No one should be forcing a citizens door, without a court issued warrant. I doubt they had one or she would have been charged.
And they certainly had no reason to confiscate her gun.She will likely need it now. She proved she could use it and hit where she aims.
It almost sounds like there's something phoney about the cops story.
Recently, my elderly aunt passed away while asleep at her home. When she failed to show up for a meeting, the police were called. When they arrived at her home, the would ONLY look into the windows and knock on the door but WOULD NOT break down the door as they stated, “That would be considered burglary for breaking into her home.” They did NOT enter until a neighbor with a key to my aunts home was summoned. The laws must be entirely different in different states.
Oooops, I mistakenly called this a “no-knock raid” in a previous thread.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2906440/posts?page=10#10
Mea culpa.
And very stupid.
The cop’s story sounds phony. Why was he breaking into her house? She was in the right and should sue the city to get her firearm back and also charge the cop with attempted breaking and entering. Maybe the dumb SOB will get a warrant next time or at least knock on the door.
Another MSM attempt to portray citizens as incompetent to own weapons. Mistakenly?
Shooting someone who has just forced open your door isn’t a mistake. If that someone happens to be a cop who hasn’t clearly identified himself as such, oh well.
They know the law and that its quite possible the owner of the home is armed. It is their responsibility to take appropriate precautions and clearly identify themselves.
Her gun needs to be returned and Sgt. Hefferton should be charged with breaking and entering , burglary.
“...
Ms. Huddleston called 911 after hearing what she thought was a burglar outside of her home about 12:30 Thursday morning...
Sitting in her living room, she tapped her hand on her chest Thursday afternoon to demonstrate how quickly her heart was beating while she waited for police...
When dispatchers put the call out to police crews, the lieutenant was already nearby...and routed himself to the home.
After doing a perimeter check and finding no signs of anyone trying to break in and after trying to contact Ms. Huddleston with no response, the lieutenant sent other officers to the back of the house while he forced entry.
That’s when Ms. Huddleston fired the gun...
...”
No I don't have any facts either but thought I would expound.
“The article does not detail what efforts were made to contact the homeowner before trying to force the door.”
Exactly. Did he knock first? Did he announce himself?
The story omits those crucial details.
“”I could taste the blood, I saw it dripping on the porch, and then saw the bullet hole.””
He was hit in the side of the head. How on earth did he “see” a bullet hole in his head??
This indicates the need for a strong change in the “gun culture” of police.
That is, there is civilian gun culture and there is also police gun culture. While the police gun culture has been changing since the 1970s to be far more aggressive, the currently changing civilian gun culture may very well put an end to such aggression.
The middle ground is the “traditional” interpretation of the Bill of Rights. All the Patriot Act and Supreme Court decision foolishness *allowing* the police to violate the 4th Amendment stops cold when citizens are armed.
Therefore:
Congress may permit it, but police perform “no knock” raids and “warrantless searches” at their own risk.
The President may favor police pulling their gun and menacing citizens at the drop of a hat, but if citizens are also armed, the police better think twice before trying to “dominate and intimidate”.
A man’s home is once again his castle, and if you want to bust in to his castle, mind the moat with alligators. And the armed homeowner.
Even shooting someone’s beloved dachshund just to “establish control”, becomes less certain when the dog owner is armed.
Bottom line: An armed society is a polite society. And this means police, too. Be polite, or you might get fired. At.
Has anyone said “Holy Toledo!” yet?