IDENTIFY the target!
Sorry but decorated veteran or not,the stepfather made a really stupid decision.Now his stepdaughter is dead,he probably SHOULD be prosecuted,his marriage is likely over,and he has given “ammunition” to those who say the average person can’t be trusted with guns.
The rare ,and entirely preventable, mistaken identity killings of family members is ALWAYS the fault of the shooter who failed to properly exercise “gun sense” and shot at motion or shadow without identifying if there even was a threat.It really doesn’t matter whether the boy or girl is shot trying to sneak in or out,or coming from the bathroom or an unauthorized midnight snack in the darkened kitchen. IF YOU CAN’T POSITIVELY IDENTIFY THE NOISE OR MOTION AS A THREAT DON’T SHOOT.
As an aside,I am so tired of the mindset that just because someone has been in military service they are automatically better than those who weren’t.There have always been a sampling of all types in uniform and that means a few fools,slackers,con artists,thieves, addicts, and even murderers, as well as the great majority just doing a job and the true heroes.
Yep — Yep — and Yep
True. Just a lower percentage.