Liberty Maven

Thirteen year old Jack Theisen in Madison, WI had to make a quick decision when he spotted two men casing his home:

Madison (WKOW) — 13 year old Jack Theisen had to make a quick decision when two would-be robbers were in the process of coming through an unlocked, basement door, and Theisen was home alone.

Theisen grabbed his Red Ryder model BB gun and shot the first invader in the shoulder, scaring off both men.

“He’s resilient,”  Jack Theisen’s father, Mike Theisen told 27 News.

Mike Theisen said his son, an eighth grade student at St. James Catholic School, has taken a hunter safety course and is proficient and safe with guns.

Theisen said his son spotted the two men as they cased the front of the house on Sherman Avenue, perhaps believing the house was empty since most of the lights were out around 8 p.m. Oct. 9.   Theisen said Jack Theisen then watched the men make their way to the home’s side entrance.

While the Political Correct agenda would be to counsel the boy to never point a gun at someone and to “run away” from all threats, I commend this young man for using his wits (along with his toy gun) to protect his home.  As beautifully explained in A Nation of Cowards by Jeffrey R. Snyder, to protect one’s property and family is to protect one’s dignity:

Crime is not only a complete disavowal of the social contract, but also a commandeering of the victim’s person and liberty. If the individual’s dignity lies in the fact that he is a moral agent engaging in actions of his own will, in free exchange with others, then crime always violates the victim’s dignity. It is, in fact, an act of enslavement. Your wallet, your purse, or your car may not be worth your life, but your dignity is; and if it is not worth fighting for, it can hardly be said to exist.

Personally, I would be proud to have a son like Jack.

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