" Great! Too bad he's going to the youth dention center. He will be out before all the bloggers on here whine about guns and gun control! "

" The guy with the B.B. gun is luck. Good thing the kid with .22 didn't pull it out. Hope he had the gun pumped at least 10 times. Wow good job though. "

" See, this is the exact reason strict regulations need to be put on guns. It doesn't take a hand gun or an automatic weapon to provide protection. A bb gun or perhaps even a paint ball gun does the trick just fine! "

" Good? Do you know that many of the kids that get placed at the youth detention center end up sitting there FAR longer than an adult would in jail? I'm talking months longer. It's not a quick trip for most - and then they are usually shipped off to a group home of some sort. "

" Gee think about it advocate. If you have your laws passed the only person with the gun would have been the kid that broke into the house. Does not make a lot of sense to me. I ever find anyone in my hallway like that you better believe the gun I have will not be a BB gun! "

" it's not the gun moron.......it's the person holding it....why blame the gun "

" A bb gun or perhaps even a paint ball gun does the trick just fine! Reality check man, this guy was lucky. Lets put a little thought into it before you post OK? "

" How about you put a big sign in your front yard that reads: "I do not believe in home defense weapons". Maybe you'll convince burglars to turn in their guns. Maybe you can add one to your bumper too that says "I don't believe in concealed personal protection weapons" - I'm sure potential car jackers will leave you alone. Look at facts: strict gun laws do absolutely nothing to prevent violent crime. Look at Canada, Britain and Australia - all have very strict gun control laws, and all have considerably worse violent crime rates than the US. That's not just my opinion, that's a statistical fact. (Fraser Institute Study is a good summary). Or look in our own country - Washington DC has the strictest gun laws in the United States - yep, the same DC some know as the 'Murder Capital of the US". And don't give me the "the gun law is meant to change that" line - the law in DC has been in place since 76'. Sometimes personal opinion is best left out of public policy - gun laws are one of them. Those policies are best written based on the drastic effect it has on the public. Criminals don't follow laws, by defination - what makes people think they'll follow the law if it says "no guns"? "

" "Gun Control Advocate", your comments are typical of people that lack knowledge about guns and gun control. The man was just lucky that he didn't need to use the bb-gun, which could have easily happened had the burglar been a more experienced individual. It is extremely ignorant to even suggest that a bb-gun or paintball gun can provide an adequate means to self-defense, especially if the suspect is also armed. A bb-gun working as a deterrent in this one isolated case would not be the norm. This guys was really lucky! "

" Wow. Seriously lucky. Not smart, but certainly leading a charmed life that night. I wonder if he will continue to believe in his luck or whether he'll wake up and realize the next bad guy may not be a clueless teenager. He needs better security on his doors and windows. And he needs a better gun. Remember: "When seconds count, the police are only minutes away." "

" I actually have a taser, I believe it would work in a dire situation. "

" Yippee! Finally a credible, real-life example documented in Lincoln and he wasn't even a permit holder. Myself I will always be prepared to protect myself against any attacker - I don't expect our cops to protect me when I call 911 (it's impossible). Thank God our Legislature did do one thing right over the many years of tax increases. And that was making it legal for me to learn how to protect myself with a weapon I do not have to keep out in the open. Were it not for the new law, I never would have taken the training course and would be helpless against this type of personal attack. Thanks again to everyone who fought for my right to defend myself with more than just a can of spray. "

" Have you ever heard the saying "don't take a BB gun to a "GUN" fight?" Wow, bad move it could have turn bad real quick. I'm glad he's ok. "

" The guy with the BB gun was lucky (and stupid). The kid with the 22 was lucky he didn't get a face full of 00 Buck. CCW laws and permits have nothing to do with it. The guy with the BB gun didn't need a permit of any kind. We will fight to the death to keep it that way. "

" The man with a bb gun should have just given whatever to the robber. That way nobody gets hurt. The homeowner violated the robbers rights by holding him at bb-gun-point, and not allowing him to leave. The homeowner should be arrested and charged as well. "

" ummm I'm sorry why should the home owner be charged? Whose home was violated? It was just a b.b. gun and I'm sure the 16 year old given the "option" to leave woulda pulled out his gun first and shot him... "

" Not right are you high? The robber gave up all his rights by breaking into the man's home. He deserved to be held at BB-gun point. Ever heard of a citizen's arrest? "

" To "Not Right" The robber lost his right to anything the moment he broke into someone's private residence to commit an illegal act. Give me a break!!!!! Your statement proves, that criminals have more rights than the victim. I guarantee, if someone breaks into my home, I won't care about his rights. I will protect my own, the laws says I can& I will hold him with my gun until I no longer need to, TO Heck with his rights!!! "

" Are you serious. The home owner should be in trouble for someone else breaking into his house? "

" Not Right, U ever here of citizens arrest??? "

" My god, I seriously think my IQ level declined after reading some of these comments. And to "Not Right", maybe he should have offered him some milk and cookies before he sent him on his merry way. When he entered that house to burglarize it he chose to forfeit his "rights". If you're going to say nonsense like that I am sure all of the criminal type would love to have your address, because they know they would be in no danger of getting caught, even if you did wake up to find them in yur house you would just hold the door open for them. Heck, maybe you could grab the other end of your TV and help them load it into their car. "

" Not right... wow I sure hope that you were kidding, sad thing is that the homeowner may very well be charged for protecting his own home from an intruder. That is just another flaw with our justice system. Let us protect our homes with whatever arms we so choose; I'm pretty sure that it says something like that somewhere in the laws of our land... oh wait that's called the 2nd Amendment! Harsher punishments for stupid kids that think they're tough carrying around a piece. Make them suffer from the consequences of their actions rather than slapping them on the wrist and calling it a day. "

" This individual was being detained pending the arrival of Law Enforcement. Had he broke into my home, he wouldn't have been that lucky!! My home is protected by Smith & Wesson. "

" I hope that comment is sarcasm. "

" I can only hope that the homeowner reads these comments. If he does, he should know how lucky he is not to be dead this morning. Dude....head on over to Sheels and get yourself a pump shotgun- just the sound of racking the slide will make most bad guys lose control of their bladder and run...you don't even have to be in the same room. "

" Now lets wait for the ACLU to come in and file a lawsuit against the homeowner for 'violating the criminal's civil rights'. Sound crazy??? I have seen worse come out of that organization. "

" Is there not already a "strict regulation" (aka: a law) which prohibits 16 year olds from possessing a handgun? Isn't there also a law against concealing a firearm without a permit? Isn't there another strict regulation against breaking into someone's home, and another for committing a crime with a weapon? Exactly how many more strict regulations do you think we need to institute to get the criminals to follow them? "