[Horatio Gates]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun...

I can think of a few good reasons.

[Horatio Gates]

Tis the season....Ping a ling a ling a ping ping ping

[gripper]

So ...they are not the least bit curious about the intruder.No,their main inquiry seems to be why the homeowner was not a dutifully compiant sheep waitng for the butcher’s knife stroke.

[ArtyFO]

To the Seattle Times reporter it is unheard of for a homeowner to own a gun.

[TLEIBY308]

Why the homeowner had a hand gun?
In case he came home and found someone in his house,duh.

[17th Miss Regt]

What an awful ending. What with Christmas and all, it will be at least a week before they can get the damage repaired.

[dragnet2]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

How about protection from brutal criminals?

Who writes this crap?

[exit82]

“Homeowner used own gun.....”

Well, whose gun was he supposed to use?

[TOneocon]

You would think with all the killings of home invaders in the news these days, the message would get through to these idiots.

[PROCON]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

The implicit reference is that the homeowner is the criminal?!?!?!?/sheesh

[Chode]

cause he didn't have a shotgun???

[Texas Eagle]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun

Yo, Seattle Times....here's a hint:

City of Kent, Washington

City of Kent

WASHINGTON

Police > Crime statistics

Crime statistics

The FBI Uniform Crime Report (UCR) is a common measurement of the Crime Rate. Law enforcement agencies throughout the United States submit monthly statistics on Part 1 crimes to the FBI. This report was designed to gather reliable criminal statistics that law enforcement agencies can use to identify crime trends and develop strategies to address those trends.

Kent Part One Crimes

First Half of Years 2006 and 2007
	2006	2007	Percent Change
Violent Crime:
Homicide	1	2	100%
Rape	34	38	12%
Robbery	103	103	0%
Aggravated Assault	97	127	31%
Property Crime:
Burglary	577	529	-8%
Theft	1,694	1,414	-17%
Vehicle Theft	726	557	-23%
Arson	23	14	-39%
Total Part One Crimes	3,255	2,784	-14%

http://www.ci.kent.wa.us/police/crimestatistics.asp

[Flatus I. Maximus]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun,

Because Washington state has a decent concealed carry law, despite the best efforts of those ninnies at the Seattle Times?

[SeaHawkFan]

Washington state is very liberal, but the citizens have a very broad authority to use deadly force:

RCW 9A.16.050
Homicide — By other person — When justifiable.

Homicide is also justifiable when committed either:

(1) In the lawful defense of the slayer, or his or her husband, wife, parent, child, brother, or sister, or of any other person in his presence or company, when there is reasonable ground to apprehend a design on the part of the person slain to commit a felony or to do some great personal injury to the slayer or to any such person, and there is imminent danger of such design being accomplished; or

(2) In the actual resistance of an attempt to commit a felony upon the slayer, in his presence, or upon or in a dwelling, or other place of abode, in which he is.

[SeaHawkFan]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1943967/posts

[TASMANIANRED]

I think a 3rd grader wrote this article..

[M203M4]

Pity about the door.

[Oorang]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun, Petersen said.

This statement came from the Kent police spokesman??? It's astonishing that Washington is a shall issue state. At least for now.

[silentreignofheroes]

That was a short and sweet article,,

[Mad Dawg]

It's unknown why the homeowner had a handgun, Petersen said.

Okay, let me help you with that. Try this: He was a free citizen of a still moderately free country.

Works for me ....

[YOUGOTIT]

“It’s unknown why the homeowner had a handgun,”

It is his Constitutional RIGHT to keep and bear arms.