Tulsa Homeowner Fights Back During Home Invasion

"The first guy came through and he had the look of a oh!' on his face," said Gage.

[say what]

Good job... but next time more shooting and less talking.

[Matt]

Good job, Mr. Gage! Armed citizens like you do more to prevent crime than any other means out there, aside from a good upbringing to start with!

[An Observer]

Way to Go! Hopefully now they might think twice about attempting to crash and grab!

[Dale T]

Next time don't miss!!

[Fred]

Does anyone know what neighborhood this was in?

[Rollin Okie]

Damn sam he missed them! Oh well, better luck next time.

[Rollin Okie]

TRY THIS AGAIN !!

Dang shame he missed them !!!

[Josh]

Thank you sir for having a spine. It is a shame there aren't more people like you in this world. If there was, we wouldn't have half the problems we do now.

[DAVE]

YOU HAVE, WITH JUST ONE SHOT, DONE MORE GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY (and for the "WOULD BE ROBBERS") THAN ALL THE LAW AND COURTS. THANK YOU !

[WhattheHess]

I would love to know wehre this was at, is it a secret? Anyway I am glad he had time to wake up a little bit before steadying that gun but was hoping more for an outcome of shooting someone at least in the hand or leg or something so they could be caught when they went for medical treatment. It won't scare them away, they will definately be at it again, more agressive next time maybe? Good job Mr. Gage, glad your safe.

[amazed]

I am just amazed that so many people say good job to this guy (and yes I think he did a good job) but on the forum where a cop defended himself and shot someone everyone questions the validity of whether his life was actually in danger. Why the double standard? And by the way good freaking job Mr. Gage!!!

[Tuco]

"When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!" - Tuco shooting the one armed man while in the bath tub - Good the Bad and the Ugly..

[Cool]

And that's why a shotgun would be ideal. When that guy came through the door Mr. Gage could of said something clever like "Say Hello to my little Friend" and then BOOM and the crook would have some definite "Battle damage!"

LOL.

[Tulsa]

I am dyeing to know the "movie type line"..its got to be good.."come on punk, make my day"? whattya all think?

[say what]

Tulsa wrote:

I am dyeing to know the "movie type line"..its got to be good.."come on punk, make my day"? whattya all think?

How about: "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" (Batman 1989)

[just me]

I was thinkin the same thing Cool said....Say hello to my little Friend.....bout time these thugs met someone who stood up to them.....would love to have seen the guy's face....bet he messed on himself....

[Lnc]

amazed wrote:

I am just amazed that so many people say good job to this guy (and yes I think he did a good job) but on the forum where a cop defended himself and shot someone everyone questions the validity of whether his life was actually in danger. Why the double standard? And by the way good freaking job Mr. Gage!!!

You're right, and I agree!

[John in BA]

I listened to this on the police scanner as it went down. This happened about 1 block north of E. 31st Street and about halfway between Garnett & 129 E Ave. Bad guys fled on foot into the retention pond area. TPD said since it was raining so hard a dog could not track thru the rain filled creek, etc.

Other question is... He shot THRU the door. TPD never did find his bullett. Where did it end up at ?

[Al Lee]

Did the homeowner give a description of the home invaders,,,,OR would that be racial profiling?

[Old Republican]

One line comes to mind. It goes like this, "You won't lay a hand on me, you won't insult me and you won't take what is mine. You won't do these things to me, my family or my friends. If you do I will kill you". It is really kinda simple.

If someone kicks your door in - they are not your friends. They did'nt visit just to see what they could do for you. Mr Gage, you did the right thing.
If you said, "time out" or "please wait while I dial 911", you could very well be dead right now.

It's bad enough we are laying off law enforcement people. This did'nt need to happen. I've never been in a city where they had an "operation slick streets" either. However, all the police we could ever hope for can't make up for citizen action and responsibility.