Shared from Zite But when Dittrich grabbed the gun, the burglars attacked him, he said. As her fiance was beaten in front of her, Duffy was able to call for help. "That was the absolute hardest part, was that when I dialed 911, they were just beating him so absolutely mercilessly and brutally," she said. "And the one kept yelling, 'Shoot him, shoot him, shoot him.'" John Hames shared with you: After a Brutal Home Invasion, An Anti-Gun Couple Changed Their Minds On Firearm Ownership bearingarms.com - James Dittrich and Meredith Duffy are now gun owners after being attacked by criminals. Like most people, James Dittrich had horrible situational awareness. ...