[samtheman]

Because the sixth chamber was already empty?

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Because he didn’t need to reload.

[seawolf101]

[jazusamo]

Mom only has herself to blame.

Son was bipolar, stopped taking his meds several weeks earlier and started coming home with plenty of money.

Did she think he was getting the money from the tooth faerie?

[Georgia Girl 2]

“Why did he shoot him 5 times?”

Because he just wouldn’t die.

[Lazamataz]

Mother of armed robber shot dead by man defending his children

Oh dear! Why did the man shoot the robber's mother???

[Crucial]

Because he didn’t want get killed himself and you don’t know how many it’s going to take.

[48th SPS Crusader]

Because he only had 5 rounds?
What does it matter if he fired 1 or 10 times?
If he had a legally right to shoot the person he had the legal right.

[TXnMA]

Personal protection rule #1: Continue firing until the threat is neutralized."

[Crucial]

This is an easy answer. He’s got a gun and so it has to be assumed he’s willing to use it. So you have to make sure the gunman is completely incapacitated and unable to shoot and given the lethality of the weapons involved, death is almost the certain result.

[Trillian]

When someone threatens your children’s lives, you eliminate the threat.

[Deplorable American1776]

Lady, if your son threatened us, he might have as many holes as a slice of Swiss cheese. Sorry for the loss of your thug, but he should’ve been a productive citizen, not a thug...