Man Fires Warning Shot to Get Burglar Out of His Apartment; No One Injured

Around 11:20 am on February 19, 2013 in Burlington, VT, a 40 year old man was returning from a brief walk to find a burglar approximately 25 years old inside his home. When the burglar brandished a knife, the man pulled out his gun, firing a warning shot into the floor, causing the burglar to turn and flee.

No one will ever know what would have happened if the man had been unarmed against a burglar armed with a knife who wasn't afraid to threaten his victim before he knew he had a gun. The presence of a gun in the hands of a good guy at least prevented the loss of his property and decreased the motivation for this criminal to strike again; at most, the gun prevented the loss of an innocent life, and it was able to do all of that without even hurting anybody. Amazing.

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