Posted on 09/25/2013 9:00:35 AM PDT by catnipman
The homeowner pointed the gun at Carter and told him to "hit the ground" several times, police reported. Carter instead attempted to back out of the house and made it out the back door onto the patio, but the homeowner again demanded that he lie down and fired a single shot into the ground. Carter then complied, according to reports.
Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said Tuesday that the investigation remains open and he cannot comment about additional details. He said the Boulder District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case to make sure the homeowner did not violate any laws during the altercation.
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How long will it take the criminal to find an attorney to sue the homeowner for unnecessary pin and suffering?
Boulder, the other ‘Red’ meat...
should have shot him dead....legal in Colorado....dead men tell no tales..and can´t hire an attorney
While I agree with your sentiment, I’ll bet the local D.A. would have been all over it looking feverishly for a loophole to prosecute the homeowner.
“Warning shots are not allowed anywhere that I know of. Usually a misdemeanor. Just have to use an “authoritative command”. “Get Down M F or I’ll blow your MFn brains out. Works, have done it. Otherwise let him go, unless you want to do “hand to hand” combat.
“Officer, in spite of my handgun, he attacked me and I felt in danger of death or serious bodily harm. So, I kept firing until the threat was neutralized. After which, I called 911 to report the event.”
The bias on the left is to put the innocent, non-violent law-abiding citizen in jail, and to set free the violent criminal.
(why?)
Cuz criminals take money from the hard working producers in a sort of ‘income redistribution.’
“Armed with a Ruger .357” If anything like the 3” GP100, the muzzle blast and report from a full house .357 mag. were no doubt, ahem, “authoritative.” No wonder the perp immediately complied. His ears are probably still ringing.
Boulder. 5 square miles surrounded by reality..
You mean like he's doing now?
LOL, yep...
Yes, just like he’s doing now.
Sounds like BS re warning shots.
Link?
If it was a .357 mag he’d have surely crapped his panties.
Actually, to do it right, like the cops, you need 3 or 4 neighbors shouting different commands at the same time.
You also need to have a dog handy to absorb the excess lead.
I shot a 681 with .357 one time w/o ear muffs outside once.
Oh god that hurt.
Warning shots are never a good idea, especially in the city. They’ll go on you harder for that than for whatever you’re holding the perp, unless he killed somebody.
Although it is poorly worded, and we are justified by experience in assuming malevolence in a DA's office against the homeowner, this statement does not say that they are trying to find a way to prosecute the homeowner. The DA is legally obligated to review the incident. But his office is likely populated by numbnuts that don't know they are stepping in a pile of PR crap making a statement like this.
Although I know I am morally entitled to shoot any person that breaks into my home, the problem with a "warning shot" from a legal point of view is that I would be indicating that I was not in immediate fear of my life. Because if I was, I would shoot the man, period. Job done.
Before anyone screams at me, IMO I have no choice but to assume anyone in my house has fatal intentions and act accordingly. To do otherwise would be pretty stupid. But the law could see it as shoot him or let him go. Warning shot turns it into a gray area. We want to avoid bureaucrats and gray areas.
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