Intruders that knocked at this man’s door at 2am picked the wrong house to mess with
A Hewitt homeowner who is a former U.S. Marine thwarted an attempted home invasion early Friday morning when he fired his weapon through his front door at two men who tried to break into his home.
“If I (hadn’t been) armed, I’d probably be dead,” Eric Walters said.
He said he was acting to protect his wife and two children, one of whom is only seven weeks old, who were asleep inside the home.
Walters told police he was woken up to someone knocking, so he armed himself and went to the front door. He saw a man standing alone on his porch through the peephole, and he said he opened the door against his better judgement.
As soon as he did a second man came running around the corner of the house with a gun in his hand. Walters acted quick, slammed the door, and shot six times through the door. The intruders ran from the house in an unknown direction and Walters went back to his bedroom, re-armed himself and had his wife call 911.
Police are working to identify the suspects and they don’t believe anyone was shot.
“You know what the end goal is that my family is safe and I think they might have gotten the message, hey if we’re going to aggress you or harm you by force you have to deal with force as well.”
This former Marine saved himself and his family with thanks to his combat training, quick thinking, and of course defensive gun use. I really liked his message, don’t expect to have someone else’s hard earned money and possessions handed to you, basically if you live by the sword you’ll die by the sword.
These stories that are put out there for attention are not only reinforcing how vital it is to carry and practice the Second Amendment, but also that it is no longer easy to be a criminal in today’s society. Many people are refusing to be victimized, so keep sharing stories like these and keep proving that defensive gun use is saving lives and combatting criminals every day.
