Scott Stith was in his bedroom when he heard a loud crash coming from the first floor of his home. He grabbed his .45 cal. pistol and crept downstairs to investigate. He spotted the silhouette of a man, but did not fire because he had teenage sons in the house and was not 100 percent sure of his target. He called out only to discover the man was an intruder who had broken through the glass of the back door. Stith held the 29-year-old intruder at gunpoint until police arrived. Everyone involved was reportedly unharmed.(Sandusky Register, Milan, OH, 9/29/12)
Reprinted with the encouragement of the NRA
(Publisher's note: Excellent example from the NRA rules of gun safety, one of which is "Know Your Target".)
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