I'd be really careful with anything I "learned" on Free Republic regarding the lawful use of firearms and self defense.
Lot of folks posting here who believe in within their God-given legal right to shoot anything that moves.
Ah, alas, it doesn’t matter.
I live in NYC/USSR.
I’m obliged to get shot like a sitting duck if my home is broken into.
YES, I want to leave. But the, what’s the word, I always forget, oh yeah, WIFE wants to stay.
I’m 49 in May. We’re out of here at 62.
Straight to PA.
But thanks for the heads up :)
I trust what I read about the law on FR. Especially since much of it is written without reading the story, you know it’s never contaminated by the facts of the case.
As for the shooter, the bullet holes in the shower curtain worry me. It’s hard to justify whatever fear is required for a shooting if the (drunk, drugged, or crazy) criminal is still in your shower and you’re not. Obviously, it would be an entirely different situation if they were both in the shower!
This guy would have been much better off if he had not shot. Failing that, he should have left out incriminating details, starting with his excursion back to his home, and then including everything else - until he had talked with a good lawyer.
Some, yes. But the majority of comments on this case aren't in support of the defendant. Laws and enforcement vary from State to State, so you're going to get varied opinions based on individual circumstances and experiences. Lots of us are CCW card carriers and have taken required courses that spell out in sobering detail what can go wrong legally whenever one decides to use lethal force.
Dittos. I argue over these cases all the time. Including this one.