But can a grandfather reasonably stand between a father and his children?
No order from the court denying the father contact with his children was in effect. The mother and her family took it upon themselves to make that happen.
Multiple gunshot wounds is usually an indication that there was more than than self-defense in the mind of the shooter.
If I ever use my revolver in self-defense, I'll keep shooting until all my bullets are gone. And I just won't give a flying fig what you think that indicates.
Grandpa was in his house, on his property protecting himself and his family. You come in my house pushing me out of the way and say you are taking my child or grandchildren and you can deal with my friends Smith & Wesson. In Georgia its called the Castle Doctrine and you can use deadly force to protect your home and family. And after the warning Dad got...........
From the article:
the older man then allegedly shot Boudreaux once, killing him.
Domestic situations are pots boiling with emotion. It is often hard for the adults to act rationally.
Kind of an odd thing to say. Where do you get your info? Story says that he was shot once in the arm and once in the torso, doesn't say where the third hit was nor the caliber. You shoot until the threat is no longer a threat. A hit in the arm with a .22 may not slow a lot of folks down. Not making any comment on this story.
Malarkey. If I'm ever in a position where I am forced to fire once, you can bet I'm going to follow up with other shots until I am sure the attacker is DOWN.
The asshat father was trespassing on private property, and was told to leave. He refused, instigated violence, and was rightfully shot (thankfully dead, so he can't sue). Good for grandpa.
Multiple gunshot wounds? The article says he shot him once.
It says in the link you provided:
Boudreaux and his estranged wife had been going through mediation to resolve their custody dispute, which fell through, Whittle said..... Visitation papers had not been signed by a judge
It also says in the article that the mother let the paternal grandmother come and visit but when she tried to invite the father he "got ugly".
Let me know where my logic fails:
If old Nitzy wanted to come to YOUR house to take YOUR children home with me I should be able to because there is no court order preventing me. Further more you would be wrong for using force to stop me.
What do you say to double taps?
Or so prosecutors would have you believe. Actually it is quite common for people, especially on defense, to empty the gun, before they realize they've fired, or at least before they realize they've actually hit what they were shooting at.