14-Year Old Uses Rifle to Protect Siblings from Home Invaders

14-Year Old Uses Rifle to Protect Siblings from Home Invaders

When intruders tried to break in to Andrew Mason’s home, he did what any 14-year old would do. He told his siblings to go hide in the closet, grabbed his dad’s rifle, and joined them…

14-Year Old Uses Rifle to Protect Siblings from Home Invaders

According to KSNV News3LV, the two home invasion suspects knocked, but 14-year-old Andrew Mason did not answer–just as his parents had instructed him. Instead, he listened, and the sounds convinced him that the knocking was actually the sound of someone breaking in.

He sent his younger twin siblings into the closet, retrieved a rifle and a phone, and joined them. As the children huddled in the closet, the alleged home invaders took various items out of the house and loaded them into their car. Eventually, they opened the closet door, then fled upon seeing the rifle in Andrew’s hands.

His father praised his son’s bravery and quick actions. We should all be this brave!

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