths again cross.

I suspect the blast to the chest was more humane that the other restitution planned.

[BobTheBiker]

Score one for the good ole lady. I love the castle laws. we've got em here too, and I fully believe ALL states should have the same law to allow citizens to defend what's rightfully THEIRS.

That sad bastard that got shot is one less taking up a cell and our tax dollars in an effort to "rehabilitate" or punish. hope he burns in the darkest pits of hell.

[Antwanny]

Castle laws are great. The end of this story is great, but its a terrible story.

Gotta love them

Now think of a society in which you knew just about everyone owned and carried a gun. Would this not make you think twice about doing anything stupid?
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[Carolina]

Gotta love them

Now think of a society in which you knew just about everyone owned and carried a gun. Would this not make you think twice about doing anything stupid?

exactly they wouldn't just kick in doors and run up on everyone, shit wouldn't be as rude in general either

[Antwanny]

exactly they wouldn't just kick in doors and run up on everyone, shit wouldn't be as rude in general either

My point exactly.
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[Carolina]

Score one for the good ole lady. I love the castle laws. we've got em here too, and I fully believe ALL states should have the same law to allow citizens to defend what's rightfully THEIRS.

That sad bastard that got shot is one less taking up a cell and our tax dollars in an effort to "rehabilitate" or punish. hope he burns in the darkest pits of hell.

AMEN:fu2:

[BobTheBiker]

Gotta love them

Now think of a society in which you knew just about everyone owned and carried a gun. Would this not make you think twice about doing anything stupid?

damn straight. statistically, London is a more likely place to get mugged than the Bronx. Granny could be walkin home in the bronx and muggers are less inclined to screw with her because they dont know if she's packin a 357 in her handbag or something.

I think the KNOWING that someone is packin tends to help people think more about the consequences of doing something illegal such as mugging that person.
NOBODY wants to try and take grandmas handbag if they think she's packin a gun and could easily put some new holes in you.

[FT BSTRD]

Thieves and rapists are generally cowards preying on the weak. Given a world in which just about anyone could kill you for attacking them, there would be fewer thieves and rapists.

[marko138]

Good for this lady. Terrible what she had to go through...but she handled her business the 2nd time around.

[z06boy]

Good on her, too bad she couldn't have shot him before he raped her the first time :(

So true...the f*ckin' scumbag.

[t-homo]

I agree crime rate would drastically decrease. And people are still fighting to get guns taken away????

[the chi]

Every body should know the laws in their areas. The use of deadly force is highly frowned on here.

We have to retreat to the furthest point and escape if possible. How ever, if someone breaks through two doors or traps you. Then fire away. I would be in trouble if it happened to me. The fucker would be dead in my house.


Holy crap, thats ridiculous!! DO they actually try and uphold that in a case like this?

As for this story, terrible, but way to go in making sure it didnt happen again!!

[smileyman]

Lesson for everyone here...
1. keep shotgun close to the bed.
2. Justice will be served eventually.

[Ducati Diva]

Holy crap, thats ridiculous!! DO they actually try and uphold that in a case like this?

As for this story, terrible, but way to go in making sure it didn't happen again!!

Yes it's true. I knew an 85 year old lady who had a guy(crack head) break in her house and rob her (no rape but he smacked her around) then a few weeks later he tried to break in her house again late at night. She warned him to go away, he didn't. She shot the bastard through her door and blew his ass off the porch. Needless to say that he didn't make it. The state actually charged her with murder. A very good lawyer volunteered his services and she got off but still to charge her with murder was so stupid! That's some of our fine state laws at work

[Carolina]

Lesson for everyone here...
1. keep shotgun close to the bed.
2. Justice will be served eventually.

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[marko138]

Yes it's true. I knew an 85 year old lady who had a guy(crack head) break in her house and rob her (no rape but he smacked her around) then a few weeks later he tried to break in her house again late at night. She warned him to go away, he didn't. She shot the bastard through her door and blew his ass off the porch. Needless to say that he didn't make it. The state actually charged her with murder. A very good lawyer volunteered his services and she got off but still to charge her with murder was so stupid! That's some of our fine state laws at work

That just ain't right. Give the lady a break. Clearly she's defending herself...against a previous offender, no less.

[jeeps84]

:iagree:

[Ducati Diva]

That just ain't right. Give the lady a break. Clearly she's defending herself...against a previous offender, no less.

The whole town was in an uproar over it! She didn't pay a dime in lawyers fees. A couple of local security companys hooked her whole house up with a system for free. The local police dept sent several officers to court to testify in her defense. They wouldn't even take her in for processing made the guys from the SBI do their own dirty work. Still sucks that she had to go through all of that though.

[marko138]

Good...it's good to hear the town got behind her. I mean 85 years old...give her a break.