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Homeowner Fires Through Door, Kills Alleged Would-Be Intruder
Breitbart ^ | May 17, 2026 | AWR Hawkins

Posted on 05/17/2026 11:27:08 AM PDT by Red Badger

A Hopkins County, Texas, homeowner spotted a would-be intruder via a Ring camera Tuesday and shot him as the suspect was allegedly reaching into the house via a broken window in the door.

CBS 19 reported that the homeowner watched the man, Buck Clary, via the Ring camera.

KETK noted that the Sheriff indicated the camera video allegedly showed Clary hitting the front door “and screaming.”

Clary then broke a glass in the door and reached inside the house, which is when the homeowner shot through the door.

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Aren't you supposed to wait until the intruder crosses the threshold? This is in Texas, so I don't know their laws..............
1 posted on 05/17/2026 11:27:08 AM PDT by Red Badger
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To: marktwain; PROCON

Ping!.................


2 posted on 05/17/2026 11:27:31 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Red Badger

Biden said you can shoot the mailman or doordash guy through the door.


3 posted on 05/17/2026 11:28:25 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (There is no gravity. The earth just sucks. )
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To: Red Badger

In California, the homeowner might need a team of lawyers and bodyguards afterwards. lol


4 posted on 05/17/2026 11:29:27 AM PDT by catbertz
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5 posted on 05/17/2026 11:30:08 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: HYPOCRACY

6 posted on 05/17/2026 11:32:18 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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Aren't you supposed to wait until the intruder crosses the threshold?

His arm crossed the threshold.

7 posted on 05/17/2026 11:33:26 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (If it ain't fun, you ain't doin' it right.)
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To: Red Badger

“Clary then broke a glass in the door and reached inside the house, which is when the homeowner shot through the door.” Great restraint by the homewowner.


8 posted on 05/17/2026 11:33:57 AM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthbym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: catbertz

“In California, the homeowner might need a team of lawyers and bodyguards afterwards.”

A 100% legal shoot in CA.


9 posted on 05/17/2026 11:34:41 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Apparently that’s enough in Texas.

But I’ve been told by deputies that in Florida you have to drag the body in off the porch............


10 posted on 05/17/2026 11:35:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: Red Badger

Just say, “It’s comin’ right for us!”


11 posted on 05/17/2026 11:37:02 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Red Badger

Intruder didn’t not Not A Gun Free Zone or couldn’t read oh well.


12 posted on 05/17/2026 11:40:33 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: Red Badger

Yeah that’s good decorum. Don’t want to have stray bodies cluttering up the porch.


13 posted on 05/17/2026 11:41:12 AM PDT by xp38
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To: Red Badger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvAmj3k3Imc


14 posted on 05/17/2026 11:41:30 AM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Red Badger

Whether it’s a legal, or at least an acceptable self-defiance shooting depends on a lot of details not mentioned here. A major factor is whether the local sheriff wants to arrest the shooter, or not. They have the option of whether to arrest or not. They are also the ones who will write up the report and recommend, or not, a prosecution. In my former county, which had a Democrat sheriff, there would be almost no way they shooter would avoid arrest. Honestly, the shootee would need to be something special as in having a pocket full of body parts in order for no arrest to take place. In my present county, with a Republican sheriff, I’d be relatively confident that no arrest would take place. At least not before a pretty thorough investigation.

One question I’d ask if whether the shooter was a known drug dealer. That would certainly play into the eventual outcome. Quite frequently you’ll find out months later that what appeared to be a self-defense case was actually a bad drug deal. I’d guess drug dealers get to defend themselves too, but the outcome is likely to be a whole lot messier.


15 posted on 05/17/2026 11:42:37 AM PDT by Gen.Blather (Oh, gosh! I said that out loud. I'm so sorry.)
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16 posted on 05/17/2026 11:43:40 AM PDT by broken_clock (Go Trump! Prayers answered!)
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> But I’ve been told by deputies that in Florida you have to drag the body in off the porch............ <

I hope the deputies were kidding. Today’s homicide detectives are - by and large - a smart bunch. I doubt if they’d be fooled… unless they wanted to be.


17 posted on 05/17/2026 11:44:54 AM PDT by Leaning Right
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18 posted on 05/17/2026 11:46:24 AM PDT by PROCON (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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That’s breaking in or home invasion. Killing the intruder is 100% justified.


19 posted on 05/17/2026 11:46:30 AM PDT by I want the USA back (America is once again GREAT! Blue Lives Matter! White lives matter. )
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But I’ve been told by deputies that in Florida you have to drag the body in off the porch............

… only if your neighborhood has an HOA.

20 posted on 05/17/2026 11:46:59 AM PDT by HIDEK6 (God bless Donald Trump )
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