{"id":227349,"date":"2025-12-28T10:33:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T16:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=227349"},"modified":"2025-12-29T11:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T17:12:59","slug":"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\/","title":{"rendered":"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">3<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A California mother\u2019s instinct to protect her family turned into dramatic surveillance video when she rammed her SUV into what turned out to be suspected burglars\u2019 <em>getaway<\/em> car, after learning her children were inside the home being targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>NBC4 Los Angeles<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/sherman-oaks-mom-rams-suspected-burglars-getaway-car\/3819917\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\">aired<\/a> footage showing the moment the woman\u2019s Mercedes-Benz hit the parked sedan as the burglars fled, sparking widespread attention on the risks Americans face when seconds count and help is minutes away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-i-was-in-panic-i-was-in-shock\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\" data-level=\"2\">\u201cI was in panic. I was in shock.\u201d<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-if-she-had-a-better-option\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\" data-level=\"2\">If she had a better option\u2026<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-seconds-matter-police-are-minutes-away\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\" data-level=\"2\">Seconds matter. Police are minutes away.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dramatic video captures mom ramming into car of burglars targeting her home\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5rQ8g1SXcg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-was-in-panic-i-was-in-shock\">\u201cI was in panic. I was in shock.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, the woman had stepped out to get coffee while her three young children and their grandmother were at the house in Sherman Oaks. Moments later, she received a panicked call from her mother, who was inside the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI see the guys and I was in panic. I was in shock, you know?\u201d the woman told the news crew about her reaction as she rushed back and hit the SUV parked outside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/video-mother-daughter-shootout-thug\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2244\">Surveillance video<\/a> shows the SUV plow into the sedan just as multiple suspects ran from the area. Police later found items in the damaged vehicle consistent with <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/homeowner-fatally-shoots-brother-during-burglary-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2242\">attempted burglary<\/a>. Including a wallet, a crowbar, and a walkie-talkie, though at least at last <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/post\/los-angeles-california-crash-woman-rams-suv-would-burglary-crews-getaway-car-video\/18309275\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\">reports<\/a>, no arrests had been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-if-she-had-a-better-option\">If she had a better option\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What <em>wasn\u2019t<\/em> captured on camera \u2014 and what the <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/fear-mongering-finest-nbc-reports-ghost-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2243\">NBC report<\/a> notably glossed over \u2014 is the reason this mother\u2019s only defensive tool was her vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a moment of terror, she resorted to ramming a car because she had no <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/study-enforcing-existing-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2245\">immediate lawful<\/a> way to stop a threat to her children. There was no mention in the report of any firearm, <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/bodycam-deputies-fatally-shoot-florida-man-after-taser-pepper-spray-and-bean-bags-fail\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"2241\">pepper spray<\/a>, or other defensive tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sbr-vs-braced-pistol-read-this-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\">Free SBRs Are Coming! A Horrible Idea<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s call it what it was: the only tool available to a law-abiding parent in a crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And her reaction, driving into a potential threat, isn\u2019t irrational. When a loved one is in danger, instinct drives action. But wouldn\u2019t we prefer that action be <em>effective<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-seconds-matter-police-are-minutes-away\">Seconds matter. Police are minutes away.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident underscores a reality too many families know:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Criminals decide when they strike.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Police respond after the fact.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Parents are left with whatever tools they have at hand.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this case, that tool was a luxury SUV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would the outcome have been different if this mother <em>wasn\u2019t<\/em> defenseless under California\u2019s restrictive self-defense environment? Would the burglars have paused if faced with an armed, prepared homeowner instead of a terrified parent barreling down the street?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These may be uncomfortable questions to some.  But they\u2019re grounded in the facts of this event, not in spin. The <em>NBC<\/em> report didn\u2019t make them for her, but her actions did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because in that split second, she didn\u2019t <em>choose<\/em> panic. She chose to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And her parting message to those burglars?  \u201cNext time,\u201d she said, \u201cI\u2019m going to kill them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><em>*** <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"california-mom-rams-burglars-getaway-car\" title=\"California Mom Rams Burglars\u2019 Getaway Car\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a> ***<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI see the guys and I was in panic. 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