[marktwain]

From the Homeowners viewpoint, he faced three hostile people attempting to break into his home. He had called the police. Three to one id disparity of force.

[Jim Noble]

he faced three hostile people attempting to break into his home. He had called the police. Three to one id disparity of force

I have a Class A Massachusetts License to Carry. You are quite correct about disparity of force.

But I don't think that MA is the only state where you can't shoot through the door.

[Red in Blue PA]

If you can’t defend it, you don’t own it. This applies to your home, car, purse, wallet...even your body if a woman. If you must comply at the point of a gun, you don’t own any of these things though you may believe you do.

And if it is the case where you cannot legally defend these things, you need to move. Period.

[Red in Blue PA]

What they need to do is send some drunk teens to the homes of politicians late at night.

[ronnie raygun]

The liberals have hog tied the citizen. You are unable to protect yourself and if you do YOU will be the one in jail not the perp

[grania]

I'm baffled. Three intruders and the homeowner can't use force after they broke his window? He's dead if it reaches three to one in his house.

What jury would ever convict him?

[2ndDivisionVet]

Joe Horn shooting controversy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Horn_shooting_controversy

[I want the USA back]

Legitimate self defense. It’s irrelevant that the kid thought he was at the home of a friend.
MASS has rejected a very basic principle of human nature.

[katana]

Kind of a threshold doctrine. They need to be past your threshold and inside the house or apartment to be considered an immediate threat. Not surprising that’s the law in Massachusetts. But unless I’m mistaken it’s the same in many if not most other States. Texas is a famous exception. But on the other hand, they only just began permitting Open Carry this year. So every jurisdiction is different.

[BuffaloJack]

Shooting THROUGH a door means not being sure of your target and what is beyond.
Being scared is not an excuse. Men in combat are scared, but they still control their situation.

[sport]

The only time one should shoot blindly through a closed door is if said door is to one’s bedroom and one is in there. Otherwise it is better to wait until one gets a clear view of the target, or perp. As this man is about to learn the hard way.

[NonValueAdded]

I thought Slow Joe Biden advocated shooting through the door?

[BobL]

In California they train you to try to draw the crook into your bedroom before opening up. If all you do is wait until they get into the house, you’ll be safe from criminal prosecution, but you may have to deal with a lawsuit. If they are in your bedroom, it becomes very unlikely that that the next-of-kin will even be able to find a lawyer to take the case.

[deadrock]

Is Massachusetts in Canada?