prginocx

I would beg to differ, speaking from my own experience. When I was 15 a guy broke into my Dad's machine shop. Of course the dog was going nuts, so I took a pump shotgun to investigate. this was CA, and the law doesn't always favor the homeowner so I had rounds in the magazine, but not in the chamber. I was standing outside the bldg adjacent to our house and I noticed the lock on the side door was broken off... I said very loudly " You are making a bad mistake, I have a gun..." and then I racked the slide to load a round in the chamber. I was scared 'cause it was pretty dark, but I think the guy inside was even more scared 'cause that distinctive sound of the slide working caused him to immediately stand up inside and call out to me...He was very cooperative and quiet and still. The cops took almost 30 minutes to get there...No shots fired, just a broken door latch to fix. Turned out we knew the kid, he lived down the street, and he ran with a bad crowd. I still know his parents...