Fear sparked deadly Schenectady shootout [armed home invasion]

Albany Times Union ^ | Sunday, January 21, 2007 | PAUL NELSON

[Pharmboy]

It was the fourth time since early December that alleged intruders have been shot inside homes they targeted in Schenectady.

Good outcome...

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting. (ping)

[Pharmboy]

You're most welcome. My buddy from Albany emailed the story to me this morning...one of those rare Democrats who's a strong 2nd Amendment believer.

And contrary to popular opinion, upstate NY is pretty good as far as gun ownership is concerned.

[clinkclink]

Schenectady is the armpit of New York. Gone are the glory days of GE. Now it's hip-hop nation.

[Vaquero]

He should have kill both perps...but glad it came out possitive.

[true_blue_texican]

When two men broke into family's home, one of the intruders ended up dead, the other wounded

So what's the problem?

[blam]

These young guys never considered before hand that they could be shot. Suprise, suprise.

[Pharmboy]

Ralph and Kimberly Schulenburg said police told them they didn't do anything wrong.

No problem at all...

[true_blue_texican]

Dude!!! I love your tagline! I can see that as a whole campaign. Pictures of the witch (Hillary, of course) and the slogan, "She turned me to Newt!"

Campaign buttons with pictures of little lizards.

"Keep us from the witch's brew!"

[Pharmboy]

I had never thought of that in terms of Hillary, but your add-on is a great idea. Thanks!

[hophead]

Just more proof that no one should own guns. If that family had no guns in the house, that young man would still be alive.

[EGPWS]

The same man asked her if Roy Schulenburg was home and when she expected him to return. He then reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a gun, she said.

A good time to "lock and load".

[EGPWS]

Just more proof that no one should own guns. If that family had no guns in the house, that young man would still be alive.

Just think of it as "dead bolt" backup.

If someone treads someone else's property without invitation, continues to approach and passes the door jam, and shows willful contempt for one's private property by showing a weapon, and threatening them, then it's about time for a little bit of concerning self defense and property protection.

[NoGrayZone]

If that family had no guns in the house, that young man would still be alive..........

And breaking into your home next =)

[nvcdl]

The dead perp will now become one of HCI's homicides attributed to gun violence.

[P8riot]

Schenectady is the armpit of New York. Gone are the glory days of GE. Now it's hip-hop nation.

Maybe so, but the homeowners wouldn't have even stood a chance in NYC.

[Spok]

Deadly force is generally authorized in any state when there's a home invasion, as it should be. The very fact that an occupied home is invaded forfeits the invaders right to live, even if the invader thought the home was unoccupied-it's the risk they take.

[trussell]

Thank you for the ping!

I'm loaded and safety off with 3 weapons at this time. (one of them is my daughter's .22 rifle).

Taking no chances, but praying I never have to use them.

[trussell]

The dead perp will now become one of HCI's homicides attributed to gun violence.

He also will now become the newest democratic voter :-D

[pandoraou812]

Just more proof that no one should own guns. If that family had no guns in the house, that young man would still be alive

How do you figure that? The intruders had guns and were waiting for the son. You think they were just going to play nice with him? I highly doubt it. I think the whole family would be dead. I see it this way...if the bad guys are going to have guns and come into your house its only fair that the innocent have guns to protect themselves. Since the young man who was shot and killed was a criminal I have no problem with his death. One less bad guy on the streets and one less criminal we have to support in jail.