A Burgler breaks into your house...

[Ignignoct]

Grab a sharp/heavy object such as a knife in the kitchen, one of my swords or hockey stick and aim for the throat; neck if from behind. If this were to happen someone down the road, such as six to twelve months, well than I would simply put my own gun to his head, preferably a shotgun and say "It pays to have a bigger gun" and pull the trigger if he so much as blinked whilst I call 911.

For some reason, I keep visualizing the burglar spinning and shooting you out of sheer fear and knee-jerk reaction 1/2 way into your sentence.

Same thing with these people saying they'd point a gun and say "freeze!" and call the cops, waiting ~10-15 minutes for them to arrive.

But I've never been burglarized yet, so what do I know?

Here's hoping that day comes soon =p.

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

Call the cops, then grab my length of PVC pipe that I keep in my room and wait bythe door in case the perp comes in. If I thought there was only one I might try to spook the bastard off by running down the stairs screaming with an enormous knife... that I also keep in my room.

 

[Fanboy]

I'd get on my computer, turn the volume up to max, and play a police siren soundtrack.

Ought to give them a scare.

 

[Dramatic Flare]

hmmm....
K-bar in closest if I can, can of Axe and lighter on dresser if not. If I'm in the finished basement, as I'm often on the computer late at night, there is a weight room just ten steps away with a metal bar I can swing, or weights for either discus or punching with. There's also the 10 inch chef's knife above the fridge. Many heavy, hardcover books if caught near computer.

Against a gun, I can only call 911. Or have the element of surprise.

 

[the captain]

Some high school kids broke into my house when I was about 12. My family had just gotten back from vacation that day so they thought no one was home. It was about 11:00 pm and I was the only person home because my sister was staying at a friends house and my mom was working that night.

Some noises from the basement woke me up and when I went to the stairs I could hear some boys talking about carrying the TV outside. I went into my moms room and called the police. I lived in the middle of fucking nowhere so they told me to lock the door to the room I was in and hide until they got there.

I had a better idea and got my gun out from my moms closet, loaded it, and then walked down stairs. I scared the shit out of the boys and told them to lay facedown on the floor. There was no other way out of the room besides going through me so they both did as I said and the cops showed up about 10 minutes later. Both boys were arrested and charged with breaking and entering, possession of narcotics (they had some meth with them), and about five other crimes. They were both 18 years old so they were charged as adults and because of the lovely
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing laws in the US, they both got about a 25 year sentence.

I thought this was the most awesome thing I ever did until a few years later when I realized that the gun I took with me was a bolt action .22 and if they had been armed or if I had missed with my first shot it would have taken about 5-8 seconds for me to reload. So I would have pretty much been dead. I could have taken my shotgun, but we kept the bullets for it in our garage. I guess I just lucked out that time.

 

[CoziestPigeon]

I have a crowbar in my room for just that reason.

I'd grab me crowbar, and either (if he has a gun) get out of the house with it, having it with my only incase he jumps me, or (if he doesn't have a gun) go all Gordon Freeman on his ass.

 

[stompy]

Ideally, I'd try and make them repent to the full extent the law will let me in Australia (which isn't much, unless they threaten me, or assault me), and the call the police. Realistically, I['d call the police.

<a href=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,25157413-5001021,00.html?from=public_rss>Funny you should mention that...

 

[Kais86]

I have a baseball bat for just such an occasion, I'd have a better weapon but alas guns are expensive and I'm poor.

 

[CrafterMan]

I would check my watch, quietly grab a heavy, or sharp, implement.
Then, sneak up behind him, and make sure the last thing he ever hears is, "Look at the clock over there. It says it's time to kill again."
I will abide no criminals in my home. Should I die instead, sweet release will take me home.

I am the same.

I sleep with a knife under my pillow for a reason.

Obviously the same as yours, friend.

 

[phar]

Well ive been told by a cop that if you have an acutal weapon you can be charged for assault or murder. But if you say have a big heavy torch in your hand that is seen as ok since you would have not intentionally got a deadly weapon to hurt them. You could legitimately have a torch in the middle of the night to go the bathroom or something.

Not in Texas, if they are on your property (let alone your house) you can do whatever you want to them (except shoot them in the back).

Well this is Australia. There are always the crazy storys going around with stupid law cases (dont know how true they are). Theres one where a guy broke into someones store and slipped and hurt himself, he then goes and sues the owner of the shop for it not being safe

 

[Dys]

I live in Australia, so the chances of any burgalar in my house being organized enough to have any serious weapon (specificially a firearm) are low. I also happen to be 6'3 and around 100kgs, so anyone stupid enough to break into my house had better be a really fast runner, or a really strong fighter because things would most likely get very messy very quickly, especially if I though my family were in danger.

I'd call the cops before acting if possible, but I sure as hell wouldn't be letting them waltz out (I'm a particular fan of the old scream at people as you charge them, meaning that even if they could fight me off, they would still be caught by neighbors/police, and I'd then claim they assaulted me).

 

[sneakypenguin]

I would get my gun, and subdue the guy, if he refuses, well, that will be the last thing he ever does.

This, I don't even know if I would bother subduing though, just light ,identify and fill him with .357 sig hollowpoints. And since my state has the castle doctrine I couldn't be sued or charged with anything

 

[SteinFaust]

unarmed?
-melee party bag
melee?
-ranged melee
firearm?
-surprise and a blade
broken/unloaded firearm?
-melee and follow-up torture for being so stupid.

 

[ChickDangerous]

I honestly don't know. I used to live alone in a dodgy neighbourhood and I'd often wonder what I would do. I had a door to outside in my bedroom so I could sneak away quite easily but my first reaction when threatened is usually to stand and fight. I had a few swords scattered around the house (I have a thing for pirates and people keep giving me swords) and I think I would probably attack them.

I live in Australia too, so chances are that they wouldn't be armed with anything more sinister than a baseball bat and I'd have both a very sharp long reaching weapon and the element of surprise. Then again I might freeze up or hide under the bed too. I don't ever really want to have to find out.

 

[Delicious]

I'd put on a ski mask and whisper "Hey! Are you robbing this house too?"

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Grab a sharp/heavy object such as a knife in the kitchen, one of my swords or hockey stick and aim for the throat; neck if from behind. If this were to happen someone down the road, such as six to twelve months, well than I would simply put my own gun to his head, preferably a shotgun and say "It pays to have a bigger gun" and pull the trigger if he so much as blinked whilst I call 911.

For some reason, I keep visualizing the burglar spinning and shooting you out of sheer fear and knee-jerk reaction 1/2 way into your sentence.

Same thing with these people saying they'd point a gun and say "freeze!" and call the cops, waiting ~10-15 minutes for them to arrive.

But I've never been burglarized yet, so what do I know?

Here's hoping that day comes soon =p.

Yeah even I'll admit the irony of that would be priceless, although if I had my gun of choice - a shotgun - I dare him to attempt to spin around. He would not make it half way before my wall had a new paint job. ;P

To be honest, it would be a situational thing as I might just shoot fire and ask questions later.

 

[blankedboy]

Run to a safe place and call 911 from there. Fantasies of being some big hero should remain just that, fantasies.

Yeah, what he said.