Quote Originally Posted by Dave_L View Post
I think another important issue here is making sure that you and your wife have a firearm close by. Lots of people just keep a pistol by their bedside but that doesnt help the person left in the room and this story would have be vastly different if his wife didn't have a gun too.
I respectfully disagree. He took the primary battle away from his wife and kids and while he was hurt it kept from from being physically harmed. If he had holed up waiting for the Cavalry (which wasn't coming based on what was reported) then all four likely would have reach that room they were all in nearly the same time and the odds of more than just him being hit would be greatly increased. I'm not going to second guess a single thing he did as he could have just as easily been asleep in his bed when they gained entry and things would likely have ended up much worse if they were trying to be reactive when already a couple steps behind the BG's and separated from their kids. Even though he went through hell and there's some mental trauma to everyone involved I feel like the best possible outcome was reached and given the BG's determination and preparation it could have just as easily gone much worse. I'm not going to second guess a single decision that was made in that story.