Posted
11/02/2005 05:22:00 PM
by Douglas
The classic example of why firearms are needed for protection: What if you hear someone trying to break into your house? Would you rather have a gun to protect yourself, or a phone to dial 911? Why not ask
this guy? Oh that's right, because he's dead.
A University of Texas student who called 911 to report that someone was trying to break into his apartment was found fatally wounded, Austin police said.
William Ehrhardt III, 22, was pronounced dead at Brackenridge Hospital Tuesday morning, the Austin American-Statesman reported in its online edition.
Police said Ehrhardt called 911 Monday night and said the burglar had apparently left.
Officers were responding to his call when they received a second 911 call about a possible shooting, police said.
Police believe Ehrhardt was a target because the killer or killers were in his apartment for a few seconds.
Would he be alive right now if he owned a 9mm, knew how to use it, and double tapped his intruder in the chest when he entered his apartment? Who knows. It may (or may not) be an extrapolation to say that a gun would have saved his life, but it's pretty obvious what
didn't.911.