Grandfather of Oklahoma teen killed by homeowner in burglary says AR15 made for ‘unfair’ fight

TheBlaze ^ | April 2, 2017 | Chris Enloe

[Thumper1960]

These are the same people that, whenever there is a police involved shooting, condemn the cop for shooting someone who fails to show hands or moves in a threatening manner or produces a “shiny” object and the cop has a split second to decide to shoot or not. Ones home is ones castle. Only those invited may enter. Having a number of people enter, unannounced, and not knowing who or what they are, will result in the homeowner fearing the worst. That split second of indecision can result in a catastrophe for the innocent. I can “understand” the sorrow of losing a grandchild, but the circumstances were initiated by the deceased and only the deceased can be held responsible for their actions.

[JimSp]

Yes he is. https://www.facebook.com/leroy.schumacher

[Right Wing Assault]

You left out the best four words: "over the three burglars."

We can't forget that three teenagers had an unfair advantage over a single person, but with the AR-15, the person took care of their unfair advantage. Instead of being robbed and beaten (they were planning to use brass knuckles to beat a helpless person, maybe to death, he was now in charge and fairly defended himself.

If he had an advantage, that was a good thing. You always want to have the advantage in a dangerous situation. It's not your fault you want to be safe and alive. Was he supposed to wait until they started to pound on him?

[Right Wing Assault]

I called the person who shot "grandpa." The story does not say that.

[whistleduck]

My thoughts agree. Punching with a 12 gauge would have been far more deadly. Good thing the homeowner only used a weeny AR instead of a street sweeper. Probably wanted to limit the mayhem.

[Glennb51]

The only fair fight is the one I win!

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Wonder what his FReeper name is?

[Innovative]

Maybe if they wouldn’t have broken into that house, they would still be alive.

Actions have consequences.

[SkyDancer]

Who knew that liberal snowflakes went back that far.

[Yogafist]

A smart fighter does not “fight fair,” he fights to win.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

What a stupid idiot. No wonder his grandson was stupid enough to commit crimes and get shot

[Doogle]

.....sometimes ya just cut your loses..

[ealgeone]

Three dudes break into a person’s house isn’t fair either.

[gigster]

How old is the Grandfather? 40 years old?

[Vigilanteman]

Every person who enters a person’s home to commit a crime should be carried out in a bag.

Sounds harsh, but there is precedent in Scottish law. The crime was called hamesuken and carried the penalty of death by hanging in a saner time. You can look it up.

[tflabo]

Stupid and criminal is an often lethal mix. We’ve all done stupid stuff as kids but breaking into homes is downright over the line.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And three gave them advantage over one.

He does not realize it but he just made the argument for guns.

Silly sod.

[faithhopecharity]

this has to be a joke, satire, humor piece

but just in case its intended to be a real news report,
ask granddaddy where his son/daughter was ... AWOL...or did his family intentionally raise those kids to be burglars?

either way, its good that family’s been cut off

[Lurkinanloomin]

.357 size pellets make a mess when there are 15 of them at once.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Are we supposed to get upset at this story? I am so numbed by what is happening in this nation, I don't care any more. Someone long ago said,

Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity. And, I'm not sure about the universe.